Planning permission is not normally needed for a loft conversion as they are covered by permitted development rights. A conversion company will tell you if you do and help you with this. For more information, see our article about planning permission.
Ullapool
Ullapool is a town of around 1,500 residents in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, found around 45 miles (72 km) north-west of Inverness. In spite of its tiny size it is the biggest negotiation for lots of miles around, and an important port and also tourist destination. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, regulating the temperature level. A few Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage trees) are grown in the town and are frequently incorrect for hand trees. The town lies on Loch Broom, on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River moves via the village. On the eastern shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. It was developed by Thomas Telford. Prior to then the town was only an unimportant community of just over 20 homes. The harbour is still the edge of the community, used as an angling port, yacht haven, as well as ferryboat port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. The village was traditionally in Cromartyshire, a county comprised of several separate territories spread throughout north Ross-shire. Cromartyshire was abolished and integrated with bordering Ross-shire in 1890. Much of the crucial explorations of the Victorian period that added to the development of the concept of plate tectonics were made around, and there are still regular worldwide geological conferences. It is described as the leading geological hotspot in Scotland. Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a train from Ullapool to the primary Highland network at Garve, however the system was deserted because of inadequate funds. The name is potentially stemmed from the Norse for "Wool farm" or "Ulli's farm".
