Non-statutory planning guidance

Town centre regeneration

We have town centre action plans for Tain, Nairn and Fort William. We use these plans when we make planning decisions.

We worked with local people and local businesses to shape each plan. We held workshops in each town in April and May 2014, with support from the Scottish Government.

The plans set out what we can do to help town centres become more active, attractive and easy to move around. This includes:

  • improving the environment
  • making better use of land and buildings
  • improving access and movement

Action plans

Use these links to read the full set of documents for each town. Each are includes:

  • the town centre action plan
  • consultation feedback
  • workshop material
  • workshop leaflet
  • draft plan documents

Tain Town Centre Action Plan documents 

Nairn Community Town Centre Plan documents 

Fort William Town Centre Action Plan documents 


Adoption of the Town Centre Action Plans

The finalised plans, along with responses to comments on each draft, were agreed by the following Council Area Committees:

  • Fort William Town Centre Action Plan: Lochaber Area Committee, 25 August 2015
  • Nairn Community Town Centre Plan: Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee, 23 September 2015
  • Tain Town Centre Action Plan: Skye, Ross and Cromarty Area Committee, 18 November 2015

Strategic Environmental Assessment

As with all plans, policies and strategies, this non-statutory planning guidance has undergone a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to evaluate potential environmental impacts.

The following documents are available:

Page last modified: 30 January 2026