Welcome to our weekly round-up of planning news across the Highlands.
The region’s planners have approved plans for a micro-distillery in a commercial forest and holiday chalets for tourists on the North Coast 500.
Permission is sought for self-catering cabins and new facilities at Grantown campsite.
And plans have been submitted to transform a closed Inverness coffee shop into a home.
Submitted: Self-catering cabins and new facilities at Grantown campsite
Major plans have been submitted for new accommodation and facilities at Grantown campsite.
Colin Lawson Limited is representing Mr and Mrs Ronald and Emmeline MacPherson in the application on land near Balliefurth Farm.
Proposals include seven self-catering cabins, shower and toilet block and a new build home for the owners.
Meanwhile, their home will have two floors and include four bedrooms and a games room.
Here are the floor plans:
Approved: Chalets for North Coast 500 tourists
At Ardarroch, Kishorn, holiday chalets will be built.
Mr and Mrs Wilkinson have submitted the planning application.
The three-holiday chalets will be used as holiday lets for visitors going on the well-established North Coast 500.
The couple believe the proposal will help to support other businesses in the area, including the Kishorn Seafood Bar.
It comes as Kishorn is now actively being marketed as a key ‘stop off’ point on the North Coast 5oo.
Submitted: New life for closed Inverness coffee shop
A former coffee shop could be turned into a home in Inverness.
JMB Design is representing Willem Stewart in the application for the change of use for the building at 5 Mealmarket Close.
The proposed new home will have two bedrooms.
This building was previously home to the Chest Heart and Stroke’s cafe.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, Mealmarket Close lost nearby vegan restaurant Alleycat after efforts to save the business failed.
Now hopes are posed for the empty unit to have a new purpose.
Approved: Plans for micro-distillery
Planning permission has been granted to build a micro-distillery within a forest near Nairn.
Iain D Aitkenhead who owns Coulmony commercial forest lodged the plans for the distillery development which will include a warehouse and still house.
Bosses hope to create a distillery with a small ecological footprint to produce a high-quality single malt whisky and niche market gin using water from the site.
Papers sent to planning chiefs add the distillery will be low running cost and sustainable.
There will be no trees removed as the approved distillery’s buildings will be built on a clear flat rough grass area.
The water used in production will be taken from lochs high up the hill within the clients’ ownership.
Around six parking spaces will be created at the site.
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