Thursday 4th December  - Phipps Hall, Beauly - 11.45am to 2.15pm

Thursday 4th December  - Kiltarlity Village Hall - 4pm to 6.45 pm

Information event for the proposed replacement for Black Bridge which is part of the Fanellan Substation construction route.

If you cannot attend then the consultation booklet is now available online from the SSEN Fanellan Substation website here.

* Per email to Fanellan Engagement email list from SSEN 24th November the Beaufort Access Track detail will not be presented.

North and South Planning Application Committee meeting dates

These committees normally meet every couple of months (although this can change)

SPAC is next due to meet on 3rd December 2025 

The Agenda was to include the Fanellan Substation application from SSEN but has been removed 

There is now a Special Meeting of SPAC on 18th December 2025 which will include a Pre-determination Hearing - please check Highland Council Website for updates.

NPAC is next due to meet on 26th November 2025 - 9.30 am and can be watched online here.  It will include the application for the Banniskirk Substation (at the northern end of the Spittal-Beauly OHL) both Pre-determination Hearing and Determination - Ref: 24/04898/FUL 

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All planning application committee meeting information can be found here  - proposed agenda and minutes can be downloaded (when published).

Meetings are usually broadcast live together with archive of previous meetings - all  can be viewed here 

Please check the CC websites and Facebook pages for the latest meeting dates and agenda:

Beauly CC - Website  Facebook

Kiltarlity CC - Website  Facebook

All contact information is available on the above pages.

Tuesday 12th August  - Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness -  1.30 - 3.30pm

The Community Council Convention has secured a meeting with NINE of our THIRTEEN MSP/MP cohort for the Highland Council Area.

(This meeting is open to the public but due to limits on space in the hall priority will be given to visiting MPs, MSPs and council members (both Community and Highland Council).

Updated: 14th August - click this link for more information including statements from previous CC Covention meetings.

Saturday 14th June  - Phipps Hall, Beauly -  2-4pm

(This meeting is open to the public but due to limits on space in the hall priority will be given to visiting council members (both Community and Highland Council).

Updated: 21st June - click this link for the PDF report of the meeting (including Unified Statement and full written Community Council submissions).

Thursday 12th June  - Phipps Hall, Beauly - 3 - 6.30pm

Information event for the undersea/ground cable connection from the Western Isles which will connect to the proposed Fanellan Substion.

If you cannot attend then the consultation booklet can be downloaded from SSEN here - page 4 of the PDF shows the route map section for Beauly to the new Fanellan Substation.

Second Public Consultation by EnergieKontor

Thursday 5th June 2025, 2pm -6.30pm at Kilmorack Hall

Exhibition material will be available to view on the EnergieKontor project webpage from 5th June with the opportunity to leave feedback – feedback forms should be returned no later than 3rd July 2025.