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Highland Council is considering a request to change the permitted use of Birch Grove Cabin at 10 Wester Alligin, Achnasheen.
Application 26/03904/S42 is a Section 42 application seeking to vary Condition 4 of planning permission 17/04834/FUL. The stated purpose is to allow the cabin to be used as a permanent residential dwelling.
The application was received on 7 September 2026 and validated on 18 September. The council record lists it as Under Consideration. No decision is recorded, so the proposal should not be treated as an approved change.
The current CityScope source record contains three preview documents, but the application form is unavailable. Bounded research of Highland Council's official pages confirmed the application summary; the underlying PDF text could not be retrieved in a usable form. That means the current evidence does not establish the applicant's reasons, any occupancy or servicing detail, or how the council will assess the requested variation.
For now, the useful point is narrow: a live planning request would move Birch Grove Cabin towards permanent residential use, but the council has not yet recorded an outcome.
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