Highland Council

The Highland Council has announced an extension to its public statutory consultation seeking views on the proposed introduction of a a Visitor Levy scheme across the Highlands.  The extension to the consultation, which began last month, will now give businesses, visitors and communities until 3

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 has launched a consultation seeking public feedback a how a proposed Visitor Levy scheme across the Highlands would operate before going on to approve a public statutory consultation. The levy, which would be added to the cost of overnight accommodation, has been identified as a

Glasgow Whisky has submitted plans to Highland Council to modernise its recently acquired Speyside Distillery, which featured in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen, with the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions in whisky production. Speyside Distillery has a rich history in Scotch whisky prod

A revised financial forecast for the Highland Council, taking account of already agreed savings and other measures, suggests a remaining budget gap of £38m-£54m over the coming three years. As part of the council’s medium-term financial plan, agreed in February 2024, the council ag

Highland Council has appointed four chief officers, including a chief officer of corporate finance, in the latest phase of its new senior management restructuring. As previously intimated in Highland Council’s budget plan, a new senior management structure is being implemented following approv

The Highland Council is gearing up to launch a consultation in the preparation of introducing a visitor levy in region. Following an extensive consultation in 2019 - in which 6,600 residents, businesses and visitors responded – the council agreed to the principle of implementing a visitor levy

A new report has revealed that the Highlands and Islands region has significant economic potential in reducing Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a net zero economy.

Grant funding from the Highland Council for business start-ups has helped the area register a record number of new businesses in the last year. Highland Council’s Business Gateway service has supported over 2000 businesses with start-up and growth support in the last year and assisted 358 to s

The leader of The Highland Council, councillor Raymond Bremner, laid out the region's investment potential at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The leader and Allan Maguire, Highland Council’s head of development & regeneration, attended this week’s ev

Springfield Properties has signed a new affordable housing contract, worth £6.1 million, with the Highland Council. The design and build phase of the contract is due to commence in the coming weeks and will be delivered over a period of approximately 18 months, with the Group receiving payment

Members of The Highland Council have received a further update on the current outline business case (OBC) stage of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport process and the role of council officers and elected members. The council, acting as the accountable body, is identifying potential devel

Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited HO(I)L, The Highland Council’s business loan company has launched its first social media campaign to make Highland businesses and community organisations aware of its loan funds.

Outline plans for a new malt whisky distillery beside the Dornoch Firth have been lodged with Highland Council. The Midfearn Distillery Company Ltd. proposes to build its distillery on the Midfearn Estate at Easter Fearn, three miles south-east of the village of Ardgay on a site close to where whisk

The Highland Council’s Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Area Committee has approved £100,000 of funding from the Place-Based Investment Fund for community initiatives across the Ward. As part of the Health and Prosperity Strategy agreed by the Highland Council in March 2021, a &pou