Highland Council is preparing to launch a new Invest Highland prospectus aimed at attracting businesses, developers and investors by showcasing the scale of opportunity across the region.
The prospectus highlights major public and private commitments already underway and sets out plans to create the conditions for long term growth.
It builds on the Invest Highland website, launched last year and recently expanded to include community level investment opportunities.
The Council and its partners have outlined £11.1 billion of planned long term investment to strengthen public services, expand infrastructure and support private sector development across the Highlands.
These commitments focus on key drivers of regional growth including housing, clean energy, transport, digital connectivity and essential local services.
The Highland Investment Plan sets out £20 billion over 20 years for transport, infrastructure, schools and community Points of Delivery.
The Highland Housing Challenge sets out £6 billion over 10 years to deliver 24,000 homes across 250 sites, including at least 700 new affordable homes each year.
The Green Freeport Non Domestic Rates Retention Strategy is expected to deliver £547 million to support skills, infrastructure, innovation and regeneration.
The Inverness and City Region Deal commits £428 million to digital opportunity and sustainable growth.
The Highlands Social Value Charter seeks to ensure renewable energy and green infrastructure projects create long lasting benefits for local communities.
The Council says these initiatives have already helped attract large scale private investment at sites including Ardersier Port, Kishorn Port, the Sumitomo manufacturing facility at Nigg and the Port of Cromarty Firth.
Council leader Raymond Bremner said:
“The new Investment Prospectus, together with the Invest Highland website, position the Highlands as an attractive and leading destination for ambitious, innovative, and sustainable investment.
“This work is essential in unlocking the Highlands’ economic potential and creating lasting benefits for our communities, which will mean good jobs, better housing, stronger public services, and opportunities for young people to stay, thrive and build their futures in Highland.”
The website and prospectus set out opportunities across several sectors including clean energy, space, creative industries, sustainable tourism, life sciences, Gaelic, and food and drink.
The aims include attracting private sector investment, demonstrating local and national ambition, showcasing projects from large scale developments to community led initiatives, and strengthening public private partnership.
The prospectus also outlines areas that could shape future Growth Deals for the Highlands.
A new digital addition is BeConnected, an online platform allowing community groups to promote local projects, link with other organisations and identify funding, resources and support.
The platform is being piloted by the Council to help funders understand activity at grassroots level across the region and will be launched later this month.
The prospectus has been developed with support from the Scottish Government, Scottish Development International and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
It will be used at Scottish Cities Week and similar events in 2026 to highlight priority investment opportunities.
Further work to develop the website and associated platforms will continue through a wider programme of engagement.
