Caithness and Sutherland Delivery Programme Prògram Lìbhrigidh Ghallaidh Agus Chataibh

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Caithness and Sutherland Delivery Programme Prògram Lìbhrigidh Ghallaidh agus Chataibh

November 2018 This constitutes the Action Programme for the Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan)

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This Delivery Programme sets out the infrastructure and development required to support the implementation of the vision, spatial strategy, policies and proposals of the Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan). Its purpose is to provide information for identifying, monitoring and implementing the actions for delivering future growth in the area. It will be used to help identify which infrastructure projects will be subject to developer contributions requirements and as a tool for coordinating investment in development and infrastructure.

We will continue to work with partners and relevant stakeholders to review and where appropriate amend the Delivery Programme as infrastructure is delivered, opportunities for new development are presented and as pressures change over time. Some actions from previous versions may no longer appear, for instance as projects are completed.

Developer contributions towards the delivery of the infrastructure projects shown in this Delivery Programme may be required from sites located within and outwith relevant settlements. For secondary school and community facility projects, developer contributions may be sought on a secondary school catchment area basis. Therefore, please check the relevant Main Settlement(s) to identify developer contribution requirements.

In due course we intend to produce a single Delivery Programme which covers all of the Highland area. So far we have prepared Delivery Programmes for the Caithness and Sutherland and the Inner Moray Firth areas. The Delivery Programme for the West Highland and Islands area will be produced next.

The Delivery Programme constitutes the Action Programme for CaSPlan; having an action programme is a statutory requirement of the local development plan making process.

The Delivery Programme is split into four sections: Page

1. Strategic Infrastructure Improvements - sets out the major 2 investments within the CaSPlan area which will support regional and national growth 2. Economic Development Areas (EDAs) - sets out the steps for 5 enabling major employment generating development within the EDA sites identified in CaSPlan 3. Main Settlements – outlines the actions for delivering growth in each 6 of the Main Settlements included within CaSPlan and identifies which infrastructure projects will be subject to developer contributions requirements 4. Other Areas – sets out the actions for delivering growth in areas 15 outwith the Main Settlements and identifies which infrastructure projects will be subject to developer contributions requirements.

1. Strategic Infrastructure Improvements

ACTIONS DELIVERY TIMESCALES COST and FUNDING Lead and Type Infrastructure Project Supporting Status Delivery Partners A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement Scheme 2017-2019 £9M (Estimated Transport Scotland Contractors procurement Re-alignment of the A9 Trunk Road Construction Cost) process underway. Contract £12.5M (Estimated Award anticipated winter 2018. Total Project Cost) Enhanced High Voltage Electricity Network By 2021 (Scotland £7 Billion (Scotland SSE Transmission, Delivery of an enhanced high voltage electricity wide project) wide project) The Highland transmission grid to meet national targets for electricity Council (THC) generation, climate change targets and security of energy supply. Projects currently planned by SHE Transmission include: o Caithness-Moray HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current Construction stage connection to Moray incorporating a HVDC Converter

Station at Spittal.

o Shetland Reinforcement: Incorporating a HVDC circuit to Early development stage connect to the Caithness-Moray HVDC via a Switching Station in the vicinity of Noss Head, Wick.

Transport o Orkney Strategic Reinforcement: Upgrading of the Early development stage subsea connection to Orkney from the Caithness Coast.

o Beauly-Loch Buidhe: Replacement of the existing 132kV Project assessment stage overhead line with a new 275kV overhead line.

o Lairg-Loch Buidhe: A new substation in the vicinity of Early development stage Lairg with an overhead line connection to a substation being built at Loch Buidhe, north of Bonar Bridge. o Gills Bay Radial: Provision of a 132kV overhead line , Project refinement stage with cabled sections, from the planned Thurso South substation to a new 132/33kV substation at Mey, Gills Bay.

