Tesco could open its first supermarket on the Isle of Skye after a detailed planning application was submitted for a new store and petrol station in Portree.
The proposal, submitted by West Ranga Skye Ltd, a joint venture between West Ranga Property Group and Lujo Properties, and Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association, outlines plans for a 32,356 sq ft supermarket on Woodpark Road.
The multi-million-pound development is expected to create around 100 jobs when the store opens, excluding construction roles.
Plans also include a petrol station, service yard, customer parking and a dedicated online grocery shopping facility, with delivery vans serving homes across Skye.
If planning permission is granted, construction could begin in summer 2027, with the store expected to open towards the end of 2028.
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Alastair Dickie, director of West Ranga Skye Ltd, said: "We are pleased to have been working with Highland Council through the pre-application process.
"We are now excited to submit a detailed planning application for the Tesco development and hope to bring a much-anticipated new store and petrol station to the Isle of Skye.
"Under the current timescales, we hope to be on site in summer 2027, with a projected store opening near the end 2028, if planning permission is granted."
Matthew Price, acquisitions director at Tesco, said: "We are excited about the potential to open the first Tesco store and petrol station in the Isle of Skye, as we currently only serve the local community through our online grocery home shopping business.
"We look forward to the opportunity to provide great value and choice for residents and visitors in the Isle of Skye and surrounding islands and villages, in a central and well accessed location."
Councillor John Finlayson said: "I am pleased that all necessary pre-application issues have now been agreed with Highland Council, and a detailed application is now being submitted for the first Tesco store here on Skye.
"Clearly with over a million tourists visiting Skye & Raasay each year and local residents also looking for increased choice in terms of what they can buy, as was evidenced in the survey that took place in 2025, the addition of a new store which will provide more variety will be welcomed by many people and will also support the concerns previously expressed about the stocking pressures sometimes placed on existing retailers on the island."
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