Council to invest £756m in the Highlands
Highland Councillors have considered £756m investment across Highland communities over the next 5 years when they discussed an updated report on the consolidated Highland Investment Plan (HIP) at a meeting of The Highland Council today Thursday 15 May.
Convener of the Council, Cllr Bill Lobban said: “The consolidated programme which was presented to Members is part of a longer-term strategy for the Highland Investment Plan which creates a potential £2.1bn of capital investment over a twenty-year period.
“Councillors agreed that officers progress actions to ensure the HIP programme is managed within the overall funding as described in the report.”
Leader of the Council, Cllr Raymond Bremner said: “The Highland Investment Plan is creating a new generation of community based facilities known as Points of Delivery or PODs. In addition to schools and community facilities the HIP also aims to provide investment for transport and roads, depots and offices. People will start to see a real difference in their communities over the coming five years as these projects are rolled out.”
The first phase of agreed HIP projects includes investment in Beauly, Charleston, Dingwall, Dunvegan, Fortrose, Inverness High and Thurso schools.
The consolidated HIP report reflects decisions made by the Council over the past year on capital project priorities and budgets, and the HIP will continue to operate within agreed funding and affordability. The full report can be found here (Item 4).
More information on the Highland Investment Plan can be found on the Council’s website: