HIghland's House Brunch

[salt shaker]

Does anyone know why Highland's House is closed and when they will reopen? Hoping to take Out of towners there for brunch during Thanksgiving week!

 

[Truman]

http://defuniakherald.com/planning-commission-votes-deny-highland-house-request/

Highland House Bed & Breakfast’s request for approval of a restaurant open to the public was denied by the Walton County Planning Commission on Aug. 11 at the South Walton Annex.

The request by the bed and breakfast, located on CR-30A just east of Gulf Place, had been continued from the planning commission’s July 14 meeting after some discussion on the proposal.

In comments at that meeting,Vivian Shamel of Walton County Planning and Development Services explained that applicant Highland House Bed & Breakfast’s request was for a change of use from Bed and Breakfast to Bed and Breakfast with a restaurant open to the public.
She said the application had been the result of a code enforcement case initiated after a sign on CR-30A was reported advertising the restaurant that was being operated at the business. She said the restaurant had never been applied for as part of the bed and breakfast’s development order.

To rectify the matter, the bed and breakfast had applied for the change of use, she continued.
While the basic technical requirements for the change of use had been met, staff had found the compatibility analysis submitted with the request to be insufficient, Shamel said. The analysis was required, she explained, due to the land use classification of the property being Neighborhood Infill.

 

[Uneelle]

Such a wretched shame. We loved that place, which is locally owned and operated, and we're happy to go there frequently. It was a quiet, lovely setting with good food and friendly staff.

 

[steel1man]

Your elected officials again show their power...guess they couldn't get seated immediately and had to wait the normal 60 minutes on 30A..

 

[Jim Tucker]

Your elected officials again show their power...guess they couldn't get seated immediately and had to wait the normal 60 minutes on 30A..

Or maybe they shouldn't have started a restaurant in a building not approved for it.

 

[seabythegrove]

I think Donald Trump shut them down!