Planning

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.

Further derelict housing on a Dingwall estate is set to be demolished as part of an ongoing masterplan to transform housing in the heart of the town.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ATM on the High Street has, according to locals, been faulty since December 2023.

Difficulties recruiting staff have sparked an expanding business’ plans for employee houses.

Approval for a £6m EV hub, shop and restaurant in North Kessock has delighted the developer but “bitterly disappointed” some in the community.

A major new storage container business could open its doors in Easter Ross to meet expected demand from the Inverness and Cromarty Freeport.

A renewable energy company has welcomed the go-ahead for a controversial 45MW battery energy storage plant in Easter Ross.

Accommodation for up to 100 hospital staff and students is being planned in the Highlands.

Two major restaurant or retail chains could be coming to North Kessock as part of a new EV charging park.

Fergus Ewing warns ‘never make the same mistake twice when you can make it five or six times and be sure’.

A long-vacant supermarket site in Ullapool looks set for a future as an “artisanal pizzeria” after the plans were given the greenlight.