Our Reference : FPA-12364 21st July 2025Dear Sir/Madam Felling Permission Application (Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018) Property Name: LynebegI am writing to consult you of the above application.  The application can be viewed on our Register of Felling Permissions and Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) woodland creation applications at https://forestry.gov.scot/support-regulations/public-registers or by following this link:Webpage: Public...

We are asking for people to stand for election as community councillors. We have five at the moment but need another three. Thanks to George Macleod and Hannah Yarr for stepping forward. Please consider joining them. Please refer to this Community Council Election Timetable (issued by Highland Council) CC_Timetable___10_October_2025 (2)-1Download

Here is the latest Inverness area police newsletter, published here at the request of Strathdearn Community Council. NEWSLETTER ISSUE 3Download

Tuesday 12 August @7:30 in the Strathdearn This meeting will also be available on MS Teams Join the meeting hereMeeting ID 360 228 459 735 9 Passcode 7nQ2T6rN (NB: Meeting will be recorded to ensure the minutes are true and accurate) Agenda 1. Apologies 2. Declarations of interest 3. Minutes...

Moy Country Fair takes place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th of August 2025. Balfour Beatty in partnership with Contraflow are providing traffic management to Moy Country Fair as a Benefit in Kind. This will be in place over the weekend on a part-time basis to manage the influx of...

Welcoming Our Seasonal Ranger – Emma McBride We’re delighted to welcome Emma McBride, who started in June, commissioned through The Highland Council. Emma will be patrolling some areas in Moy throughout the summer season and will be with us until the end of October, working a mix of fixed and...

Susan Falconer, Chair of the Windfarm Sub-Group at Strathdearn Community Council, contacted our constituency MSP Fergus Ewing. She outlined community concern about the number of actual and proposed windfarms in our locality and our council's campaign to make planning authorities aware of the cumulative effect of so much development. Mr...

Community Led Affordable Housing The Community Housing Project continues to make steady progress. The timber-framed kits are now scheduled to be delivered in mid-July, which is slightly later than previously reported last month.All foundations for the six properties have been completed, and the drainage and water main works are now nearing completion.We are also pleased to share that we have been awarded grant...

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our recent call for name suggestions for the new community housing. We were blown away by your creativity and enthusiasm—and yes, there was a clear winner! 🥁 Drumroll, please... We’re excited to share that the most popular choice was Viaduct View 🏡✨...

Following on from our announcement to the Community Council meeting last week, please see the attached poster for our first public workshops with our appointed artist Robyn Woolston.  Robyn is an internationally established environmental artist who will be supporting the design and creation of new art installations at the new...

Here are our Community Council's final Representations to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government for Balnespick, Clune, Highland and Lynemore wind farms. Click the links below to view or download them. Response-to-Energy-Consents-Unit-Lynemore-June-2025Response-to-Energy-Consents-Unit-Highland Wind Farm-May-2025Response-to-Energy-Consents-Unit-Clune-May-2025Response-to-Energy-Consents-Unit-Balnespick-May-2025

Date: Monday, 16th June 2025 Time: Between 4:00pm and 8:00pm We have been informed by Scottish Water that the water supply will be temporarily turned off during the above time frame to allow essential work on the Water Main. This work is necessary to support the connection of the new...

The Board of Strathdearn Community Developments (SCD) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian McGhie as the new General Manager, effective Monday, 23rd June 2025. Ian brings a wealth of experience and leadership to this key role, which will support and guide the operations of both Strathdearn Community Developments...

Strathdearn Community Council meetingTuesday 10th June 2025 @ 7.30pm in The Strathdearn This meeting will also be available on MS Teams:Join the meeting nowMeeting ID: 372 203 576 173 9Passcode: s3n9eJ6h (NB: Meeting will be recorded to ensure the minutes are true and accurate) Agenda for A.G.M. Present Apologies Minutes...

Community Led Affordable Housing The construction phase of the community-led housing project is progressing well. Some groundworks are still to be completed, after which work on the house structures will begin. We expect this next phase to start in late June or early July. To help you plan travel in...