Planning

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.

Plans for a major 238MW wind farm with up to 36 turbines on the hills west of Beauly will go out to public consultation this month.

Fire safety calls have been made by a worried community amid plans for a 200MW battery storage power plant nearby.

Part of a closed bank looks set to return to its former use as a small house after plans were lodged with Highland Council.

Activists have great hope going into 2025: ‘This represents significant confidence in our efforts and will really help raise the profile’.

Critics of controversial plans for an EV charge hub, shop and restaurant have not been won over by changes to the proposals.

Up to 14 glamping pods could be installed on the new site in future, with seven of those proposed in the first phase.

A salon site in Kyle of Lochalsh could be turned into a holiday let under plans lodged with Highland Council.

Controversial plans for an EV charge hub, shop and restaurant on the Black Isle have fewer obstacles in their way after some objections were dropped.

A byre-style house could be the latest new build to be erected on the Summer Isles, under plans lodged with Highland Council.

A historic 200-year-old kirk could be turned into a "multipurpose venue" to help "futureproof" it and ensure it remains at the heart of the community.