Highlands

SSEN Transmission has today awarded the first phase of the c. £690 million Skye 132kV reinforcement project to Balfour Beatty. On completion, the project will ensure the supply of secure, clean electricity to thousands of homes and businesses across the Hebrides and West Highlands.

Revised plans to demolish a property in Glencoe, made notorious as the home of disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile, to make way for a new residence look set to be given the green light. Allt-Na-Reigh near Ballachullish has been subjected to continued vandalism despite also being the pre

The Highland Council has approved the onshore plans of the West of Orkney Windfarm – which is advancing a major offshore wind project off Scotland’s northern coast. The council’s North Planning Applications Committee met yesterday and approved the project’s onshore applicatio

A mix of properties for social rent, mid-market rent and Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) are now available in the scenic village of Drumnadrochit.

Inverness councillors have welcomed the increasing transformation of the Victorian Market as a city centre destination for quality good food experiences and shopping.

A planning application for Scotland’s first purpose-built bike park has been submitted to The Highland Council.

Highland Council has unveiled a new online tool which will help speed up the process of identifying households that are most in need of energy efficiency improvements. Last year the local authority launched its pioneering Energy Benchmarking Tool which is used to monitor non-domestic property-relate

The leader of The Highland Council, councillor Raymond Bremner, laid out the region's investment potential at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The leader and Allan Maguire, Highland Council’s head of development & regeneration, attended this week’s ev

Turner & Townsend has said it will continue to work as strategic project and commercial management advisor on the redevelopment of the Ardersier Port following the recent financial investment decision. After an initial investment of £300m from energy investment firm Quantum Capital Gr

A Highland Investment Plan worth £2 billion over the next 20 years has been approved by the local authority.

A community centre supporting young people in Wick has secured a £50,000 loan from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to revamp its facilities and increase its capacity.

A £3.4 million project to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct is now underway.

The Highland Council has published annual reports which help to monitor infrastructure and give insight into future development opportunities across the region.

Kate Lackie, Malcolm MacLeod and Allan Gunn have been appointed as assistant chief executives with The Highland Council. Under a new council structure consisting of three service clusters, they will each manage a service reporting directly to chief executive Derek Brown.

The Highland Council has presented findings from the Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) undertaken by consultants WSP into the proposed design for Academy Street in Inverness.