The National Trust for Scotland has objected to plans to convert Jimmy Savile’s disused Highland cottage into a “futuristic” home.
Savile lived in the two-bed bungalow at Allt-na-Reigh in Glencoe from 1998 until 2011.
It has been repeatedly vandalised since his death.
The paedophile is believed to have abused up to 20 people inside the Highlands lair.
The cottage sits beside the A82 Fort William to Glasgow road and was also once the home of mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes.
It was purchased for £212,000, with the buyer intending to live there, and has since been bought by the family of retail tycoon Harris Aslam, who want to build a modern home on the site.
However, National Trust for Scotland has now submitted an objection, joining Mountaineering Scotland.
It wrote that the proposed new building’s “substantially enlarged scale and contemporary design does not reflect Glen Coe’s heritage and would insensitively dominate.”
Glencoe and Glen Etive Community Council also has concerns.
But NatureScot wrote: “There are natural heritage interests of international importance on the site, but our advice is that these will not be adversely affected by the proposal.”
Aslam said the family wanted to turn it into a family home with its “beautiful location”.
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