Highland Council

A series of engagement events have been set up so members of the public can take part in the current consultation process on the proposed Visitor Levy Scheme for Highland.

A robust yet dynamic Lochaber Area Place Plan (APP) was agreed this week by the Highland Council. The plan clearly outlines the aspirations expressed by the communities within its boundaries, many of which link across to proposed or potential actions contained as part of FW2040 and wider Highland pl

The Highland Council has said its ambitious yet focused ‘Highland Investment Plan’ is committed to addressing the council's asset challenges over the next 20 years by using a place based approach, to ensure a more integrated community offering through the creation of new community facili

The Highland Council has appointed Pat Munro to carry out improvement works at Raigmore Housing Estate in Inverness.

The Highland Council has extended its deadline for council housing tenants to respond to a rent levels review until Monday 23 December.  Every year Highland Council invites all tenants to have their say on the rent levels for the following year. 

A pioneering clean power scheme that has cut fuel poverty in 250 Highland homes has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

Audit Scotland's Annual Audit Report 2023/24 has commended The Highland Council for its effective financial management and governance arrangements. The 2023/24 report, published in November 2024, has been considered by the council’s Audit Committee. It acknowledges "the council’s effecti

The Highland Council is in the process of producing a new Highland Local Development Plan (LDP).

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.