Area of Coordinated Action: Pentland Firth and Orkney Ongoing Not known Scottish Waters Government, THC, Support a coordinated approach to planning for energy- Marine Scotland, related and other key development Orkney Islands Council (OIC) National Digital Fibre Network 2020 £146M (across whole Scottish Roll out has reached 86% of Delivery of enhanced digital infrastructure which is vital for of HIE area) Government, premises in Highlands and continued sustainable economic growth Highlands and Islands. Currently more than Islands Enterprise 80 structures providing a fibre- (HIE), BT, Other based service to customers Public Sector have been installed in Bodies Caithness and Sutherland.

Local Access to Full Fibre Network Contract finalised by £4.7M UK Government, Expected to provide Gigabit Partnership bid to the UK Government’s Local Full Fibre Dec 2018, THC, UHI, HIE, capability to 175 public sector Network (LFFN) programme for £4.7m funding to provide Build 2019/2010, SNH sites and stimulate greater full fibre networks in Inverness Fort William Wick and Services 2021 commercial investment Thurso. Improving Drinking Water Quality By 2021 Not known Scottish Water Included within Scottish • Londornoch Water Treatment Works – enhance treatment Water's 2015-2021 Business by providing duplicate process stream to allow planned Plan maintenance • Newmore Water Treatment Works – improving the By 2021 Not known Scottish Water Included within Scottish

existing treatment process by automation of key chemical Water's 2015-2021 Business Utilities dosing processes and improved filter washing Plan

• Achmelvich Water Treatment Works – ensure water By 2021 Not known Scottish Water Included within Scottish quality consistently meets the standards, by Water's 2015-2021 Business decommissioning the water treatment works and supplying Plan from the Lochinver system • Savalbeg Water Treatment Works – ensure water quality By 2021 Not known Scottish Water Included within Scottish consistently meets the standards, by automating chemical Water's 2015-2021 Business dosing systems, increasing Dynasand filter capacity and Plan providing additional storage Improving Water Services and Supply Resilience By 2021 Not known Scottish Water Included within Scottish • Lochinver Water Treatment Works supply system – Water's 2015-2021 Business improving water availability by augmenting the available Plan water supply by securing abstraction from a nearby loch

Caithness General Hospital asset life extension 2017-2021 £5.3M NHS Highland Information taken from the latest NHS Capital Programme. Awaiting status update from NHS Highland.

Lawson Memorial Hospital site rationalisation (proposed – Not known Not known NHS Highland Information taken from the

under discussion with Scottish Government) latest NHS Capital Programme.

Awaiting status update from NHS Highland.

Service Caithness adult health and social care services redesign Not known Not known NHS Highland Public consultation launched in Sept 2018 on proposals for two Care Hubs to be established

Health (Wick and Thurso) North Sutherland health and social care redesign - Not known Not known NHS Highland NHS Highland announced in Proposed Hub facility identified for Tongue Sept 2018 that a site for ‘Hub’ facility has been identified in Tongue, situated beside the Health Centre and Kyle Day Care Centre.

2. Economic Development Sites

DELIVERY

ACTIONS TIMESCALES COST Lead and Supporting Status Delivery Partners

Dounreay 2030 £2.9 Billion Nuclear Decommissioning Planning permission granted June Site decommissioning, restoration and after-use of the Dounreay Authority, The Highland 2018 for Phase 3 of decommissioning site in accordance with Dounreay Planning Framework 2. Council (THC) which will cover all development to achieve Interim End State.

Dounreay Not known Not known Nuclear Decommissioning Continuing review of the potential options for the re-use of the Authority, THC Dounreay site with the site owner, regulators, the local public and stakeholder groups. Forss Business and Energy Park Ongoing Not known Abbey Ecosse Existing business park with office, workshop and storage space available Georgemas Junction Ongoing Not known Network Rail, Stoerhouse Woodfuel biomass heat and power Strategic rail freight and transport hub Highlands, Highland plant granted consent in October Timber Transport Group, 2015. Forestry Commission Scotland, other stakeholders Gills Harbour Ongoing Not known Gills Harbour Ltd (GHL) GHL announced expansion plans Potential to become a service base for the marine renewables costing up to £3 million in July 2018. sector Support for expansion of GHL has been expressed by Atlantis and others maritine/renewables companies. Business Case for the expansion now being prepared. Janetstown Industrial Estate Ongoing Not known Highlands and Islands Long term established site with undeveloped serviced plots Enterprise (HIE) Seater Waste Management Facility 2019/2020 £1.25M THC Landfill restoration programme

