Scottish Highlands — Est. 2026

Architecture
Made Easy

Technical architectural services for the Scottish Highlands. Planning applications, building warrants, listed buildings, and rural housing — delivered properly, first time.

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Planning • Building Warrants • Listed Buildings • Rural & Croft Housing • Highland Specialists

What We Do

Technical Delivery,
Done Right

ALN Architecture is a technical practice. That means we focus on getting your project through the system — Scottish Building Standards, Highland Council planning, listed building consents — with drawings and documentation that stand up to scrutiny.

01

Planning Applications

Full planning drawings and supporting documentation for residential and rural projects. Highland planning policy, NPF4, and local development plan familiar.

02

Building Warrants

Warrant applications prepared to Scottish Building Standards. Domestic Technical Handbook, energy compliance, and structural coordination all handled.

03

Listed Building Consents

Alterations to listed and historic buildings require a careful approach. We understand what Historic Environment Scotland expects and prepare applications accordingly.

04

Extensions & Alterations

From single-room extensions to whole-house alterations — measured surveys, design, planning, and warrant drawings all under one roof.

05

Conversions

Barn conversions, garage conversions, and change-of-use projects. Rural conversion projects require specific technical knowledge — we have it.

06

Rural & Croft Housing

New rural dwellings under NPF4 Policy 17, croft plots, and rural housing supplementary guidance. We know what makes a rural application viable in Highland.

07

Fire Strategies

Technical fire strategies for domestic and non-domestic buildings. Scottish Non-Domestic Technical Handbook, automatic suppression, CMEV — handled in-house.

08

Feasibility & Early Advice

Not sure if your project is viable? A feasibility conversation before you spend money on a full application can save significant time and cost.

Technical architectural drawings
Highland-Based Practice

About

20 Years of Technical Experience

ALN Architecture Limited is directed by Allan McLeod, an Architectural Technologist with over 20 years of experience across Scotland — from large commercial projects in Glasgow to planning applications and building warrants across the Highlands.

This is not a design-ego practice. The work is about technical delivery: drawings that are accurate, applications that are properly prepared, and projects that move forward without unnecessary delay.

Based in Invergordon, with experience across Ross-shire, Sutherland, Inverness-shire, and the wider Highlands, ALN Architecture understands the planning context, the Highland Council process, and the practical realities of building in rural Scotland.

HNC Architectural Technology — UHI Inverness
20+ years experience including RMJM and Cooper Cromar, Glasgow
Scottish Building Standards specialist
Highland planning and rural housing policy experienced
Working towards MCIAT (Chartered Architectural Technologist)
Registered company: ALN Architecture Limited (Companies House)
Fully insured — Professional Indemnity & Public Liability

Where We Work

Across the
Scottish Highlands

ALN Architecture works with clients throughout the Highlands and Islands. Whether you're in Inverness or on the west coast, we can help. Below are the main towns and areas we regularly serve.

Inverness Tain Dingwall Alness Invergordon Fortrose Cromarty Nairn Forres Grantown-on-Spey Aviemore Kingussie Newtonmore Wick Thurso Golspie Brora Dornoch Bonar Bridge Lairg Ullapool Gairloch Kyle of Lochalsh Portree Broadford Fort William Mallaig Beauly Muir of Ord Strathpeffer Black Isle Conon Bridge Rosemarkie Easter Ross Ross-shire Sutherland Caithness Ardross Ardgay Rogart Embo Portmahomack Fearn Balintore Hilton Nigg Barbaraville Milton Evanton Maryburgh Culbokie Munlochy Avoch Kilmuir Killearnan Resolis Strathconon Kiltarlity

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If you're not sure yet what your project involves, that's fine — an early conversation costs nothing and can save a lot further down the line.

hello@alnarchitecture.co.uk Invergordon, Scottish Highlands

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