PlanningMay 2026·7 min read
Highland Drops Its 'Four-Bedroom Rule': A Fresh Planning Opportunity in Ward 20
Highland Council has disapplied a non-statutory policy that blocked planning permission for short-term lets with fewer than four bedrooms in its Badenoch and Strathspey control area. Operators previously refused on that basis may now be able to reapply - possibly without a planning fee.