Highland Council

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee have approved plans which aim to build 3,300 affordable homes over the next five years.

The Communities Housing Trust has been awarded £94,490 from the Highland Council’s Community Regeneration Fund to take forward a project to provide new affordable homes and woodland crofts in Glengarry, to help repopulate the glen. The Inverness-based charity and Glengarry Community Wood

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

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

The Highland Council has announced the release for public consultation of the draft Strathpeffer Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan. The Appraisal and Management Plan seek to define the characteristics that make Strathpeffer an area of special architectural and historic interest and set

The Local Flood Risk Plans for Highland & Argyll and Findhorn, Nairn & Speyside that focus on understanding the risks from all sources of flooding and setting out planned measures to reduce this risk have been published. It covers the period from now up until 2028.

The Highland Council has launched its Local Place Plans webpage, where community-led groups can find useful guidance on preparing, submitting, and registering Local Place Plans. These plans provide an opportunity for communities to set out their vision and priorities for the future, particularly aro