Planning

Ecstatic groups fighting plans for a swathe of 4G masts in some of the Highlands’ most unspoilt landscapes are declaring victory after a sharp u-turn.

The gathering on August 12 is focussed on ‘respecting local democracy’.

Work that went into preparing the Unesco bid to gain World Heritage status for the Flow Country has been recognised with a national planning award.

A major offshore wind farm that will connect to the electricity grid in Caithness has gained consent to develop up to 125 turbines off the north coast

Marine permissions are being sought for a 165km subsea high-voltage electricity cable connecting Caithness with Aberdeenshire.

It reiterates the demands for a pause on develops and applauds how it ‘amplified’ concerns with the ‘industrialisation of natural landscapes’.

Serious concerns about lack of control spark twin moves for action by Labour, Highland Alliance, and Greens.

Liberal Democrats want the far north in contention after the UK government pledged to invest £2.5 billion in small reactors.

He applauds bravery of Councillor Helen Crawford about ‘democratic failure’ amid her call to ‘unite’ ahead of Beauly convention.

Community councillors in Wick are eager to see works on the £2.1 million transformation of the town centre get under way.

Wick looks set to benefit from the biggest investment in years with more than £2 million awarded to transform the town centre.

Work on the controversial Strathy South wind farm has begun nearly two decades since the scheme was mooted, SSE has announced.

Helen Crawford says it is a ‘good day for democracy’ as she sought to keep communities informed of the wave of projects planned for the region.

Plans for one of Scotland’s largest battery storage sites has been objected to by councillors because it is just two miles from the Castle of Mey.

A 24-turbine wind farm in Caithness is looking to add a battery storage system to the development.

Making plans to build a replica broch involves more than just designing the tower. John Davidson spoke to Dawn Maclean of Caithness Broch Project

The first new broch in two millennia could be “the symbol of Caithness to the world”, those behind it said after lodging their planning application.

A proposed five-turbine wind farm mooted for a site near Thurso has been refused by planners despite changes made to a previous application.

Rebecca Gay of SSEN Transmission outlines the positive impacts the electricity network supplier argues will come from the Spittal-Beauly overhead line

The future of Caithness will be in focus at a series of “masterplanning” events in the county over the coming month.