Argyll And Bute Council

Argyll and Bute Council is investing in two island housing projects as part of its ongoing commitment to tackle the area’s housing emergency. At a meeting of the Full Council, councillors approved a grant of up to £80,000 from the Strategic Housing Fund to enable the North West Mull Comm

A council tax freeze will be delivered in all of Scotland’s local authorities after Argyll & Bute became the final council to accept Scottish Government funding to keep rates at last year’s levels.

Argyll and Bute Council has detailed key actions being undertaken with its partners to address key issues since becoming the first local authority in Scotland to declare a housing emergency.

Conservation and repair work started this week to help safeguard two historic buildings in Lochgilphead.

Argyll and Bute Council has formally adopted a plan for the area that will help deliver new development, safeguard the outstanding environment, attract external investment and address barriers to economic growth. The Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) replaces the 2015 plan and was prepared by the coun

A new initiative between Argyll and Bute Council and key community partners will deliver vital accommodation for key workers on Coll, Tiree, Mull and in the Lorn area. The move is the latest action by the local authority to tackle Argyll and Bute’s housing emergency which was declared in June

Argyll and Bute Council has set a budget to address a £10 million+ gap in the council’s revenue budget for running services.

Argyll and Bute Council is to appoint a new housing project officer to help tackle the housing emergency affecting communities across the region.

Argyll and Bute Council is preparing to set its budget this week.  Ahead of the council setting its budget on Thursday, leader of Argyll and Bute Council, Councillor Robin Currie, said: “Councils can only spend what we can fund. We have to make choices that deliver the most benefit possib

An initiative to provide key worker accommodation in Tobermory is among a number of projects in coastal communities across Argyll and Bute that are set to benefit from new funding.

Argyll and Bute Council has revealed that it is facing a budget gap of more than £10 million next year.

Community groups in Argyll and Bute could see their wishes and ideas come to life through the council’s Community Benefit Scheme. The Community Benefit Scheme has been running since September 2020, and enables contractors and suppliers appointed by the council to choose from a list of proposed

New funding approved by Argyll and Bute Council will help safeguard two historic Lochgilphead buildings, in the heart of the town’s Conservation Area. Councillors have given the green light to an investment of £534,955.38 to carry out essential repair and conservation work at 2-4 Argyll

A collaborative commitment to increase housing supply and targeted action to tackle Argyll and Bute’s housing emergency, are just some of the key summary points from a Housing Summit held this week.

Argyll and Bute councillors have approved proposals to tackle the area’s housing emergency by using new Scottish Government powers on council tax charges. The move comes in response to a recent Scottish Government consultation that included a proposal that would enable local authorities to cha