Overview
- The Glencoe cottage, photographed Thursday as a fenced-off mound of debris, has been largely demolished with final clearance still to come.
- Highland Council approved a demolition building warrant on February 24, 2026 (26/00215/DOM4), and records show no completion certificate has yet been filed.
- Owner Harris Aslam’s team says work is proceeding under approved permissions, the site is secured, and the public has been asked to stay away for safety.
- Plans propose a high-quality family home on the site that will keep the external byre and include a tribute to former resident and rescue pioneer Hamish MacInnes.
- Demolition restarted after a year-old false start left the cottage vandalised and fire-damaged, and a local councillor says residents are relieved the eyesore has gone.