1 June 2026: Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee

A meeting of the Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee (Comataidh an Eilein Sgitheanaich agus Ratharsair) will take place remotely on Monday, 1 June 2026 at 10.30 a.m. 

Recording Notice: Please note this meeting will be recorded and uploaded to the Council’s YouTube channel.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser, Chief Officer Legal and Corporate Governance

BUSINESS

1. Apologies for Absence/Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement/Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt/Aithris Fhollaiseachd

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Police Scotland Local Committee Performance Report/ Aithisg Choileanaidh Comataidh Ionadail Poileas Alba

There is circulated Report No SR/11/26 by the Area Commander for Police Scotland.

Members are invited to note:

i. progress made against the objectives set within the Highland Local Policing Plan 2023–2026 Year 1 attached as Annex A to this report, for the period covering 01 April 2025 – 31 March 2026; and

ii. the change in format necessitate by a reduction in back-office capacity to prepare additional area committee reports.

4. Sleat Community Development Trust/ Urras Leasachadh Coimhearsnachd Shlèite

A representative from Sleat Community Development Trust  will be in attendance to give a presentation in relation to work undertaken by the Trust in the community and key projects that the Trust are delivering.

5. Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) Assessment of Applications/ Measadh Iarrtasan Maoin Ath-nuadhachadh Coimhearsnachd

There is circulated Report No. SR/12/26 by the Assistant Chief Executive Place. 

Members are asked to:-

i. consider the application presented and agree whether to approve, defer or reject the application.  An approval of funding should detail the amount approved and outline any conditions of funding that Members wish to attach to the approval over and above the required technical conditions.  A deferral would allow the applicant to resubmit the current application at a future date with updated information or for the project to be approved subject to further funding becoming available.  A rejection would mean that the application will not proceed and any future application to the fund should be brought forward initially as a new expression of interest; and

ii. agree the approved CRF grant award, subject to any conditions, up to the value of £39,493.16.

6. Portree Mobility Hubs/ Co-ionadan So-ghluasadachd Phort Rìgh

There is circulated Report No. SR/13/26 by the Assistant Chief Executive Place. 

Members are asked to:-

i. note the findings of the initial summary report on Mobility Hubs; and

ii. agree that officers should further explore the deliverability of the emerging preferred options identified in this report.

7. Housing Management Performance Report/ Aithisg Coileanaidh Stiùireadh Taigheadais

There is circulated Report No. SR/14/26 by the Assistant Chief Executive Place. 

Members are asked to note the information provided on housing performance in the period 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.

8. Environmental Health Annual Report and Activity 2025/26/ Aithisg Bhliadhnail agus Gnìomhachd Slàinte Àrainneachdail 2025/26 

There is circulated Report No. SR/15/26 by the Assistant Chief Executive Place. 

Members are asked to:-

i.   note the scope and volume of work currently being delivered in the local area;

ii.  note local issues and current operational priorities;

iii. note Highland wide issues impacting Environmental Health services; and

iv.  agree the format and content of the report.

9. Road Maintenance Update/Cunntas air Càradh Rathaidean

There is circulated Report No. SR/16/26 by the Assistant Chief Executive Place. 

Members are asked to note the update report. 

10. Ward Discretionary Budget/ Buidseat fo Ùghdarras Uàird 

The Committee is invited to note the following Ward 10 Discretionary Budget applications approved since the last meeting of the Committee.

Glendale Trust - Glendale Film Show & Archive Event - £910 

Highland Good Food Partnership & ReRoot - Feel Heal Real Food -£608 

Radio Skye - Young Woman In Radio - £1,894

A full list of Ward Discretionary Budget awards for 2025/26 is available at:

https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/421/ward-discretionary-budgets-and-spend

11. Minutes/Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for information, the Minutes of Meeting of the Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee (Comataidh an Eilein Sgitheanaich agus Ratharsair) held on 16 February, 2026, which were approved at the Highland Council meeting held on 26 March 2026.