Adobe StockPlans have been submitted to build nearly 100 new homes in Ullapool.
Highland Council has drawn up plans to build the new homes on vacant land near the Ullapool golf course.
It’s understood that the properties will be a mix of affordable homes for rent and private properties.
A public consultation is set to take place before the plans are progressed.
The development comes amid a housing shortage across the Highlands.
The local authority previously said the region needs around 4,000 new homes over the next decade to address a long-standing shortage of affordable homes.
An estimated 8,400 jobs are expected to the created through the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF).
Japanese firm Sumitomo Electric Ltd confirmed a £350m investment at the Cromarty Firth site, which will see the creation of a giant factory that will supply high-voltage cables to offshore windfarms.
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