Plot 2, Gruids, Lairg, Sutherland IV27
- Land size
- 0.99 acres
Key Features
- BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME
- PLANNING IN PRINCIPLE
- RURAL LOCATION
- PICTURESQUE LOCATION
- APPROX. 0.4 HECTARES
- CLOSE TO LOCAL AMENITIES
Description
An exceptional opportunity to create your dream home in the heart of the Highlands. Plot 2 is a prime building site situated in the rural location of Gruids, near the picturesque village of Lairg. The plot is approx. 0.4 hectares total and comes with Planning Permission in Principle for a single-storey or 1.5-storey dwelling set within generous garden grounds. Enjoy the perfect balance of peaceful rural living with the amenities of Lairg just two miles away.
BUILDING PLOT
Experience the best of Highland living with this exceptional building plot in Gruids. Located on the outskirts of Lairg, it combines rural serenity and unimpeded views with the perfect canvas for your future home. The plot of land is approx. 0.4 hectares in size.
PLANNING PERMISSION
This plot has planning in principle for a one and a half storey property and sits within a generous garden area. For more information regarding the planning, please go to the Highland Council Planning website using the planning reference number 25/02707/PIP.
LOCATION
Plot 2 is located on the outskirts of the village of Lairg in Gruids. This plot would allow for peaceful countryside living with convenient access to local amenities. The charming village of Lairg is 2-miles north, providing essential services such as a primary school, convenience stores, a petrol station, restaurants, a hairdresser, and a medical practice. The active community in Lairg also benefits from the Lairg & District Learning Centre, which hosts various courses, events, and regular farmers markets. For nature lovers, the property's proximity to the meandering River Shin and the surrounding Sutherland landscape offers endless opportunities for outdoor adventure, including woodland trails for walking and cycling, and excellent options for hillwalking and kayaking.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- 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
14 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Mobile signal
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
- Tongue Primary School1.6 miles
- Pupils
- 27
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Farr Primary School - Bettyhill6.7 miles
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Durness Primary School13 miles
- Pupils
- 2
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Melvich Primary School18 miles
- Pupils
- 37
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kinlochbervie Primary School23 miles
- Pupils
- 19
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Farr High School6.7 miles
- Pupils
- 68
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kinlochbervie High School23 miles
- Pupils
- 27
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Thurso High School32 miles
- Pupils
- 753
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Golspie High School39 miles
- Pupils
- 264
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Dornoch Academy45 miles
- Pupils
- 217
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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Paul Coutts Estate Agency, Inverness
Brude's Hill, Inverness, IV3 8AT
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