Fairhurst & Partners, on behalf of the Helmsley Group, secured an outline planning consent for reinstating the hotel and building a number of new homes.

A temporary ferry service operated during October 2008 as loose rocks made local roads unsafe and alternative access was required during repair works.

[8] Following the extension to railway line to Kyle of Lochalsh which was completed in 1897 and provided a much shorter sea crossing to the islands, Stromeferry declined in importance.

Observance of the Sabbath was strong in the Highlands in the 19th century so the railway company's running of trains on Sundays caused considerable controversy among the local population.

On 3 June 1883, Stromeferry was the scene of a Sabbatarian riot in which over 200 fishermen took possession of the railway terminus to prevent the unloading of fish on a Sunday.

[10] The involvement of both police and military in breaking the riot was questioned in the House of Commons where it was stated that there was no law preventing Sunday traffic in Scotland.