A prominent Loch Ness hotel’s “essential” bid to extend its tourist season has secured permission for 10 new holiday cabins - despite fears over nearby ancient woodland. Planning Timeline The Inch Hotel: Seven Years of Expansion Plans How the Loch Ness hotel moved from an unviable extension to approved eco-sensitive holiday cabins (2019–2026). 2019 Initial Extension Shelved Planning permission is granted for a new hotel accommodation block in the grounds. December 2024 10 Holiday Cabins Proposed Plans are lodged for 10 single-storey timber-clad cabins on land east of the hotel. Objections are resolved after the applicant submits approved arboricultural impact assessments, tree protection plans, and roadside landscaping details.