THE FATE of a controversial Tiree beach hut, built at Balevullin without planning permission, is still hanging in the balance – despite councillors meeting for a third time to discuss the matter, writes Sandy Neil.
Tiree entrepreneur Iona Larg, who runs surfing company Blackhouse Watersports on the island, which is billed as ‘the Hawaii of the north’, submitted two retrospective planning applications for two wooden beach huts at Balevullin beach and at Gott Bay in December 2015.
The Balevullin hut attracted 39 objections and 100 expressions of support, including from TV chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, while Gott Bay hut attracted eight objections and 17 letters of support.