Inshes and Raigmore development brief - Development guidance

We have prepared a development brief for the Inshes and Raigmore area of Inverness. It guides how the area should grow and helps us make planning decisions. It was adopted in February 2015 and now has the same status as the development plan.

You can download all documents for this project in one place.

Inshes and Raigmore Development Brief documents

What the brief aims to do

The brief aims to guide how the area develops over time.

It sets out how we plan to:

• increase space on the local transport network so it can cope with future growth, including Inshes Junction Improvements Phase 2
• reduce flood risk from the Dell Burn
• link with Transport Scotland’s A9 and A96 connections study
• make it easier to walk, cycle and use public transport
• improve green networks
• complete the current Inshes Retail Park
• support a planned and sustainable expansion of Inshes Retail Park
• enable business development on land south of Police Scotland

You can read more detail in the document pack.

Area covered

The brief covers the following places in the Highlands:

• Raigmore Hospital campus
• Beechwood Business Park
• Inshes Retail Park
• Police Scotland offices

How the brief was prepared

This section explains how we developed the brief and how people took part.

Issues and options consultation (May to July 2014)

We held an early consultation from 30 May to 31 July 2014. We asked for views on development opportunities and transport needs in the Inshes and Raigmore area.

You can find the following in the document pack:

• the project booklet, including information on Inshes Junction Improvements Phase 2
• comments we received
• our summary of these comments and how we responded

Comments linked to Inshes Junction Improvements Phase 2 will be considered at the next design stage. This will follow Transport Scotland’s preferred route decision for the A9 and A96 connections study.

Draft brief consultation (September to October 2014)

We consulted on a draft version of the development brief from 15 September to 27 October 2014. We used comments from this consultation and the earlier work to shape the final brief.

The City of Inverness Area Committee agreed the final brief and the responses to comments on 2 December 2014. We then began the statutory adoption process and sent the brief to Scottish Ministers.

Adoption of the brief

The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee adopted the final brief on 18 February 2015.

All documents and supporting information are included in the full document pack.

As with all plans, policies and strategies we produce, the supplementary guidance has been subject to a strategic environmental assessment to assess the level of significance of any environmental impacts.