Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Nairnshire Committee will take place in the Chamber, The Courthouse, High Street, Nairn on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 10.30am.

Recording Notice: Please note this meeting will be recorded and uploaded to the Council’s YouTube channel

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

BUSINESS    

1. Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Inner Moray Firth Proposed Local Development Plan 2
Plana Leasachadh Ionadail 2 ga Mholadh airson Linne Mhoireibh A-staigh 

There is circulated Report No NC/12/22 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment & Economy.

The Committee is asked to:

i.   agree the recommended Council response to the place-specific issues relevant to this Committee area raised in representations received on the Proposed Plan as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;
ii.  note the issues raised in representations as they relate to strategic matters that may have implications for this Committee area and note the working draft response to these issues as set out in Appendix 2 to the report;
iii. agree to authorise officers to undertake the statutory and other procedures required to submit the Plan to Scottish Ministers and to progress the Plan through its examination up to but excluding the Plan’s adoption; and
iv.  agree to delegate authority the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment & Economy, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, to make any necessary Habitats Regulations Appraisal, factual or other non-material changes to Appendix 1 to the report prior to its submission to the Scottish Government.

4. Common Good 
Math Coitcheann

4.a Parking on Common Good Land
Parcadh air Talamh Maith Choitchinn

There is circulated Report No NC/13/22 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure, Environment and Economy.

The Committee is asked to:

i.  note the success of the Invitation to Pay Parking Scheme in terms of income generation for the Nairn Common Good Fund; and
ii. agree that the Invitation of Pay Parking Scheme continues in its current form at each of the three sites detailed for a further period of four years, subject to a review on an annual basis.

4.b Harbour Street Public Toilets - Feasibility Brief
Taighean-beaga Poblach Sràid a’ Chalaidh – Brath Comasachd

There is circulatedReport No NC/14/22 by the Executive Chief Officer Communities and Place.

The Committee is asked to agree the draft feasibility study brief set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

4.c Sandown Lands Community Food Growing - Feasibility Brief
Fàs Bìdh Coimhearsnachd Fearann Sandown – Brath Comasachd

There is circulated Report No NC/15/22 by the Executive Chief Officer Communities and Place.

The Committee is asked to agree:

i.  the draft feasibility study brief set out in Appendix 1 to the report; and
ii. use of £18k Nairn Common Good Fund cash reserves in 2022/23 for the costs of the feasibility study.

4.d. Nairn Common Good Fund (NCGF) 
Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Narann

There is circulated Report No NC/16/22 by the Executive Chief Officer Communities and Place.

The Committee is asked to scrutinise and note the position of the Nairn Common Good Fund as shown in the Quarter 2 Revenue Monitoring Statement against Budget for 2022/23.

5. Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for noting Minutes of Meeting of the Nairnshire Committee held on 8 August 2022 which were approved by the Council on 22 September 2022.