A new life for Highland Mystery World, outdoor seating for Fort William pub and new use for Wester Ross perfume studio

By Sean McAngus

July 4 2022, 11:45 am

Former Highland Mystery World' visitor attraction could be transformed into bedroom spaces and food and beverage facilities for Isle Of Glencoe.

Welcome to our weekly round-up of planning news across the Highlands.

This week, a hotel in Ballachulish is looking for the go-head to transform a failed former visitor attraction into additional accommodation.

Plans are afoot to build a home on a site of an existing Sutherland building.

And north planners have given the green light for an outdoor dining area at a Fort William bar. Owners can also turn a perfume studio at Achnasheen into a home.

New life for former visitor attraction

Firstly, Isle Of Glencoe hotel has submitted a planning application to transform the former Highland Mystery World’ visitor attraction to form additional bedroom spaces and food and beverage facilities.

Denholm Partnership Architect is representing Freedom Hotels (West) Limited in the application.

The plan is to extend current facilities at the Ballachulish building.

Highland Mysteryworld, a visitor centre experience celebrating the myths and folklore of the north, opened in 1996.

It was tipped to become one of Scotland’s top ten tourist attractions, but optimism was short-lived and it went bust in the early 2000s.

Lochaber Watersports used the building most recently.

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Plans to build home

An application has been submitted to built a new one bedroom home on the site of an existing outbuilding.

Dualchas Architects is representing Mr and Mrs Richard and Caroline Tiley.

The couple want to redevelop a building near to their existing Sutherland home.

The plans are for 4 Inverkirkaig, Lochinver.

In the past week, Highland Council has also determined some applications.

Green light for outdoor seating

Pub goers will soon get to enjoy a pint outside at the Black Isle Bar in Fort William.

Officials have approved plans for new outdoor seating for the bar in Gordon Square.

Under emergency covid legislation, there was an outdoor seating area on the pavement during the pandemic.

MICMAC Micmac Architectural Services represented Black Isle Brewing Co. Limited in the planning application for permanent use.

Perfume studio turned into home

In Achnasheen, a perfume studio will be transformed into a home.

Reynolds Architecture Limited submitted the planning application on behalf of Adrian Hollisterr for the change of use to the building at 52A Mellon Charles.