Highlands

Statutory applications for the planned transformation for Inverness Castle to become a tourism gateway for the region have now been lodged with the Highland Council. Submitted by project architects LDN Architects, the applications for listed building consent and building warrant approval are in prep

An extra £20 million is to be invested in roads infrastructure throughout the Highlands, an updated report into the local authority’s Capital Plan 2018/19 has revealed.

Highland councillors have agreed to raise a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire the Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge to develop the land into much needed affordable housing. The Order, which is to be applied for under Sections 9 and 10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, will see the council

Newly discovered photos taken during the construction of the railway line between Fort William and Mallaig have been revealed in a new BBC ALBA documentary. Arguably one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world, this collection of over one hundred hi-res celluloid nitrate plates were

Work on Dounreay’s newest radioactive waste store went up a storey last month, with the completion of a ‘mega’ concrete pour. The construction project was one of the first to re-start work on June 22, following the easing of lockdown restrictions. The 60-strong team has had to lear

Badenoch and Strathspey is poised for a triple housing bonus in 2021 with Tulloch Homes beginning work on more than 200 new homes. The developments at Aviemore, Newtonmore and Carrbridge will see a springtime start to infrastructure and construction activity, sparking a record Tulloch investment in

GL Roofing Architectural and Cladding Systems has been awarded the roof and wall cladding contract for Phase 5a & 5b of the affordable housing development project, delivered by Albyn Housing Society, in Alness, Ross-Shire.

Revised proposals for a holiday village near Culloden Moor in Inverness have been rejected by councillors.

A Highland councillor has issued a plea to people obsessed with notorious occultist Aleister Crowley not to spoil the restoration of his former house after the project was given the green light. Two applications relating to Boleskine House, overlooking Loch Ness, were yesterday approved by

Aberdeenshire-based Bancon Construction has secured a batch of new contracts valued at more than £25 million, paving the way for continued growth into 2021. The new business will see the company working in Aberdeen, Dundee, Nairn and Inverness, following Bancon’s first contract win in th

Members of the Highland Council’s south planning applications committee have unanimously refused a planning application for a six-storey, 162-bed hotel in Inverness city centre.

A pioneering conservation project in Caithness has saved a prehistoric monument from ruin. The ruins of Ousdale Burn Broch, north of Helmsdale, had fallen into further disrepair over the past 130 years.

Caledonia Housing Association has begun construction of 21 homes for social rent in Milton of Leys, south of Inverness, with the properties due to be ready by September 2021.

Three tourism infrastructure projects in Highland which benefited from the Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF) and LEADER funding have been completed.

Planning consent has been granted for a new life sciences innovation centre on Inverness Campus.