Nairn Matters

Just been up the High St again and dismayed at the amount of chewing-gum on the pavements. These were cleaned no so long ago and The Council do their best to keep them clean – and use our Council Tax money to do so. But I object that I should have to pay for the careless actions of litter-louts who simply don’t care about the appearance of the town.

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One of the most important documents out for discussion at present is the Highland wide Local Development Plan. In it, Highland Council set out their stall, clearly stating their preferred options for development. The Scottish Government has made certain assumptions and predictions about population growth and Highland Council is tasked with delivering a new infrastructure and extensive new housing developments.
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Public consultation event announced to update local community on Delnies development plans

The Cawdor Maintenance Trust is inviting members of the public in and around Nairn to attend a community engagement event, running over three days at the Nairn Community Centre between Wednesday 26^th and Friday 28^th August 2009 inclusive. Read full article »

This coming week the schools will be reopening so we will once more be facing the problems of all the congestion on the streets around the schools.
As we all know there are zig zag lines and single yellow lines at all schools but in Nairn these are ignored. People park all day on the lines on lodghill road which is a bus route and a school street.
I feel it is time our parking warden started giving out tickets to these people instead of just chatting to them.
We as tax payers pay for a traffic warden who does not give out tickets, not a problem.
But on the roads to the schools he has to start keeping them clear.
Regards,
A concerned Parent

A recent Nairnshire Telegraph featured a number of issues relating to the Common Good Fund and comments made by Highland Council Convenor Sandy Park.

John Hart responds as follows:

Dear Sir, — The headline “Convener opposes the idea of community groups as custodians of Common Good” (Nairnshire Telegraph July 7) unfortunately confuses two very distinct issues.

Firstly, it is not community groups, it is community councillors that should be included in the Common Good assets disposal decision making process. Read full article »

A Possible Vision for Nairn & its Town Centre

Principal Objectives

The primary objective would be to attract more visitors so that local businesses (directly) and the community (directly and indirectly) thrive. In short, to put Nairn “on the map” as a centre worth visiting and staying in.

The secondary objective (and part of achieving the primary objective) would be to remodel the eyesore that sits on the A96.

Criteria

Whatever is done needs to be sustainable and (in current and future economic climate) not reliant on state funding.
It needs to have the support of the local community.
The vision must be truly the big picture – just building a new supermarkert on the eyesore site is not going to put Nairn on the map. Read full article »

An application for Outline Planning Permission was put forward to the Planning Committee on 12th May 2009 by Deveron Highland. Andrew McCracken and David Polson, in their report to the Committee on the 12th May, recommended granting permission.  At the Hearing,  NRCG were given 4 minutes to cover the concerns of approximately 50 people and also respond to the 19 page report and recommendation from the Planning Department which they were only able to access 4 days before the hearing. Read full article »

I don’t know anyone who does not enjoy living in this part of the world. Nairn has much to commend it in terms of scenery and quality of life. But the residents of Nairn are deeply concerned about the state and appearance of a number of buildings along the A96. I refer to the Regal Cinema and Bar, Rosebank Church, the old Bus Station, the garage, the old Community Centre and adjacent buildings.
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Thanks to nairnbairn for this contribution.

“Winning battles, but losing the war: is Nairn doomed to disappear?”

Almost all residents of Nairn, whether born and bred here or more recently-arrived, believe rightly that Nairn has a unique identity and a number of attractive features – many of which are at risk through neglect or bad planning. There is wide consensus on the desirability of a bypass, for example, and on the need to deal with the problem of the “Somerfield site”. And when specific proposals surface, like Sainsburys, or Sandown, local opinion can be mobilised (though there are inevitably different views on what is, or is not, needed).
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We do have to keep a close eye on the land which belongs to us and on the Planners who are supposed to Progress the development of Nairn and its hinterland with several principles in mind.
1. supporting the viability of communities
2. developing a prosperous and vibrant local economy and
3. safeguarding and enhancing the natural and built environment.
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