Plot of land, Thurso
Key Features
- Planning in Principle
- Stunning rural location
- Close to Thurso
Description
An exciting opportunity for budding self-builders. This attractive plot set in the scenic Caithness countryside has views of Morven and Maidens Pap hills & stunning views westward across open farmland with Ben Loyal visible on a clear day.This plot is 40m x 40m but is negotiable as set in a corner of a large field. Services (electricity, water and telephone) are located nearby. It is 3 miles from Thurso town centre that has local amenities, shops and services. There are also many scenic countryside walks that can be accessed from the plot. A small convenience shop and café can be walked to from Achscrabster to Westfield. The wider community of Westfield and Lieurary have a village hall where friendly and welcoming events are held regularly at Christmas, Halloween and for Burn's Night.It is approx. ¼ mile from Thurso-Westfield-Reay B road, down a single track road within the small community of Achscrabster. Households in this area are eligible for school transport for Miller Academy Primary School and Thurso High School. There is Planning in Principle and all the information can be found on The Highland Council's website under reference 22/02341/PIP. Please see the drone footage on our website and the location can be found on What3words: grinders.journey.bring
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
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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
80 Mbps
Superfast · available to 40% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Pennyland Primary School3.8 miles
- Pupils
- 180
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Miller Academy Primary School3.9 miles
- Pupils
- 267
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Mount Pleasant Primary School4.4 miles
- Pupils
- 185
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Halkirk Primary School5.1 miles
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Reay Primary School5.9 miles
- Pupils
- 36
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Thurso High School3.6 miles
- Pupils
- 753
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Wick High School20 miles
- Pupils
- 735
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Farr High School22 miles
- Pupils
- 68
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stromness Academy31 miles
- Pupils
- 338
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kirkwall Grammar School38 miles
- Pupils
- 861
- 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
SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Pollard Property, Thurso
2 Princes Street, Thurso, KW14 7BQ
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