Highlands

A planned £12.5 million retail and residential development on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Inverness city centre is moving closer to fruition.

Highland Council has agreed a new thirty-year vision for the future of the region to promote through the Scottish Government’s new National Planning Framework.

Highland Council is seeking to build 12 new flats and a Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) office in Nairn. 

The billionaire ruler of Dubai has appealed a decision by the local authority to reject his plans for a lodge at his Highland retreat. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum wanted to expand his Inverinate Estate, near Kyle of Lochalsh, by erecting a six-bedroom building designed to accommodate

Work is set to begin on additional parking to cater for 100 cars, ten motorhomes and buses at the hugely popular Glenfinnan Viaduct tourist destination.

Plans for a new orthopaedic and ophthalmology elective care centre have been given the green light at Inverness Campus.

A decision on a planning application to build 155 new homes in Inverness is being deferred to allow for more information to be gathered regarding fears of overdevelopment and flooding.

Plans to launch satellites into orbit from the north Highlands have been approved by the area’s local authority. Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) intends to create Space Hub Sutherland on land owned by Melness Crofters Estate on the A’ Mhòine peninsula, so

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted plans for a new ‘modular village’ for business units in Inverness Campus.

The Highland Council has agreed a one-year capital investment plan of £15.667 million to be spent improving its existing housing stock. A total of £1m of the funding will be specifically to fund aids and adaptations for disabled tenants.

New images of how the buildings at Inverness Castle may be transformed have been released as the site is developed into a new visitor attraction. LDN Architects' proposals for the castle’s transformation will include the creation of a one storey building to link the two towers of the castle an

Rose Street Foundry in Inverness, the former home to AI Welders, has reopened as a bar following significant public and private investment. Originally opened in March, just days before the implementation of lockdown restrictions, the team is now cautiously welcoming the first customers.

A project to save one of the oldest buildings in Inverness and bring it back into meaningful use will commence next month. (from left) Gail Matheson (HHA chief executive) The Provost of Inverness Helen Carmichael, Claire Dolan (HHA development officer) and Thom Macleod (managing director of Compass

The Highland Council has completed the purchase of the South Tower of Inverness Castle, paving the way for the next stage of the building’s transformation into a visitor attraction. The transformation of the Castle is supported by a £15 million Scottish Government investment through the

A spaceport in Sutherland has been given the go-ahead by the Highland Council following the successful completion of an environmental impact assessment led by engineering and environmental consultancy Ramboll.