Cromarty

Green Freeport plan could add 19,400 jobs in qualified areas

The Scottish Government has been accused of “dodgy sums” as two green freeport schemes are set to deliver tens of thousands fewer jobs than were initially promised.
According to a report from the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU[1]), a part of the UK’s Competi…

Housing development for Scottish freeport

2024-04-22T13:23:00

A Scottish freeport is keen to cement its benefit to the local region with a 66-home development
The consent for the housing on the edge of Easter Ross town, Invergordon, is the first granted in the area since the nearby Inverness …

Approval granted for 66 new homes near planned freeport

Plans for 66 new homes on land on the edge of Invergordon have been given the green light by the Highland Council’s North Area Planning committee.
The consent is the first granted in the area since the nearby Inverness and Cromarty Firth was awarded fr…

Port of Cromarty Firth welcomes Freeport progress

The establishment of the tax sites for Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) has been welcomed by the Port of Cromarty Firth (PoCF).
Joanne Allday, strategy and business development manager at the PoCF (pictured), said: “The Port of Croma…

Highlands green freeport reaches key milestone

A bid to make the Highlands a major European hub for the development of the offshore wind industry and renewable energy sector has reached a key landmark.Legislation has been completed establishing the tax sites for the creation of the Inverness and Cr…

Tax relief sites go live at controversial Scottish green freeport

Legislation has been completed creating tax sites – where companies will be given tax relief for the next decade – at the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.
The organisation said the move would create more than 10,000 jobs in the Highlands an…

Milestone for green freeport

The UK Government is celebrating the opening of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, stating that this is a ‘significant milestone for Scotland’s economic future.’
Opening today (8th April), the freeport[1] is Europe’s largest heavy enginee…