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Staffin Boatslip And Breakwater Staffin Isle Of Skye

26/00081/SCREScreening ApplicationsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 31 January 2026

Council decision: Screening Application EIA not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion - SCR-0118 - Harbour Development, Staffin, Skye to vary the layout and extend the expiry date of Marine Licence ref MS-00010741. This case will be determined by Marine Scotland. More information on Marine Scotland applications can be found here - https://marine.gov.scot/marine-licence-applications. Reference number SCR-0118

Received
7 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Eilean A' Cheò
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Staffin Boatslip And Breakwater Staffin Isle Of Skye. Highland has handled 1,466 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Highland's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Eilean A' Cheò.

97% of outline applications at Highland Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Screening Applications
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Staffin Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
28 January 2026
Target decision date
28 January 2026
Permission expires
31 January 2031

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Mar

    Change of use of office to cafe

    ApprovedApplication26/01150/FUL

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