Public Briefings On New Wick Council Offices
31st March 2011
Town and Country Planning (Development management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
Planning Application
Pre-Application Consultation
The Highland Council's Housing and Property Service are conducting pre-application consultation on the following development proposal;
Redevelopment of the existing Council office buildings at High Street/Market Place, Wick, KW1 4AB
Further information can be obtained from The Highland Council's Housing and Property Service, Town House, Inverness, between 9:00am and 5:00pm Mondays to Fridays.
Public consultation briefings will be held at the Assembly Rooms, Sinclair Terrace, Wick , on Friday 1st April 2011 between 1:00pm and 5:00pm and on Saturday 2nd April 2011 between 9:00am and 1:00pm.
Anyone wishing to comment on the proposal should do so by writing to; Robert Chandler, Contract Administrator, The Highland Council, Housing and Property Services, Town House, Inverness, IV1 1JJ by Monday 25th April 2011.
PLEASE NOTE- No application has been submitted to Highland Council in relation to this proposal. Any comments made to the prospective applicant at this time are not representations to the Council and would not be considered as part of any future application. If the prospective applicant subsequently submits a formal application for planning permission there will be an opportunity to make representations on that application to the Council.
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