Planning

A controversial plan to build several industrial units on land near the A96 to the east side of Nairn is set to go in front of councillors.

But four other schools – Charleston, Fortrose, Inverness High and Beauly Primary – will move ahead at a cost of £148m.

Flooding and privacy fears have been raised after plans for 17 new homes in Dores sparked a number of local objections.

Sauna applicants seeking to set up a site in an Inverness park have moved to address local concerns over the development.

Controversial plans to replace phone kiosks with large ‘slab’-like display screens at Inverness city centre sites have been refused.

Plans for a cattery near Daviot have been approved .

The owners of a former Inverness nursing home have applied for permission to demolish what remains of the premises.

An application to change the use of existing vacant office space next to Inverness Cathedral has been granted.

Plans to turn a former betting shop into office space for Highland Council has been approved.

Planned improvements at a community-owned Inverness beauty spot are being recommended for approval.

Plans for the expansion of a substation just over a mile away from a popular Loch Ness tourist village are being recommended for approval.

An Ardersier hotel that closed down last year could be turned into a wellness centre if plans are given the green light by councillors next week.

Plans for hundreds of new homes on land to the east of Inverness look set to be given permission in principle next week - despite local concerns.

Further expansion planned at Inverness Campus will be discussed by Highland councillors next week.

A public consultation has been launched into a community benefit fund tied to a major hydro project.

A planning application has been submitted for a pumped hydro storage scheme in the Highlands which would be one of the largest of its type in the UK.

A high pressure gas pipeline next to the site of a planned 50MW battery energy storage plant near Nairn has sparked objections from engineers.

Flood risk officers have withdrawn their objection to plans for a new housing development in Auldearn.

Environmental officers have objected to current plans for a community sauna in an Inverness park.

The developer behind scrapped proposals for a new riverside nightclub in Inverness has lodged fresh plans that include holiday lets at the same site.