JIMMY Savile's Scottish lair is at the centre of a row as plans could see it turned into a £335k newbuild.
The disgraced DJ bought cottage Allt-na-reigh in 1998 and lived there until he died in 2011.
It is believed Savile abused up to 20 young women, girls and boys at the property in the Scottish Highlands.
And after sickening tales of the abuse spanning decades emerged after the 84-year-old's death, the house was repeatedly vandalised.
The white walls of the cottage have been spray-painted "Paedo" and "Jimmy the Beast" over the years.
However, it was reportedly bought for £335,000 by the retail tycoon Harris Aslam's family.
Despite the property's "dark history" the plan was to flatten it and turn it into a futuristic new-build.
Mr Aslam said: "Yes the property does have a dark history – but only for a certain period.
"I think we can do something really positive with it."
But the plans have since been met with controversy after local a mountaineering group says the new design wouldn't fit in with the natural landscape.
The group added: "This is in a National Scenic Area, a designation that acknowledges that the landscape here is up there with the best that Scotland has to offer."
The property was previously owned by Hamish MacInnes in the 1960's and 70's.
Hamish founded mountain rescue teams and invented the MacInnes stretcher.
The mountaineering group added if the cottage was to be bulldozed, it would destroy the memory of Hamish's positive effect.
The planning application was shelved at the start of this year with no sign of a decision being made any time soon.
But a Highland Council spokesperson said it is "going through the planning process" and they cannot provide any more information.
Savile once had King Charles over for dinner at the cottage – which was later featured on Louis Theroux' documentary When Louis Met Jimmy.
The windows remain boarded up as a decision is waiting to be made.
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