Update April – August 2025
Licences and consents
- Planning Consent- complete 23/01793/PP | Construction of breakwater, demolition of existing toilet block, erection of replacement toilet block and installation of septic tank | Land South Of Iona Slipway Isle Of Iona Argyll And Bute
- Marine License – Rock Armour Breakwater – complete Marine Licence - Rock Armour Breakwater - Iona Ferry Terminal, Isle of Iona - 00010432 | marine.gov.scot
- 00010977 Basking Shark Licence: Basking Shark Licence - Construction of Breakwater and Dredging - Iona Ferry Terminal - 00010977 | marine.gov.scot
- 00010978 European Protected Species Licence: European Protected Species Licence - Construction of Breakwater and Dredging - Iona Ferry Terminal - 00010978 | marine.gov.scot
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – complete (and ongoing where appropriate*).
*Associated with the EIA is a Seagrass Mitigation and Monitoring Plan which was approved by the Marine Directorate in July 2025.
Environmental monitoring and reporting will take place throughout the construction period as required by relevant licences.
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Iona Ferry terminal pre-works
Works complete to date
- Slipway site mobilisation and set-up
- Toilet block site mobilisation and set-up
- Toilet block demolition / construction of new block, connection to utilities, installation of Mechanical and Electrical components.
- Breakwater site mobilisation and set-up
- Breakwater – initial deliveries of 1-3 tonne rock by barge 21,000 tonne.
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Old toilet block demolition
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Profiling existing ground to take rock armour
Works in progress
- Finishes to toilet block
- Slipway repairs
- Placing of 1-3 tonne rock to form base and secondary rock core of breakwater
- Construction of foundation to Aid to Navigation beneath and within breakwater
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Toilet block sub walls
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Slipway repairs
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Septic Tank housing
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Breakwater - core rock placement
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Toilet block exterior
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Breakwater - core rock placement
Works required before completion
- Building Standards final assessment of new toilet block
- Delivery of approximate total 60,000 tonne of 1-3 tonne rock (core)
- Delivery of approximate total 60,000 tonne of 6-10 tonne rock (primary)
- Completion of rock armour bedding and core placement, and placement of ‘external’ primary rock armour to breakwater.
- Construction of access steps detail to AtN light from sea
- Tie in of breakwater to land levels
- Mechanical and electrical elements of breakwater (Aid to Navigation light)
- Make good surfaces damaged during works / site compound occupation
- Site demobilisation slipway, toilet block and breakwater.
