Wick And East Caithness planning approval rate
Wick And East Caithness ward in Highland has a 96.4% approval rate based on 83 planning decisions. Highland overall: 94.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
96.4%
ward approval rate
83
Decisions
80
Approved
3
Refused
94.9%
Highland average
Wick And East Caithness is broadly in line with the Highland average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wick And East Caithness compares
Wick And East Caithness ward
96.4%
Highland overall
94.9%
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Recent decisions in Wick And East Caithness
Part demolition and extension of new cafe/shop; Change of use of existing garage · Wed 29 Jul 2026
Erection of house and installation of wind turbine · Wed 29 Jul 2026
Erection of agricultural building (class18) · Fri 17 Jul 2026
Erection of extensions · Tue 14 Jul 2026
Erection of 2no. houses · Wed 01 Jul 2026
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Other wards in Highland
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Cromarty Firth (97.7%)
Aird And Loch Ness (96.8%)
Inverness West (90.5%)
East Sutherland And Edderton (98.5%)
Eilean A' Cheò (96.8%)
Fort William And Ardnamurchan (90.7%)
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh (99.4%)
North, West And Central Sutherland (97.4%)
Badenoch And Strathspey (89.2%)
Inverness South (93.3%)
Dingwall And Seaforth (93.7%)