Members of the Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee have approved the Area Roads Capital Programme for 2025/26. The local allocations capital budget for 2025/26 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation being adjusted fo
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The Highland Council is preparing a new and important planning document called the Highland Local Development Plan. The plan will ultimately be used to determine planning applications and steer future development and investment in your area. Three documents have just been published which will shape
The Highland Council’s Leader, Councillor Raymond Bremner, attended Scottish Cities Week in London last month to promote investment opportunities in Inverness, the Highlands and the Highland Council area. Scottish Cities Week aims to provide a focused opportunity to create and develop long-ter
Members of the City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed a list of proposed prioritised roadworks which will be funded out of Highland Council’s Capital Budget allocation for 2025/26.
Ardersier Port owner Haventus has submitted a scoping report to the Highland Council for a proposed extension to its Ardersier Energy Transition Facility. The proposed extension covers nearly 200 acres of adjacent land, which would increase the site’s total developable area to approximate
A robust yet dynamic Lochaber Area Place Plan (APP) was agreed this week by the Highland Council. The plan clearly outlines the aspirations expressed by the communities within its boundaries, many of which link across to proposed or potential actions contained as part of FW2040 and wider Highland pl
Property investment and development company Ark Estates has acquired prominent commercial properties near the Cromarty Firth Freeport area. Ardroy House and Culcraggie House at the Teaninich Industrial Estate, Alness were purchased from the previous owner BT.
A programme of public consultation gets underway this week on plans for the next phase of development at Inverness Campus. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has led the development of more than 40 hectares of the site so far and is now inviting people from Inverness and surrounding areas to hel
Members of the Highland Council's Caithness Committee today agreed a prioritised programme of works for structural overlay/inlay works and surface dressing schemes which will be funded out of the Capital Budget allocation for 2025/26.
The Highland Council will be carrying out footway works at Hilton in Inverness to improve access and active travel links.
Assemble and Office Corr Higgins have won a competition to undertake a feasibility study for the redevelopment of Timespan – a vibrant and ambitious museum and cultural institution in Helmsdale, Sutherland.
Network Rail is reminding the community of overnight road closures to allow repairs to Garry Viaduct (off the B847), between Calvine and Struan near Blair Atholl on the Highland Main Line.
A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at Duror Primary School in Appin as part of a community benefits programme being delivered across the Highlands by energy services contractor Union Technical.
The Highland Council is preparing to carry out improvement works in Thurso at Ormlie Road and at The Mall riverside path adjacent to Janet Street.
The Highland Council has appointed Pat Munro to carry out improvement works at Raigmore Housing Estate in Inverness.