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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been consulted on plans for 250 new homes in Easter Ross due to a nearby weapons range.
Developer Cairngorm Properties has proposed building the homes in Tain in six phases over about 11 years.
Highland Council officials have recommended that councillors grant the project planning permission in principle.
The MoD's main concern is around the creation of new habitats that could attract flocks of birds – a potential collision hazard to low-flying aircraft, according to a council report.
The MoD has raised no objection to the planning application after carrying out a birdstrike assessment.
It could be consulted in the future over proposed landscaping at the housing development.
