Thurso Baptist Church Gain Permission For Conversion of Business Premises

7th March 2018

Thurso Baptist Church were successful in their planning application on Tuesday 6th March 2018 to convert James Traill House at Thurso Business Park to a church from an office.

Thurso Baptist Church needed to find new premises submitted plans to move into James Traill House at Thurso Business Park but Highland Council planners said it was not in keeping with the local and Highland policies to keep business premises in place.

Objectors said it would be "shortsighted" to convert a prime office unit to non-commercial use with a focus on diversification from Dounreay as it progresses with decommissioning.

The councillors of the North Planning Committee in Inverness went against the planner's recommendation of refusal for the church proposal.

Councillor Donnie Mackay said "I feel the loss of this office space would not be detrimental to the Thurso business community due to sufficient office space being readily available."

The planning application with maps can be seen at -

https://www.highland.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/3941/north_planning_applications_committee

PHOTO

James Traill House, Thurso

Photographer - Bill Fernie