Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership
CNSRP is an informal partnership of the main public sector bodies and key private sector organisations, established to combat job losses that will result from the decommissioning of Dounreay
Our Vision is that Caithness and North Sutherland will be a sustainable region, providing a healthy, economically stable environment for its growing population. Its network of thriving communities will reflect the rich heritage and varied landscapes.
Our Objective is “To maintain, and if possible, increase the GDP of the Dounreay travel to work area by actively working to promote existing employment, encourage new employment, and promote the area as an attractive location to live and work”.
The Partners are: Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL), Caithness Chamber of Commerce (CCoC), Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), The Scottish Government (SG), The Highland Council (HC), Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Skills Development Scotland (SDS).
Caithness and North Sutherland Area Coverage:
To maximise existing and future skills generated in Caithness to attract companies offering business services into the area
To maximise the opportunities presented by the skills and/or current major nuclear companies in the
local area to focus on a national and international nuclear services market.
This Project concerns the establishment of a satellite launch facility (>500kg payload) on the Moine in Sutherland
to enable low cost, micro-launchers to insert satellites into low earth orbits (500-700km altitude).
The success of the North Coast 500 offers a number of opportunities to the local area.
The geographic proximity of Caithness and particular Wick Harbour to the offshore wind projects
(and potential projects) in the outer Moray Firth offers significant economic opportunities.
The success of Atlantis Resources Ltd (ARL) in taking steps to develop the world’s first commercial
tidal power station in the Pentland Firth offers a number of economic opportunities for the local area.