NIGG DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN AND APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT- FINALISED VERSIONS
Finalised versions of the Nigg Development Masterplan and Appropriate Assessment are being submitted to the Highland Council's Planning, Environment and Development Committee on Wednesday 18th November for approval and adoption. The Nigg Development Masterplan will be adopted as supplementary guidance to the Local Development Plan. The Masterplan is also intended to inform and provide the rationale that underpins a Compulsory Purchase Order should the Highland Council, as a last resort, require to follow that procedure to enable the site to be brought back into economic use.
Nigg is the only large-scale industrial site that has the potential to be used as a flexible multi-user engineering and processing complex capable of serving a wide range of industrial uses. To assist in potentially unlocking the site for development, Highlands & Islands Enterprise in conjunction with the Highland Council commissioned Consultants (Halcrow & Mackay Consultants) to prepare a Development Masterplan for the site.
The purpose of the Development Masterplan is to outline a ‘vision’ and feasible options for the development of Nigg. Its aim is to maximize the site’s strategic development potential and employment opportunities over the next 15 to 20 years.
The documents are available here to read or download to print-