Ross-shire residents invited to have say on Highland Council housing in the countryside process; Local authority consulting public as it looks to revise guidance to make it 'clearer and more concise'
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Highland Council is inviting the public and interested parties to participate in shaping the guidance on how it promotes and determine rural housing applications across the region.
The revised draft Housing in the Countryside Supplementary Guidance (dHiCSG) was approved for consultation by the economy and infrastructure Committee in September.
The guidance is being revised to make it clearer and more concise; and to refine the criteria for small-scale housing development in the countryside.
Full details of all the changes and how to participate can be found on the council’s consultation portal, and comments should be submitted between now and Friday, December 18.
Due to current Covid-19 limitations, the council is unable to run any face-to-face public meetings.
It is also "regrettably" unable to offer hard copies of the dHiCSG for public viewing.
Instead, it has produced a short video outlining the main changes to the updated draft dHiCSG along with how to get involved.
The video and further information about the consultation is available at www.highland.gov.uk/housinginthecountryside .
Anyone wishing to discuss any aspect of the consultation can phone the council service centre between 9am to 4pm, Tuesday to Friday on 01349 886608 or email devplans@highland.gov.uk .
Following the public consultation, an updated version of the HiCSG will be presented to the economy and infrastructure committee for councillors’ consideration for approval during 2021, prior to undertaking the final adoption process.
