Development guidance - Inverness City Centre Development Brief

The Inverness City Centre Development Brief promotes and guides opportunities for development, regeneration and enhancement of Inverness city centre.  It was adopted as Supplementary Guidance in February 2018 to become part of the Council’s statutory Development Plan. The Development Brief must be considered by anyone applying for planning permission for development in the city centre.

Read the brief

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.

For the draft guidance the following documents are available:

• Screening Report
• Historic Environment Scotland Response
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Response
• Scottish Natural Heritage Response
• Determination Notice
• Statement of Reasons

For the adopted guidance the following documents are also available:

• Screening Report
• Historic Scotland Response
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Response
• Scottish Natural Heritage Response
• Determination Notice and Statement of Reasons

Habitats Regulations Appraisal

The draft guidance was the subject of a Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) in respect of European conservation site interests. Read the HRA Record.

The adopted guidance was also the subject of HRA prior to its statutory adoption. Read the adopted HRA Record.

Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA)

Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) screening was undertaken for the draft guidance which determined that a full EqIA will not be required. Read the EQIA Screening Report.