3. Main Settlements

ACTIONS DELIVERY

Developer COST and Lead and contributions TIMESCALES FUNDING Supporting Type Infrastructure Project required towards Status Delivery infrastructure Partners project Settlement ARDGAY Name • 10 homes allocated • 2 ha employment land allocated

Planning Developer led masterplan - Redevelopment of N/A The Barn (six Not known Kyle of Planning permission Policy Lady Ross site AG02 business units) Sutherland (16/02633/FUL) granted for together with Development new village square, parking, redeveloped Trust, Developer creation of business space square opened and housing plots. in Dec 2017. Commercial units now Residential complete and occupied. component yet Residential component yet to to commence commence development. development. Transport Land behind public hall - Additional car N/A Subject to Not known Ardgay & District Community council aspiration parking provision suitable funding Community being found Council, Landowner Settlement BONAR BRIDGE Name • 30 homes allocated • 0.7 ha employment land allocated

Planning Developer led Masterplan - BB01 Cherry N/A Not known Not known Developer Policy Grove Settlement BRORA Name • 72 homes allocated • 10 ha employment land allocated

Planning Brora Town Centre Health Check - Undertake N/A 2018-2019 No capital cost THC Data gathering commenced Policy health check and develop strategy which may in June and health check be adopted as Supplementary Guidance expected to be published in early December 2018. Town centre stratgeies will be prepared thereafter. Planning Developer led Masterplan - BR03 East Brora N/A Not known Not known Developer Policy Muir

Settlement CASTLETOWN Name • 119 homes allocated • 18 ha employment land allocated

Transport Tree lined boulevard connection between Allocations CT02, Not known Not known Developers Initial phase of connection Traill Street and Castlehill CT07, CT10 as incorporated within planning shown in CaSPlan permission at former required to Castlehill Steading contribute. (16/00927/FUL ) Settlement DORNOCH Name • 310 homes allocated • 5.1 ha employment land allocated

Planning Dornoch Conservation Area - Delivery of a N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Conservation Area Appraisal and preparation of a Conservation Area Management Plan

Planning Dornoch Town Centre Health Check - N/A 2018-2019 No capital cost THC Data gathering commenced Policy Undertake health check and develop strategy in June and health check which may be adopted as Supplementary expected to be published in Guidance early December 2018. Town centre strategies will be prepared thereafter.

Community Development of multi-purpose sports and All housing Potentially £2.5M (potential Dornoch and Latest project announced in Facility community centre development within operational by funding sources District April 2018 at land at Shore Dornoch Academy 2020 include Scottish Community Road following difficulties in catchment required Land Fund) Association achieving funding for the to contribute. Project (DADCA) sports centre and community identified in Dornoch centre projects. Project settlement text in includes curling rink, wedding CaSPlan. venue, gym and arts and culture centre Settlement EDDERTON Name • 65 homes allocated • 0.4 ha employment land allocated

Planning Developer led Masterplan - ET02 West of N/A Not known Not known Developer Policy Station Road

Settlement GOLSPIE Name • 79 homes allocated • 9 ha employment land allocated

Water Golspie Flood Protection Scheme/Natural N/A By 2023 £348K identified THC, SNH A hydraulic model of the Flood Management Scheme - Includes a in Council's coastal frontage has been Flood Protection Study and permissions capital completed. necessary for preferred solution. Will allow for programme for grant bid to be submitted. carrying out Economic analysis is study and currently ongoing. planning permission. Total cost of scheme not yet known. Community Creation of new multi-use games area All housing Not known Total cost not Sutherland Under construction Facility including basketball and netball court at land development within known. £31K Community north of Golspie Primary School. Golspie Primary LEADER Sports & School catchment funding secured Recreation Hub, required to in Feb 2018. HLH contribute.

