Draft Minutes of Joint Community Councils Meeting 20 March 2023

Added by NWSCC at 14:57 on 11 April 2023

The draft minutes of the joint Nairn West & Suburban and River CCs meeting held on 20 March 2023 are found here. Topics included Local Place Plan planning, a discussion on the Ombudsman Report on The Town Centre CAB building, the on-going issue with parking at the harbour and the NWSCC complaint...

Letter of Complaint on Harbour Permits and Motorhome Parking

Added by NWSCC at 10:49 on 15 March 2023

Further to the public attention drawn to the Harbour Street parking permit scheme (link to Inverness Courier article here), NWSCC submitted a formal complaint to the Chief Executive and Head of Legal Services of The Highland Council requesting that the permit spaces and also provision for motorhome ...

Agendas for NWSCC Ordinary Meeting and Joint CCs Meeting 20 March 2023

Added by NWSCC at 10:35 on 15 March 2023

There will be a joint NWSCC and NRCC meeting on 20 March 2023 at 7pm at the Community Centre. The agendas for the preceding short ordinary and joint meetings are here and here.

Draft Minutes of NWSCC Ordinary Meeting 27 February 2023

Added by NWSCC at 20:52 on 13 March 2023

The Minutes of the last NWSCC meeting are linked here. In a wide-ranging discussion, items included general concerns raised about the future for the new Academy and Nairn by-pass, where funding is still not decided, the Councillors were informed of the CC's exchange of correspondence with THC in...

Highland Council Consultation on Grant St. Yard Site Owned by Nairn Common Good

Added by NWSCC at 13:42 on 16 February 2023

The Highland Council is conducting a 2nd consultation, deadline for responses 17 March 2023, on the future of Nairn Common Good land in Grant Street opposite the old Links School, currently set up as a workshop and yard. A useful source for information is Councillor Oldham's Week 37 Substack mes...

Draft Minutes of Ordinary and Joint CC Meetings 23 January 2023

Added by NWSCC at 08:30 on 07 February 2023

The NWSCC-version draft minutes of the joint Nairn West & Suburban and Nairn River CCs meeting are linked here. Encouragingly in front of all four Nairn Councillors who had earlier attended the Nairnshire Area Committee Meeting (link to video of meeting here), a wide range of topics were covere...

NWSCC Commentary on Selection of Opportunity Cromarty Firth as a Green Freeport

Added by NWSCC at 16:45 on 24 January 2023

It was recently announced that one of the two new freeports and enterprise zones in Scotland is to be at the Cromarty Firth. The decision is likely to be a game-changer for the Inner Moray Firth region. For Nairn, it may bring some major threats and challenges. It will also, we hope, bring opportuni...

Draft Minutes of 28 November 2022 Meeting

Added by NWSCC at 10:28 on 09 January 2023

The draft minutes of the last NWSCC meeting are linked here. A wide range of topics were covered. There was discussion on the approval of the IMFLDP for Nairn at the Nairnshire Area Committee Meeting (link to video of meeting here), Local Place Plan planning and Common Good issues such as the harbou...

Draft Minutes of 31 October NWSCC Meeting

Added by NWSCC at 12:37 on 22 November 2022

The draft minutes of the last NWSCC meeting are linked here. There was an extensive discussion on planning matters, including the IMFLDP.

Local Place Plan Meeting - Presentation and NWSCC Chair Comments

Added by NWSCC at 12:44 on 14 November 2022

The Local Place Plan meeting, "A Deliverable Vision for Nairn", on 10 November was attended by around 130 people. Reporting on the meeting in an email to local Councillors, NWSCC Chairman said, "We all agreed that Nairnshire has vast potential with a lot of untapped resources and that...