HICEC resources

Community renewables toolkit

The Highland Council has posted a community renewables toolkit on its website's community benefit page.

In partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the council recently produced this toolkit highlighting opportunities for communities to benefit from renewable energy production and use.

The main text reports on the recent increase in renewable energy development in the Highlands and describes how a community can develop its own renewable energy scheme. It presents an overview of community benefit from commercial development, including a community benefit 'roadmap' for community councils and community groups that signposts sources of help. It also offers advice on relevant planning matters.

To obtain a hard copy of this toolkit, contact:

Una Lee, sustainable development officer
The Highland Council
Tel: 01463 702543
or write to her at the council's headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX
or email: una.lee@highland.gov.uk

A Practical Guide to Creating a Sustainable Community Building

The Network 21 partnership has produced guidance which provides an over view for community groups that wish to incorporate sustainability practice within their plans for a new or renovated community building.  The guidance document is available in pdf format on the right.