Community Sutherland Swimming Pool - creation of a All housing 2023 £400K+ HLH, THC Facility studio and free weights area development within Golspie High School catchment required to contribute. Planning Golspie Town Centre Health Check - N/A 2018-2019 No capital cost THC Data gathering commenced Policy Undertake health check and develop strategy in June and health check which may be adopted as Supplementary expected to be published in Guidance early December 2018. Town centre strategies will be prepared thereafter. Planning Appraisal of potential Golspie Conservation N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Area - Appraisal to consider the creation of a new Conservation Area for Golspie’s historic core Settlement HALKIRK Name • 63 homes allocated • 2.4 ha employment land allocated

Water Halkirk Surface Water Management Plan N/A By 2021 £56K THC, Scottish Initial meetings held with (SWMP) - To identify who is responsible to Water Scottish Water to progress undertake works and allow grant bid to be the plan. submitted. Community Halkirk cemetery extension at HK03 North N/A 2017-2027 Not known THC, landowner Facility East of Old Parish Church

Community New sports and leisure centre in Halkirk - All housing Not known Estimated Halkirk HCSF webpage states Facility Includes indoor sports pitch, gym, leisure suite development within £1.5M total cost Community approx 40% of capital cost etc. Halkirk Primary Sports already secured. Planning School catchment Foundation permission granted in Oct required to (HCSF) 2007 (06/00278/FULCA) for contribute. Project sports facilities including identified within sports centre. Halkirk section of CaSPlan.

Settlement HELMSDALE Name • 40 homes allocated • 2 ha employment land allocated

Planning Appraisal of potential Helmsdale Conservation N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Area - Appraisal to consider the creation of a new Conservation Area for Helmsdale’s historic core

Settlement LAIRG Name • 68 homes allocated • 2.4 ha employment land allocated

Transport Community led project to develop footpath N/A 2018-2021 Currently under Lairg and District Currently subject to an alongside A836 to Lairg Station from Little investigation/ Community application for Sustrans Loch Shin Dam development Initiatives, THC funding. (estimated £150K) Planning Developer led Masterplan - LA01 South-west N/A Not known Not known Developer Policy of Main Street

Community Lairg Police Station - proposed acquisition for N/A 2018-2021 Currently under Lairg and District Subject to community Facility community run Tourist Hostel Social investigation Community acquisition under Community Enterprise Initiatives, Police Empowerment Act Scotland Authority Community Gunn's Wood (69 Ha) - proposed acquisition N/A 2018-2021 Currently under Lairg and District Subject to community Facility for community woodland use investigation/ Community acquisition under Community acquisition via Initiatives, Empowerment Act Scottish Land Forestry Fund Commission Community Former Sutherland Arms (allocation LA03 in N/A Operational by Estimated £3M Lairg and District Currently working on site Facility CaSPlan) - 2022 total cost Community layout and design, pre- Proposed Care and Well-Being Centre (Extra Initiatives planning application stage Care Housing and Community Hub)

Settlement LOCHINVER Name • 24 homes allocated • 4 ha employment land allocated

Settlement LYBSTER Name • 36 homes allocated • 1.8 ha employment land allocated

Planning Lybster Conservation Area - Delivery of a N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Conservation Area Appraisal and preparation of a Conservation Area Management Plan. With view to the potential extension to include the historic harbour area. Schools Wick High School - Major extension to new All housing Dependent TBC THC Part of pan-Highland capital secondary school development within upon rate of programme commitment to school catchment development. address anticipated future (major ext./new Expected years capacity issues resulting from school rates apply) 1-5 based on forecasted levels of housing required to SRF. development. contribute. Settlement THURSO Name • 363 homes allocated • 63 ha employment land allocated

Planning Thurso Town Centre Health Check - N/A 2018-2019 No capital cost THC Data gathering commenced Policy Undertake health check and develop strategy in June and health check which may be adopted as Supplementary expected to be published in Guidance early December 2018. Town centre strategies will be prepared thereafter. Planning Thurso West Development Brief - Council to N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC, landowners Policy produce a development brief for allocation and other TS04. Developer-led masterplan may come relevant forward before the Brief if it addresses the stakeholders requirements identified in CaSPlan regarding site TS04.

