Highland Council

In the light of the financial forecast for 2025-26, Highland Council is inviting residents to tell it more in the budget preparation for the coming financial year. The budget engagement builds on extensive budget participation which took place in the winter of 2023-24.

The Highland Council's Communities and Place Committee met last week and agreed the Highland Local Child Poverty Action Report which includes actions for delivery in 2024/25. Reducing child poverty is a priority for the Council and its partners. A core priority within the Council’s Programme i

Highland Council is inviting tenants to have their say on the rent levels for the following year. Tenants’ rent money pays for repairs, maintenance and improvements making it vital that the council has enough funds to carry out these essential tasks, the cost of which has significantly increas

The Highland Council's plans for a single provider to deliver domestic abuse services for all genders puts the future provision of support for women, children and young people under threat, a charity has warned.

A foodbank in Inverness has been awarded £25,000 by the City of Inverness and Area Committee from the Inverness Common Good Fund Winter Payments budget.  Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown, said: “The rising demands on the Blythswood Foodbank from people, including c

The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have approved the rural Housing Supplementary Guidance which will now be used to inform all planning advice and decisions. The guidance aims to establish a positive, clear and consistent basis for considering and determining rural hou

Highland Council’s Climate Change Committee has reviewed the council’s progress in reducing emissions and approved the draft annual Public Bodies Climate Change Duties 2023/24 report for submission to the Scottish Government.

A report on rural housing will be presented to the Highland Council's Economic and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday 14 November.

The Highland Council's services partnership approach to the delivery of national resettlement and humanitarian programmes was noted at yesterday's Housing & Property Committee. Housing & Property Committee vice chair, said: “The Highland Council has a strong track record in supporting

The Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee has approved the Tenant Participation & Engagement Strategy 2024-2029. Members heard from both tenant representatives and officers about the ongoing engagement and collaborative work within communities across Highland.

Twenty new homes on the edge of Dingwall are ready to welcome tenants. The Highland Council has taken ownership from contractor Capstone for the properties at Tulloch Square/Castle – Green Lady Court that include a mix of housing tenancy opportunities including:

A revised financial forecast for the Highland Council, taking account of already agreed savings and other measures, suggests a remaining budget gap of £38m-£54m over the coming three years. As part of the council’s Medium-Term Financial Plan, agreed in February 2024, the council ag

Highland councillors will be asked to approve the repayment of £6.308 million to the Landbank Fund from income from Council Tax on second homes, at the council meeting On October 31. The additional money will support the council in finding solutions to the Highland Housing Challenge - one of s

The Highland Council is undertaking a retrofit project in Caol for Swedish Timber properties which aims to enhance the energy efficiency of homes, reduce carbon emissions and reduce energy demand and costs.

Senior members of The Highland Council made six commitments to address the region's housing challenge at a Summit in Aviemore yesterday. The council declared a Housing Challenge in November 2023 and followed that up in June this year with a number of strategic objectives being agreed to help tackle