Coastal sauna plan lodged near Black Isle community; application lodged with Highland Council would see sauna installed in field next to coastal path north of Rosemarkie
A new bookable sauna overlooking the Moray Firth could be built near a coastal path on the Black Isle.
An application has been lodged by Flowerburn Estates to erect the sauna and separate changing rooms in a disused seaside field just to the north of Rosemarkie and south-east of Flowerburn Mains and Blantyre Mains.
Documents lodged with the application that include the name Black Isle Sauna Co, say the planned sauna will be accessible via the existing coastal path that runs north from the village, past the sauna site and ultimately on to Eathie.
If approved, Black Isle Sauna Co's management plan for the site envisages it being open four days a week from Friday to Monday. Hours would vary in length from 10am to 3pm in winter to 10am to 6pm in summer.
Two to three jobs could also be tied to the sauna, with one site manager overseeing daily operations, bookings and maintenance, and one or two part-time attendants welcoming guests, monitoring use and cleaning it.
In a supporting statement, it said; "A sauna attendant will always be present while the sauna is in use and will lock up the sauna and changing rooms at the end of each day."
They added that the sauna bookings would accommodate up to six guests per session, and there would be two private changing rooms.
The proposed sauna and changing rooms would both be “small” freestanding structures with less than six square metres of floor space.
The application says they will be built using low-impact foundations to minimise disturbance and will be “designed for sustainability”, featuring timber cladding, green roofs, and solar lighting. Local native vegetation will also be preserved.
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