Highland Council

The Highland Council has agreed £10 million additional investment in 2022-23 as part of a collaborative budget and an ambitious Health and Prosperity Strategy for the Highlands, aiming to secure medium-term financial sustainability for the council. The agreed budget will see £5.5m additi

At the meeting of the Highland Council's Sutherland Area Committee, members agreed a one-year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme that will see £533,000 spent on projects to improve Sutherland Council homes over 2022/23. The HRA Capital Programme 2022-23 has been developed in line with t

There is just over one week left to submit comments on the Highland Council & the Cairngorm National Park Authority proposal to designate Ward 20: Badenoch & Strathspey as a Short-Term Let Control Area.

The Highland Council is proposing a below-inflation council tax increase of 3% for 2022-23. The increase together with a range of efficiency and management savings will be required to close the budget gap of £34 million.

Work has begun on a new £23.94 million affordable housing development in Upper Achintore, Fort William.

Householders in Inverness who meet the eligibility criteria for the Inverness Common Good Fund’s Winter Payment Scheme are to benefit from a one-off extension to the scheme and an increased payment. Members of the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed to extend

Planning permission has been granted for the first phase of a housing development on the outskirts of Inverness.

The Highland Council is to invest £1.074 million into carrying out improvements to its housing stock in Caithness over the next 12 months. At a meeting of the Caithness committee, councillors agreed a one-year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme that will see £940,000 spent on main

The Scottish Government has been urged to distribute available funds to local authorities in order to reach those most impacted by increasing energy costs.

The Highland Council and the Cairngorm National Park Authority are seeking views on bold powers for tackling the rural housing crisis across Badenoch and Strathspey.

The Highland Council is very close to full compliance with new fire safety legislation which came into force on February 1 2022, the local authority's Housing and Property Committee was told yesterday.

Highland councillors have expressed concerns that the Scottish Government’s new national planning strategy and policies could fall short on delivering regional priorities for the region and in achieving Scotland’s transition to net zero.

The Highland Council has approved plans for 93 new homes in Cromlet, Invergordon.

The Scottish Government, SP Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution have launched a trial called Project Re-Heat to decarbonise homes in Highland and across Scotland. The industry-first project will trial how electricity networks can respond to the increase

The Highland Council has criticised the Scottish Government for the approval of new short term lets legislation without making any additional funding available to implement the licensing scheme. Following last week's approval, local authorities will be required to establish a short-term le