Transport Thurso Distributor/Relief Road - Creation of a Allocations TS03 and 2017-2037 Not known THC, new distributor road to open up land for TS04 as shown in landowners, development and better connect communities CaSPlan required to developers, other and places of work. The road must be contribute. relevant designed to allow for future extension and stakeholders upgrading to form the relief road. The distributor road is to be delivered by developers as part of the Thurso West proposals. Employment Scrabster Harbour - Redevelopment of St Ola N/A Construction as Up to £17M Scrabster Funding package arranged. Pier to provide a doubled-sided pier 250m- early as Dec Harbour Trust, EIA work underway. 280m long. The enhanced facilities will be 2019. Caithness & Planning application expected able to better service the energy industry and Operational by North Sutherland to be lodged in early 2019. cater for more cruise ships. Mar 2021. Regeneration Partnership, HIE, NDA. Employment Scrabster Mains Low Carbon & Renewables N/A Ongoing Not known Scrabster Enterprise Area at TSTS16 Land at Scrabster Harbour Trust, Mains Farm - Planning permission Scottish 14/00418/FUL for the creation of 11 serviced Government, HIE industrial plots together with a new access road from the A9 Trunk Road. Planning Thurso Conservation Area - Delivery of a N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Conservation Area Appraisal and preparation of a Conservation Area Management Plan Community Thurso watersports facility - Creation of a new N/A TBC Not known North Shore Surf Planning permission granted Facility surfing and watersports facility to provide Club in Nov 2017 for surf club shower, toilets and changing facilities and an building at Thurso East open viewing shelter. (17/04400/FUL) Community Community woodland west of Thurso - Partly N/A Not known Not known Landowner, other Facility associated with allocation TS04 Thurso West stakeholders, potential for part delivery by compensatory planting from windfarm development(s).

Community Development of a Thurso Community Sports All housing Not known Estimated at TCSH, TCSH currently seeking Facility Hub (TCSH) including new 6 lane running development within £2M Sportscotland, funding track and indoor sports hall at allocation TS11 Thurso High School HLH Viewfirth Park catchment required to contribute. Water River Thurso Flood Protection Scheme - N/A By 2023 £343K identified THC, SNH A hydraulic model of the River Includes a Flood Protection Study and in Council's Thurso has been completed. permissions necessary for preferred solution. capital Will allow for grant bid to be submitted. programme for Economic analysis is carrying out currently ongoing. study and planning permission. Total cost of scheme not yet known. Settlement TONGUE Name • 32 homes allocated • 3.9 ha employment land allocated

Community North Sutherland health and social care N/A Not known Not known NHS Highland NHS Highland announced in Facility redesign - Proposed Hub facility identified for Sept 2018 that a site for ‘Hub’ Tongue facility has been identified in Tongue, situated beside the Health Centre and Kyle Day Care Centre. Settlement WICK Name • 307 homes allocated • 63 ha employment land allocated

Energy Wick District Heating System - Expansion of N/A Ongoing Not known Ignis Biomass, existing network by encouraging existing THC, property owners and businesses and new property/business developments (both public and private owners, other sectors) to connect to the district heating stakeholders system

Employment Wick Harbour - Further enhancement of N/A Ongoing SSE propose Wick Harbour facilities to support the growth of the energy £10M Authority, HIE, sector in North Highland investment at THC, Scottish the harbour and Southern Energy (SSE)

Schools Wick High School - Major extension to new All housing Dependent TBC THC Part of pan-Highland capital secondary school development within upon rate of programme commitment to school catchment development. address anticipated future (major ext./new Expected years capacity issues resulting from school rates apply) 1-5 based on forecasted levels of housing required to SRF. development. contribute. Planning Wick Conservation Area - Delivery of a N/A 2017-2027 No capital cost THC Policy Conservation Area Appraisal and preparation for of a Conservation Area Management Plan. Conservation THI/CARS scheme underway and nearing Area Appraisal completion. (£1.5M previously awarded for CARS) Planning Wick Town Centre Health Check - Undertake N/A 2018-2019 No capital cost THC Data gathering commenced Policy health check and develop strategy which may in June and health check be adopted as Supplementary Guidance expected to be published in early December 2018. Town centre strategies will be prepared thereafter. Transport Coghill Footbridge - Replacement of existing N/A 2017 £505K THC, SNH On hold/under review footbridge

