Highlands

SSEN Transmission will begin early works to support the installation of the mainland underground cable section of the Western Isles HVDC Link in the Highlands.

A £1.25 million project to transform Wick town centre into a more welcoming, attractive and pedestrian friendly space is continuing to make steady progress, with completion now expected this summer. This represents an extension to the original timeline, however, a phased approach to opening, s

A new planning policy aimed at influencing some lighting requirements in new developments that are subject to planning control will be considered by members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee next week.

The Highland Council has successfully completed phases one and two of new modular “park-style” homes at the Gypsy/Traveller site at Longman Park, Inverness.

The new state-of-the-art Nairn Academy campus will open its doors to pupils in October this year, two months later than planned. The revised opening date represents a change from the previously scheduled target of August 2026, with pupils now due to start classes after the October Holidays.

A major green energy project in the Highlands has secured its future after Protium acquired the Cromarty Hydrogen Project from Storegga, ensuring the development remains rooted in Scotland. The project, near the Cromarty Firth, is designed to decarbonise Highland industries, including whiskey distil

Members of Highland Council’s Climate Change Committee have welcomed progress in delivering the council’s Net Zero Programme, with new measures to improve carbon reporting, strengthen investment decisions, and secure funding for projects across the Highlands.

The Morvern Community Development Company (MCDC) has completed its funding package and achieved final consents to move to the build phase of an affordable homes project in Lochaline.

The Highland Council has confirmed revised proposals for three major Masterplan Consent Areas (MCAs) across the region, with all sites scaled back following public engagement.

Highland Council’s new Naver Bridge development brought a welcome spin off for the local community recently.

Network Rail is set to carry out major engineering work worth £6m on the Far North Line next month to help improve journeys on one of the Highlands’ most important transport routes. 

Renewables firm RWE has successfully completed its Camster II Onshore Wind Farm in Caithness. The 36 megawatts (MW) project was first consented in July 2021 and construction started in 2023. It first generated electricity in March 2026 and is now fully operational with the capacity to power the equi

The Highland Council has entered into a major funding agreement with SSEN Transmission to support the purchase and development of a strategically important site in Inverness.

Construction work is now underway on SSEN Transmission's Spittal to Peterhead Link, marking an important step forward in the delivery of the major subsea cable project connecting Caithness with Aberdeenshire. Once complete, the 2GW High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link will provide a secure and ef

SSEN Transmission is to carry out a temporary programme of ground investigation works near the River Beauly as part of permitted development activity to inform plans for the proposed replacement of the Black Bridge. Scheduled to begin today, the works will be carried out in stages over approximately