Planning

Planning information

Most recent at the top of the page

All Planning applications within GUCC area are discussed at community council meetings.  All members of public are invited to provide feedback via GUCC or individually to Highland Council.  All responses to Planning applications (including from GUCC) are publicly available on Highland Council Planning website.  Specific significant Planning applications are noted below

Friday 30th May 2025

GLEN EARRACH PUMPED STORAGE - INPUT REQUESTED

Glen Urquhart Community Council are holding an open public meeting to discuss the proposed plans for the Glen Earrach Pumped Storage scheme at Craigmonie Centre, Drumnadrochit - Thursday June 5th at 6.30pm.

Aim of this session is to collate community input to support Glen Urquhart Community Councils response to the Glen Earrach planning application. Details of the planning application are available https://www.glenearrach.energy/planning-application

This is an open community event - not a Glen Earrach sponsored event. Representatives from Glen Earrach will be present for the first hour, and then the community will have an open discussion to understand community response to the submitted planning application.

This application will be decided by the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit. Any additional individual submissions can be made via Energy Consents Unit https://www.energyconsents.scot/Default.aspx - Ref ECU00005121)

GUCC acknowledge the short time frame for collating responses and that not all will be able to attend this meeting. We have also developed an online forms to assist in collating input. Link noted below.
https://forms.gle/B1xT8Rm8rtnNuBZq9

Thank you for your input and your voice

Friday 19th Jan 2024

Proposed Fasnakyle 400kV Substation January 2024 Update

Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks Site Selection Consultation Document - Beauly – Denny 2nd Circuit Upgrade of Proposed Fasnakyle 400kv Substation.

To view the document click on the following link https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/project-map/beauly-denny-400kv-upgrade/?panel=panel-2