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Willowbank Park, Alness, Ross-Shire, IV17

Key Features

  • 4 Plots
  • Plots 1 & 2 Offers Over £70,000
  • Plot 3 Offers Over £80,000
  • Plot 6 Offers Over £85,000
  • Quiet Cul-de-sac

Description

Four plots in the Highland town of Alness, an award winning town, by the Cromarty Firth, on the route of famous NC500, scenic drive around the north Highlands. The town boasts a variety of facilities including shops, banking services, Post Office, Heritage Centre and leisure facilities. There is an excellent golf course across the river from Willowbank Park. The Dalmore Farm Shop and Restaurant are popular with both locals and tourists. Primary and secondary schooling are available along with excellent nursery and playschool facilities. Alness is renowned for its successful entries in the Britain in Bloom scheme and enjoys beautiful displays of flowers over the summer months. Inverness is approx 23 miles south with regular train and bus services. Fyrish monument and the River Averon are delightful local walks. Ideal area for outdoor pursuits, such as fishing, golfing and walking. The seller would consider a reasonable offer for a package to include all 4 sites.

PLOT 1: Offer Over £70,000
Plot of approx. 0.108ac (0.0438Ha). Full planning permission exists for the erection of a 1.5 storey 3-bed house and single garage. The house type and size can be seen at Nos 5, 7 and 8 Willowbank Park. Water and electricity services are situated in the pavement at the front, connection to the public sewer is on site.

PLOT 2: Offers Over £70,000
Plot of approx. 0.107ac (0.0434Ha). Full planning permission exists for the erection of a 1.5 storey 3-bed house and single garage. The house type and size can be seen at Nos 5, 7 and 8 Willowbank Park. Water and electricity services are situated in the pavement at the front, connection to the public sewer is on site.

PLOT 3: Offers Over £80,000
Plot of approx. 0.112ac (0.0456Ha). Detailed planning for 3-bed bungalow, currently under construction. The property is constructed to damp proof level (inner block leaf). Services have been laid (electricity, oil line, foul sewer and surface water soakaways and pipework) within the plot, connection to the public sewer is on site. A detached garage may be constructed, if required. Full planning permission exists for the erection of a single storey house and garage. The house type can be seen at No 4 Willowbank Park.

PLOT 6: Offers Over £85,000
Plot of approx. 0.112ac (0.0456Ha). Full planning permission exists for the erection of a single storey house and garage. The house type can be seen at No 4 Willowbank Park. Although the house construction has not commenced, the single garage at the rear of the plot is completed, other than a final coat of external harling. Mains water, electricity (supply contract not in place at present) and sewerage services are connected to this building, and a rainwater soakaway is provided. The garage has a cubicle at the rear with a plumbed in WC and washbasin with electric instantaneous water heater provided. External tap to the side front corner of the garage.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • Coulhill Primary School405 metres
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Bridgend Primary School472 metres
    Pupils
    278
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Obsdale Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    115
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Ardross Primary School2.3 miles
    Pupils
    27
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Newmore Primary School3 miles
    Pupils
    36
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Alness Academy0.7 miles
    Pupils
    505
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Invergordon Academy3.6 miles
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dingwall Academy9.3 miles
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Fortrose Academy9.7 miles
    Pupils
    646
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Tain Royal Academy11 miles
    Pupils
    516
    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

Morrisons Daily Alness Coulhill, Alness520 metres
Co-op Alness - High Street, Alness629 metres
Morrisons Alness, Alness0.9 miles

GP surgery

Alness/Invergordon Med Prcte993 metres

Pharmacy

Samantha Melrose537 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces135 metres

Walking trail

Golf Course Circular Path163 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Alness Rail Station954 metres

Nearest bus stop

Hill Street198 metres

Typical drive times

Tain23 min · 14 miles
Alness3 min · 0.8 miles
Dingwall17 min · 10 miles
Invergordon10 min · 4.1 miles
Inverness (city)30 min · 21 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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