Welcome to the Tiree Community Council website
What do we do?
As a Community Council we are the first, or the grass-roots, tier of statutory representation in Scotland.
We bridge the gap between local authorities and communities, thereby ensuring that public authorities are aware of the opinions, and needs, of the Tiree community.
How do we do it?
We articulate the views and concerns of Tiree’s residents on a wide range of issues of public concern, and making representations to Argyll and Bute Council, Scottish Government and other public sector bodies within or affecting Tiree Community Council’s sphere of interest.
How do we gather the Community’s views?
Public meetings of Tiree Community Council are held regularly throughout the year, alternately in person and by Zoom. Our AGM will be held in person. You can find the digital joining details of our meetings under the ‘Meetings’ section of our website, along with the draft minutes of the previous meeting.
All members of the public are welcome.
Public meetings, and their agenda, are advertised a week in advance.
We are always happy to receive correspondence by e-mail with questions or issues to be raised.
Our website has a comments facility which requires you to register a named account to post.
We also operate a Facebook Page where routine issues are often flagged and comments can also be made there with a Facebook account.
Our public meetings are streamed on our Facebook page.
Both of these forms of comment are governed by a Moderation policy.
For those not wishing to use those mechanisms to comment on a page or a Facebook post, the option is always available to comment separately to us directly by email.
Planning Applications:
If you are interested in seeing what planning applications are currently being considered for Tiree, you can find the weekly lists of applications published here: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/planning-and-environment/weekly-list-valid-planning-applications
You can search these PDF documents (Keyboard shortcut Ctrl-F) for “Tiree” to find any application within our area.
Our Facebook Page feed:
We have just over three weeks if we want to comment on the MachairWind wind farm off Colonsay.![]()
It will certainly be visible from Caolas to Hynish. Tiree Community Council has undertaken to reflect the views of the whole community, and we have had feedback from around 15 people so far. Do contact us in the next ten days if you want your views to be included.![]()
The public consultation period is open until 15th August 2026.![]()
Or you can write directly to the Marine Directorate at: MD.MarineRenewables@gov.scot![]()
Objectors to the proposal have collected a lot of material on the Hebridean Horizon website:
www.hebrideanhorizon.co.uk/![]()
This includes a petition, which had reached 1,775 signatures as of this morning.
Protect our Islands - Object to MachairWind
www.hebrideanhorizon.co.uk
Say No to MachairWind. Our Hebridean Horizon campaign group is made up of islanders raising awareness of the MachairWind wind farm and why you should object
Delighted that the Westminster government has U-turned on its decision to cut back on reimbursements for our coastguards. This important part of the island's emergency responders deserves to be properly recognised.
Word has reached us from the Tiree Terminal Works Project Team at CMAL that the contract to 'deliver additional marshalling space, improved traffic management arrangements and a replacement terminal building' has been awarded to Mackenzie Construction Limited.![]()
Work is set to start at the end of July: 'Construction will be phased to minimise disruption, with temporary accommodation provided for ferry staff and passengers. The works should not affect the published CalMac ferry timetable.'
A warm welcome from Louise at today's re-opening of the Tiree Library.![]()
The best way to contact her, if you can't pop in, is by email at:![]()
Louise.Cooke@liveargyll.co.uk
The Tiree Library will re-open next Tuesday 14 July. The opening hours will be Tuesday 9-1 and Saturday 10-2. We welcome Louise Cook as our new Library Assistant.![]()
Please support the library as much as possible. As well as a rotating collection of books, Louise can help you get e-books, audiobooks and digital newspapers. She can help you order books from the huge Argyll Library Catalogue, including a local studies collection. Joining the library is free.![]()
When LiveArgyll, which now operates the library, surveyed Tiree a few weeks ago, there were 22 responses. The strong feeling was that the Tiree Library was a great resource. The more we use it, the stronger its position will be.
From this week's Oban Times:![]()
Argyll and Bute Council are going to consult on making Tiree a Short Term Let Control Area. Doing this would mean that house owners would have to get permission to change a house into a short-term let. Some people might say this is a bit late. The Council estimates that 42% of houses on Tiree and Coll are currently not used as the main home. The same article reports that the Council have put aside £55,000 to convert a room in the school as the new library, turning the old library building into a home once more. This has been widely trailed, but this is the first time a budget has been allocated to it.
