Highlands

The development of a high-head (142m) hydropower scheme on the Barr River near Loch Teacuis in Lochaber has secured a new finance arrangement from Triodos Bank UK and the Scottish Investment Bank.

Inverness city centre is set to receive an affordable housing boost after plans to redevelop the former Arnotts building in Union Street were given the green light.

Works will be restarting on council house build projects throughout the Highlands and the restoration of two iconic buildings following Scottish Government guidance on returning to construction sites in Scotland, the local authority has confirmed.

The Inverness West Link Stage 2 is to resume after works were suspended on March 24 following COVID-19 guidance from the Scottish Government.

Stagecoach Group co-founder Dame Ann Gloag has announced plans to open up her highland resort at Beaufort Castle as an outdoor holiday resort.

The design and build contract for a marine pier at Scrabster Harbour in Thurso has been awarded to RJ McLeod.

Work has restarted on building critical digital infrastructure in Inverness with NHS sites such as Raigmore Hospital being treated as a priority due to coronavirus. Construction activity initially began in autumn last year but was put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the approval

Highland Council has revealed plans to transform the Culcabock Child Guidance Centre in Inverness to help meet the demand for housing in the area.

Contracts for design work on two key Inverness Campus projects awarded before the COVID-19 lockdown are progressing well thanks to remote working.

A high level feasibility study into the construction of a bridge or tunnel across the Corran Narrows in West Lochaber has concluded that a fixed link is a viable proposition from an engineering, planning and economic perspective that deserves more detailed examination and costing.

Colin Armstrong Architects have submitted plans to build 40 affordable and private homes on 14 acres of grazing land within the village of Kincraig, within the Cairngorms National Park.

Highland Council has paired up with CRGP Architects on plans to convert a former Inverness primary school, latterly in use as a child care centre, into housing.

Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has submitted plans for 24 homes for affordable rent to be built at Campbell’s Farm in Broadford, in the fourth wave of housing for the site.

Developers have made a new move towards creating a major housing and leisure development at a former oil fabrication base at a disused Ardersier site.

Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness opens today.