Cairngorm Properties’ site is on land at Knockbreck Road, near Tain’s Asda supermarket.
The development would include a mix of properties, including two-storey houses and three-storey flats.
Councillors have been asked to approve the project at a meeting next week.
The MoD was among organisations consulted due to its Tain Air Weapons Range (AWR).
The large range, next to the town on the Dornoch Firth, is used for training UK and Nato aircraft crews and also ground troops.
A birdstrike is when birds and aircraft accidently collide, killing or injuring the birds and potentially damaging the aircraft.