Hotel and retail development village planned for A9 site

Plans have been unveiled today for a multi-million pound hotel, food and retail village on the A9.William Frame, managing director of Tomatin Trading Company, has submitted a planning application to revitalise the currently disused site at the Tomatin junction, within easy reach of both Aviemore and Inverness.Mr Frame said the plans – which have just been lodged with Highland Council – will bring a much-needed economic boost to the local area with the creation of a 97 bedroom hotel, farm shop and 200-seater restaurant, drive-through bakery and food outlet as well as four retail units and fuel filling station.The brownfield site currently has detailed mixed-use live consent for hotel, restaurant and retail use which was granted in 2007, however the new plans will reinforce this with the creation of a new retail and food destination on Scotland’s longest road.If planning is approved it is anticipated that the new hotel, food and retail village would open in late summer/ autumn 2019.