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Argyll and Bute Council · 26 March 2026
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Argyll and Bute Council
Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid 
Executive Director:  Douglas Hendry 
Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT
Tel:  01546 605522  Fax:  01546 604435
DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD 
19 March 2026 
A meeting of the ARGYLL ISLANDS SOUNDING BOARD will be held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS
on THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026 at 2:00 PM, which you are requested to attend. 
Douglas Hendry
Executive Director 
BUSINESS 
1. APOLOGIES 
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING OF THE ARGYLL ISLANDS SOUNDING
BOARD, HELD ON 11 NOVEMBER 2025 (Pages 3 - 6) 
4. A NEW NATIONAL ISLANDS PLAN FOR SCOTLAND (Pages 7 - 14)  
Presentation by the Scottish Government Islands Team 
5. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UPDATE 
Please follow the link Consultations | Argyll and Bute Council to find details of
consultations that are open and those that have taken place within the last 6 months,
including on the islands. 
6. TRANSPORT UPDATE - ISLANDS FOCUS 
(a) Piers and Harbours - Marine Works Update (Pages 15 - 20)   
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and
Infrastructure  
(b) Strategic Transportation and Digital Update (Pages 21 - 36)   
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and
Economic Growth  
(c) RIS Update (Pages 37 - 42)   
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and
Infrastructure 
7. HOUSING SERVICE UPDATE (Pages 43 - 48)  
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic
Growth
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8. ISLANDS FUNDING UPDATE (Pages 49 - 56)  
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic
Growth 
9. ANY OTHER COMPETENT BUSINESS 
10. DATE OF NEXT MEETING 
Argyll Islands Sounding Board 
Contact: Lynsey Innis, Committee and Democratic Services Officer  Tel:  01546 604338

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