Planning5 September 2026·7 min read
Highland Control Areas: Consultations Closed, Committee Decisions Imminent - Operators Should Not Wait
Highland Council's consultations on two further Short-Term Let Control Areas — Inverness City, and Highland Rural (which as consulted on includes the Wester Ross / Strathpeffer / Lochalsh corridor) — closed over the summer. The published Wester Ross / Strathpeffer / Lochalsh strand returned a narrow overall majority in favour of designation. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee will decide later in 2026 - and operators in those areas should be acting now, not after.