Stan Fraser has spent six years working on the model
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A maritime enthusiast who built a model of RMS Titanic in his back garden has been told that the project will not be sunk by planning regulations.
Stan Fraser, 41, and his sons have spent six years working on the 88ft (27m) model next to their home in Clachnaharry Road, Inverness.
He was informed last month that planning permission would be needed.
But now Highland Council has told him that the model is exempt because it has been there for more than four years.
A planning officer had originally told Mr Fraser that retrospective planning consent would be required due to the size of the model and the fact that his home is a listed building.
Mr Fraser had feared that the structure would have to be demolished if he could not secure permission.
He uses a disco smoke machine to create smoke for the ship's four funnels and has launched his own website to promote his ambition to open a maritime museum.
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