Planning

Plans for a new quay at Nigg have been approved despite long-standing concerns over noise and the potential impact on wildlife.

The company says the ‘key component’ together with others will help deliver £100 million in community benefit for north of Scotland.

Campaigners want to ensure objections to the controversial proposal are properly reflected.

Drop-in sessions planned for Garve and Ardross as details of wind farm proposal revealed.

A fight against plans for a controversial housing estate could be decided in court after campaigners vowed to take legal action.

A fight against plans for a controversial housing estate could be decided in court after campaigners said they will seek to take legal action.

There are plans for a second Home Bargains at a prominent site in the Highland capital.

A telecoms mast proposed for a rural area of Wester Ross has been met with opposition from locals, who describe it as “unnecessary and useless”.

The ‘rush’ to press ahead with a controversial housing development in Invergordon has sparked alarm among those opposed to the plans.

A Coigach hotel will be restored to its original appearance after plans to demolish several modern extensions and renovate it were approved.

Terrified residents fear mould will fill their homes near a planned distillery and feel “voiceless” due to a lack of consultation with developers.

"Severely" poor road visibility could scupper plans to transform a disused Black Isle kirk - unless developers fund speed reduction measures.

Almost 30 jobs could be created by ambitious plans to resurrect the famous Ferintosh whisky name at a new Black Isle distillery.

The village could be set to see the introduction of a pet crematorium, after a new proposal has been lodged to Highland Council.

Mystery surrounds the future of the former Ironworks music venue site in Inverness.

Plans to install new glamping pods near a Black Isle beauty spot have raised fears about public safety if they go ahead.

A motorcycle MOT garage could be set to open on an Easter Ross industrial estate after plans were lodged with Highland Council.

Restoration efforts aimed at bringing once thriving oyster beds back to life in the Cromarty Firth look set to take a step forward.

The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.

A former BT call centre site which shut last year with the loss of around 100 jobs could be split into threer as its owners seek to return it to use.