Highland Council

A £33.571 million programme of essential capital projects throughout the Highlands has been given approval as councillors agreed a "cautious and prudent" approach to the local authority's revenue budget for 2020/21. Among the project to initially progress across the current financial year

The Scottish Government has approved an increase to grant funding for energy efficiency measures for eligible properties in rural towns throughout the Highlands. Aviemore, Carrbridge, Fort William, Grantown area, Tain, Thurso and Wick are all in line to benefit from the funds.

The Highland Council is calling on the UK Government to help resolve the inequity of fuel poverty experienced in the Highlands of Scotland where people pay more for fuel and energy than other regions in the UK. Council leader Cllr Margaret Davidson has written to the UK minister for business, energy

Members of the Highland Council’s Nairnshire area committee have agreed a proposed £789,000 investment in council housing for 2021-22. The one-year Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme for Nairnshire 2021-22 is part of the Highland wide HRA Capital Plan for 2021-22 which will

The Highland Council has appointed Fiona Malcolm as interim executive chief officer for health and social care. Her appointment has been made pending recruitment of the permanent ECO post which is currently taking place.

Caledonia Housing Association has confirmed a £40 million spend on seven current housing projects in Scotland with a further £35m earmarked for nine future developments, including a continued expansion in the Highlands. In total, Caledonia is on target to deliver 500 homes, the majo

House building targets set out by Highland Council prior to lockdown will still be met despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, council officers have confirmed.

Housing partners throughout the Highlands are asking tenants to have their say on proposed changes to the mutual exchange policy. Highland Council is proposing to update the criteria used to make decisions on mutual housing exchanges, which help around 180 households move each year. 

A planned £12.5 million retail and residential development on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Inverness city centre is moving closer to fruition.

Highland Council has agreed a new thirty-year vision for the future of the region to promote through the Scottish Government’s new National Planning Framework.

Members of the public will be invited to participate in a forthcoming consultation on an updated draft ‘Housing in the Countryside Supplementary Guidance (HICSG)’ which was approved for consultation by the Highland Council’s economy and infrastructure comm

Highland Council is seeking to build 12 new flats and a Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) office in Nairn. 

The Highland Council's communities and place committee has approved an engagement framework to hear from communities and individuals about the impacts and learning from COVID-19. This will also be used to improve and develop closer participation and involvement with communities to help drive forward

The Highland Council has agreed a one-year capital investment plan of £15.667 million to be spent improving its existing housing stock. A total of £1m of the funding will be specifically to fund aids and adaptations for disabled tenants.

Members of The Highland Council’s housing and property committee have had the chance to discuss the progress made to implement a Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan aimed at tackling homelessness. In November 2018, the Scottish Government and COSLA published the “Ending H