Fort William Town Centre Masterplan and Deliverability Framework
As part of the FW2040 Vision, work is underway on a project to develop a dedicated Masterplan and Deliverability Framework for the regeneration of Fort William town centre.
Commissioned in partnership by the Highland Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce in August 2023, Threesixty Architecture have developed a draft Masterplan for Fort William Town Centre. The Masterplan is based on planning policy, local strategies, and guidance, informed by discussions with a range of key stakeholders and organisations. It was presented at a one-day public event at the Nevis Centre in November 2023 and the current working draft was produced in January 2024.
View the draft fort william town centre masterplan (main document)
View the draft fort william town centre masterplan (appendices)
The Masterplan offers a vision which shows more town centre residential accommodation, an improved night-time economy, greater green space, new retail, culture, and leisure uses, and a shift in the relationship between the town centre of Fort William, the A82, and the waterfront by focusing on many sites throughout the town centre.
The Masterplan is illustrative, its purpose is to set out ideas and options as to how Fort William could develop, with the ambition being to transform the town centre into a vibrant, textured, varied, safe and inclusive place to live, work and play.