Highland Council

Derek Brown has taken up the post of the Highland Council’s chief executive from yesterday. Derek comes to the Highlands with extensive experience in his previous roles as deputy chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council and a professional advisor on the National Improvement Framework.

The Highland Council is inviting community groups and organisations to apply for Community Regeneration Funding (CRF) to finance capital and revenue projects that will respond to the needs of their local areas and deliver positive impacts. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 12pm Fri

Members of Highland Council’s Economy & Infrastructure Committee have agreed two reports that relate to developer contributions and the next steps for the preparation of a new style Development Plan for the region. One of the reports confirmed how a new Development Plan aims to represent a

The Highland Council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme 2022/23 has delivered over 500 affordable homes across Highland.

Councillors at yesterday's meeting of Highland Council approved the local authority's Net Zero Strategy which was recommended by members at May's Climate Change Committee. Climate Change Committee Members had reinforced the importance of making progress and agreed several recommendations (contained

With work on the Caol and Lochyside Flood Protection Scheme in Lochaber near completion, the chair of the Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has praised the work of staff leading on the major project. The work will provide protection to around 300 homes in a coastal commun

Highland communities have been formally invited to take the opportunity to prepare a new style Local Place Plan following new powers from Scottish Government that recently came into force. These plans are intended to empower communities to take a direct role in shaping the future of their respective

Over the past year, 105 community-based projects have secured grants of £5.7 million towards projects valued at a total of £15m, facilitated through the work of the Highland Council’s Community Regeneration Team. The most recent work of the team has been preparing for and promoting

The Highland Council is inviting organisations to apply for Community Regeneration Funding to finance revenue projects that will respond to the needs of local areas and deliver positive impacts. Projects should be able to be delivered before Friday 1 March 2024. The deadline to submit an expression

A total of £0.2m Inverness Common Good Funding will be used to help people most at need to heat their homes this winter in the Inverness area. Members of the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed to provide a Winter Discretionary Payments Scheme for eligible peo

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2024-2025. The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund is delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and COSLA.

Members of the Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee have agreed to continue to build on the success of the 2022/23 Community Regeneration Programme for 2023/24. Economy and Infrastructure Committee chair, Councillor Ken Gowans, said: “Following a successful first year the ne

Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee at the Highland Council will today be asked to approve the establishment of a Short Term Let Control Area for Badenoch and Strathspey (Ward 20).

Members of the Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee will consider updated developer contribution rates for education and community facilities when they meet today. Approval of the report will allow the council to apply revised developer contribution rates for schools and com

Members of the Highland Council's Housing & Property Committee have approved the new Local Housing Strategy 2023-2028 (LHS).