As we develop the Local Place Plan for Nairnshire, we are obliged to respond and refer to the Local Development Plan: Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2, Plan as Submitted to Scottish Ministers for consultation, 25th March 2023
References herein, and within the links hereto, refer to this publication.
You should also consider the National Planning Framework 4.
Nairn
Nairn is classified as a Tier 1 settlement, with a Strategic Scale of Growth, with a Most Sustainable status, amongst other Tier 1 settlements, such as Inverness, Alness, Beauty, Dingwall, and others.
There are 7 distinct land allocations made for Nairn within IMFLDP2. These are:
NA01 Achareidh
NA02 Former Showfield East
NA03 Nairn Town Centre
NA04 Sandown
NA05 Nairn East
NA06 East of the Retail Park
NA07 Sawmill Expansion
Croy
Croy is classified as a Tier 3 settlement, with a Local Scale of Growth and a Partially Sustainable status amongst other Tier 3 settlements, such as Auldearn, Avoch, Strathpeffer, and others.
Within Croy, there are 2 distinct land allocations. These are:
CR01 West of Primary School
CR02 North West of Primary School
Cawdor
Cawdor is identified as a growing settlement within the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2. This is classified for “”Infill” only”, “Bolstering the smallest established rural communities”. Reference Table 2 Settlement Hierarchy, Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2, published for consultation 25th March 2023. You can find out more here:
Placemaking Priorities 39 Cawdor
Auldearn
Audlearn is classified as a Tier 3 settlement, with a Local Scale of Growth and a Partially Sustainable status amongst other Tier 3 settlements, such as Croy, Fortrose, Tomatin, and others.
Within Auldearn, there is a single land allocation made:
Each of the above Land Allocations are clickable links to individual summaries.
Your Thoughts
The success of the Nairnshire Local Place Plan is entirely based on our collective wants and ambitions for Nairnshire over the next 10 years and beyond. Without your input, the Nairnshire Local Place Plan and the wider Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan will fail to deliver the Nairnshire that the community wants.
Don’t miss your opportunity to contribute. You can contact us directly at lpp@nicenairn.org.uk, or leave your comments below.