UrAcres · off-grid viability report
Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh IV40
£12,000
Buildability outlook
Possible
Can you realistically get residential consent?
Off-grid practicality
Possible
Can you access, service and live on it?
Building possible. Practical caveats: No water mapped within 500m.
Buildability — what we checked
| OK | No mapped flood risk | SEPA |
| OK | No protected designations | NatureScot/ScotGov |
| Not checked | Peat/soil not checked | NatureScot Carbon & Peatland 2016 |
| OK | A-road or better within 250m | OpenStreetMap |
| OK | Near existing buildings | OpenStreetMap |
Off-grid practicality — what we checked
| Caution | No water mapped within 500m | OpenStreetMap |
| OK | A-road or better within 250m | OpenStreetMap |
| OK | Town or village within 5km | OpenStreetMap |
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Get PDF report — £10 →What to check next
- Confirm the asking/guide price and the price per acre with the agent.
- Check title, boundaries and access (ransom strips, servitudes) on ScotLIS / Registers of Scotland.
- Ask the local council planning service about residential/croft potential and any lapsed permissions.
- Confirm a water supply and a compliant septic discharge (SEPA general binding rules) are possible.
- Visit in person — ground conditions, drainage, exposure and access change everything.