Highland Council

The Highland Council has published its March 2023 Development Plans Newsletter, which outlines how and when people can get involved in shaping future development plans across Highland. Chair of the council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans, said: “Our latest D

Construction has begun on 12 homes in the village of Broadford, Isle of Skye to help address affordable housing challenges.

The Assynt Development Trust (ADT) has been awarded £114,000 to take forward the community-led development of affordable homes and community facilities on former glebe land between Lochinver and Glencanisp. ADT has received £44,000 from the Highland Council’s Community Regeneration

The Inverness Winter Payment Scheme has helped more than 1694 households in the Inverness area this winter 2022/23.

The Affordable Housing Supply Programme has reached a milestone for 2022/23 with the delivery of more than 500 affordable homes across Highland.

Council tax revenue ring-fenced for affordable housing could be used by The Highland Council to plug a £49 million budget black hole in an area facing chronic shortages of homes.

Residents of Tongue, Melness and Skerray area are invited to attend a Community Drop-in Session at Kyle Centre, Tongue on Thursday, 9 March 2023 from 11:30am – 1:30pm. The aim of the engagement session is to allow residents the opportunity to meet with the Repopulation Coordinator for North-We

A meeting of Highland Council on 2 March will consider a budget strategy to address a £49.2 million budget gap for 2023-24. The development of the budget for the coming financial year needs to be seen in the context of a highly challenging financial environment with public sector pay claims an

Members of the Highland Council's Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee have approved £266,675 worth of funding bids aimed at supporting the economic regeneration and sustainable development of communities across Ward 5. Communities were invited to apply for Community Regeneration F

The Highland Council is to invest over £680,000 this year into carrying out improvements to its housing stock in Ward 5 – Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh At yesterday’s Area Committee, councillors agreed a Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme that will see £653,75

The former Arnotts building on Union Street in Inverness has been transformed into high-quality flats across four storeys, which will help to address the demand for rental properties in the city.

The Highland Council is to invest over £2.8 million this year into carrying out improvements to its housing stock in Caithness. At yesterday's meeting of the Caithness Committee, councillors agreed a Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme that will see £2,684,000 spent on making impro

Badenoch and Strathspey members of the Highland Council have approved a four-year programme of works which will see over £2 million of investment in heating and energy efficiency works for council houses in the area.

The Highland Council has endorsed a major step in completing an updated planning strategy for the Inner Moray Firth.

The Isle of Skye and Raasay Area Committee of the Highland Council has agreed to the proposed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) priorities for 2023-2027.