Members of the council's People Committee have approved the local authority's Local Housing Strategy for 2017 – 2022, which states 45% of the new homes will be required as a high priority in Inverness and the surrounding area.
With 2,500 of the homes being developed for social rent, other high priority communities identified in the strategy include; Aviemore, Wick and Thurso; Fort William; Nairn; Dingwall; Ullapool and Gairloch; Portree, Boradford, Plockton and Dornie; and Dornoch, Clashmore and Embo.
-- Advertisement --
Cllr Alasdair Christie said: "I welcome this strategy which will help to deliver the Council's Programme priorities to provide homes across the Highlands so that both young and old have a secure roof over their heads; that the Council and its partners will aim to build 500 new affordable homes every year for the next 5 years; and improve the quality and condition of the housing stock and minimise fuel poverty.
"Members have scrutinised the draft strategy and we are now confident that as a living and working document it is fit for purpose to deliver the Council's housing priorities."
(LM/MH)
