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Craighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll, PA60

Land size
2.03 acres

Key Features

  • Fabulous Opportunity to Purchase Land
  • Approx 2.02 Acres
  • Located on Edge of Craighouse Village
  • Planning in Principle for 10 Homes
  • 3 of Properties to be Affordable Homes
  • Views Towards The Bay & Mountains

Description

A fabulous opportunity to purchase land (approx. 0.82 Hectares (2.02 acres)) in a well-regarded residential area on the edge of the small village of Craighouse on the Island of Jura. The land offers views towards the bay and surrounding mountains, with planning in principle granted for 10 detached residential homes with the requirement of (25%) 3 properties to be affordable homes.

Outlining planning permission has been granted for;
Two x one bedroom detached bungalows.
Two x two bedroom detached bungalow.
Three x one and a half storey detached houses.
One x four bedroom wheelchair standard detached bungalow house.
Two x three bedroom one and a half storey detached houses.
All properties to benefit from parking, gardens to front, side and rear.

Planning Permission in Principle granted on 26th February 2024 with reference 21/01037/PPP Argyll & Bute Local Development Plan

Parties wishing to discuss alternative residential development should make their own detailed planning enquiries.

Viewings are by appointment only.

Please contact ourselves to request any information you require before organising visiting the location of this plot of ground as it is the viewer(s) own responsibility to ensure that they have all the relevant information they require before organising travelling long journey to this plot.

PLEASE NOTE
The buyer(s) will be responsible for construction of the access road(s) from the existing road to the plot(s).

Mains electricity, water, drainage and BT phone/internet services will need to be routed to the plot.

Sellers & Buyer(s) will be responsible for paying there own legal costs in the sale/purchase of this plot of ground.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy of these details, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially before travelling some distance to the plot.

It is the responsibility of all prospective viewers to check with ourselves prior to viewing this plot to ensure that it is still available for sale, particularly with regard to the location of this plot and long journeys or those viewings arranged some time in advance.

No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting this plots and any plots/developments/properties which have been sold or withdrawn.

Sizes/measurements mentioned and indicative boundaries marked on images are for guidance/reference only and are not exact.

This plot is being sold as seen

Any error(s), exclusion or mis-statement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law.

The plot is located North of Craighouse, which is the capital of Isle of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. Situated on the east coast at the southern end of small isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura. Local amenities in Craighouse include Jura distillery, a hotel, local doctors surgery, well regarded primary school, village shop, craft and gift shop, café, photographic studio and another spirit maker.

A wider range of amenities can be found on Islay, which can be accessed via a small car ferry from Feilon (approx. 8 miles by car away from Craighouse) to Port Askaig on Islay. Islay offers regular car ferries to the mainland and an airport offering flights to Glasgow.

The Jura Foot Passenger Ferry runs daily except Wednesdays between April and September, departing from Tayvallich (west of Lochgiphead) and arriving in the heart of Craighouse on Jura. Jura has a population of approx. 200 residents.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-03-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 145 Development Land listings in Scotland (1+ acres).

This Property£172,414 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £30,806 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 95% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Small Isles Primary School433 metres
    Pupils
    20
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Keills Primary School7 miles
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Gigha Primary School14 miles
    Pupils
    10
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Bowmore Primary Gaelic Unit15 miles
    Pupils
    22
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Bowmore Primary School15 miles
    Pupils
    58
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Islay High School15 miles
    Pupils
    191
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Tarbert Academy21 miles
    Pupils
    120
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Lochgilphead High School24 miles
    Pupils
    408
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Campbeltown Grammar School33 miles
    Pupils
    380
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Rothesay Academy35 miles
    Pupils
    277
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Bowmore, Bowmore15 miles
Co-op Port Ellen - Islay, Port Ellen18 miles
Spar - Port Ellen, Port Ellen18 miles

GP surgery

Jura Medical Practice0 metres

Pharmacy

Jura Medical Practice0 metres

Walking trail

C051(e) - Keils and Cill Earnabail130 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Wemyss Bay Rail Station41 miles

Nearest bus stop

Small Isles School426 metres

Typical drive times

Rothesay4 hr 5 min · 77 miles
Campbeltown3 hr 20 min · 72 miles
Glasgow (city)5 hr 4 min · 147 miles
Ceann Loch Gilb3 hr 4 min · 58 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

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