4. Other Areas

ACTIONS DELIVERY

Developer COST and contributions TIMESCALES Lead and Settlement/ FUNDING Type Infrastructure Projects required towards Supporting Status Location infrastructure Delivery Partners project Employment A'Mhoine Emergent proposals for a new vertical N/A HIE expect £17.3M total HIE, private sector UK Space Agency peninsula launch spaceport facility for use by the planning funding package (UKSA) announced space industry to launch satellites into application agreed it funding to the orbit. lodged late vertical launch site 2019 with in Sutherland on 15 operational July 2018. target in early 2020s. Community Bettyhill Strathnaver Museum - Redevelop as a N/A Not known Total cost not Strathnaver Facility heritage hub for north west Sutherland known. £29K Museum Trust, LEADER funding The Highland secured in Feb Council (THC) 2018. Schools Bettyhill Farr Primary - 1 Classroom extension All housing Dependent TBC THC development within upon rate of Farr Primary school development. catchment required Expected to contribute. years 1-5 based on SRF. Community Bettyhill North Coast Leisure Centre - Addition All housing 2028 £500K Tongue and Farr Facility of multi-purpose facility adjacent to development within Sports Association Farr Secondary School including new Farr Primary school dance studio catchment required to contribute. Transport Bettyhill Naver Bridge on the A836 between N/A Construction £6.9M THC Tongue and Thurso - Replacement of expected existing bridge around 2025/2026

Transport Broubster Broubster and Brawlbin Public Road N/A 2017/2018 £300K THC, Forestry Improvements - Delivered as part of Enterprise Strategic Timber Transport Scheme Scotland (FES) (STTS) Community Caithness Caithness Broch Project - Authentic N/A Not known Not known The Caithness Facility construction of replica iron-age broch Broch Project, to provide tourist attraction and other relevant education facility. Preferred location stakeholders near John O Groats. and funding providers Transport Caithness Pictish Trail - Explore opportunities to N/A 2018 £30K THC Additional funding and improve and promote the Pictish Trail currently being Sutherland (tourist driving route) which extends sought. from Inverness to Sutherland and Caithness Transport Caithness Far North Line - HITRANS are N/A Not known Not known HITRANS, Abellio and currently exploring the feasibility of a Sutherland sleeper service to Caithness. Environment Caithness Application to and consideration by N/A 2019 - 2024 Not known The Peatlands Application is and UNESCO for Flow Country to be (Technical Partnership currently on Sutherland identified as a World Heritage Site on Evaluation in UNESCO's the basis of the outstanding universal preparation Tentative List value of its habitats and bird and to be populations, to provide high level submitted to status to the site and additional DCMS autumn protection. 2019) Transport Caithness John O Groats Trail (JOGT) - Coastal N/A 2020 target is £100K funding to Friends of John O FOJOGT/JOGT and walking route between Inverness and to have a fully date which is Groats Trail formed in June Sutherland John O' Groats aimed at improving marked route. expected to (FOJOGT), other 2016. At present walking access for the community and 2025 target is achieve 2020 volunteer groups, 95% is marked boosting the local tourism economy. for the whole target. Additional THC. rough trail. route to have a funding being prepared sought for further surface. improvements. Estimated total cost is £5M.

Environment Coigach – Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape N/A 2016-2021 £4.7M (funding Coigach & Assynt Assynt (CALL) project - One of the largest primarily from Living Landscape landscape restoration projects in Heritage (CALL) and their Europe, aiming to benefit the land, the Lottery Fund) partner people and the local economy in organisations Coigach and Assynt.

