Would-be RE port on the block

The Port of Ardersier, a former fabrication yard that has planning permission for renewable energy facilities, has gone up for sale.The 700-acre site in Whiteness near Nairn in Scotland is being marketed by Valad Europe and JLL on behalf of KPMG.It consists of 340 acres of developable area and a 1km long deep water harbour on the Moray Firth.The site has planning permission and adopted local development plan allocation for a variety of land uses including residential and marina, industrial, port related and associated renewable energy options.It had formerly operated as the McDermott Yard since the early 1970s, where the site was used to construct offshore platforms for use in the North Sea oil and gas industry.The port closed in 2001 following a fall in demand.Port of Ardersier Ltd was granted full consent from the Scottish Government in August 2014 to bring the site back into use.In 2014, the Highland Council granted planning permission in principle to establish a port or port services for energy-related uses.