Transport Dornoch- Dornoch-Embo Road - Improvements N/A Not known Not known THC Embo

Community Embo Embo Community Hub - New All housing December £1M secured from The Embo Trust Completed and Facility community hub including shop, post development within 2018 The Big Lottery open to the public office, community café, toilet services Embo Primary Growing on December 1 and all-purpose function hall. School catchment Community 2018 required to contribute Assets Fund. towards community £31K LEADER facility as identified in funding secured CaSPlan. in Feb 2018.

Transport Far North Far North Line service improvements - N/A Ongoing Not known Scottish Final meeting Line Far North Line Review Group to co- Government, expected in early ordinate activities and look at Abellio, Network 2019. Network Rail opportunities to improve performance Rail and Transport on the line Scotland are working on a consolidation report which will include all feasible outcomes. Transport Highland Highland Scenic Routes - Anticipated N/A 2023 £475K (Highland THC, Scot Scot Gov did not Scenic that the Scottish Government Scenic wide) Gov launch a second Routes Route initiative will be launched more round of the widely in 2016 which would allow for competition. identification of more sites which could Council funding be potentially upgraded. has now been withdrawn. Transport John O Reinstatement of core path between N/A Not known Not known Community led Groats End of the Road and the Ness of project Duncansby. 17

Community John O John O Groats Mill - Restoration of the N/A Depending on Estimated at £2M John O Groats Mill Funding secured in Facility Groats former mill building to form the focus funding, Trust, North July 2018 for for a range of new cultural, construction Highland Initiative preparation of commercial, community and could drawings and educational activities. commence business case. late 2019 with Application for completion by Stage 2 funding 2022. (purchase of mill and development) expected 2019.

Transport Kinbrace B871 Kinbrace to Syre Public Road N/A 2017/2018 £1M STTS, THC and Improvements - Delivered as part of private sector Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS) Transport Kinbrace Kinbrace railway station - Branchliner N/A Investigation Funding (£30K) HITRANS, Investigation Project involves the development of a study for an Forestry (completed 2017) lineside timber loading facility. completed in investigative Commission found even with 2017 study has been Scotland (FCS), Mode Shift confirmed. Highland Revenue Timber Transport Support, difference Group, THC between road and rail costs that would require to be bridged if rail transport from Kinbrace was to become viable. Transport Kincardine Kincardine Hill Public Road N/A 2017/2018 £175K THC, Forestry Hill Improvements - Delivered as part of Commission Strategic Timber Transport Scheme Scotland (FCS), (STTS) and private sector. Community Kinlochbervie Loch Clash Harbour - Redevelopment N/A Not known Not known Kinlochbervie Facility into a community-owned facility Community, HIE

Transport Melvich Bighouse Bridge - Upgrade to allow it N/A 2017 £185K THC On hold/under to reopen to the public review

Employment North West Proposals by Wildland Ltd for the N/A Ongoing Not known Wildland Ltd Various planning Sutherland creation and enhancement of clusters applications have of high quality tourist accommodation come forward and and leisure facilities together with been consented for associated infrastructure erection of new improvements at locations across their facilities and estates. alterations and redevelopment of existing structures.

Community Port Port Chamuill at Loch Eriboll - Creation N/A Not known Not known Durness Facility Chamuill, of a community-owned harbour Development Loch Eriboll Group Community Rogart Rogart auction mart - Redevelopment N/A 2019/2020 SLF and Rogart Site purchase Facility as a multi-purpose space Gordonbush Development under negotiation Community Fund Trust, Gordonbush have awarded Community Fund, £150K towards SLF, SSE purchase cost Highlands and project Sustainable Fund. development. SSE Highlands Sustainable Fund have awarded £45K towards refurbishment. Community Scourie Creation of new visitor centre and N/A Not known Not known Scourie Plans currently Facility community hub which will also Community under development promote the North West Highlands Development Geopark and house the “Shelley Company Ltd Collection” (a nationally important collection of geological specimens). Water Watten Watten Waste Water Treatment Works N/A Not known Not known Scottish Water, - Waste water capacity limited to developers additional 35 housing units. Further development should await completion of sewage treatment works.