Public Asked For Views on Future of Inverness West

Residents, Community Councils and community representatives in the Inverness West Ward have the opportunity to say what they think the area should be like in the future at the Inverness West Ward Forum on Tuesday 8 September. The meeting is taking place at Kinmylies Church Hall, Kinmylies Way, Inverness, and begins at 6.30pm (doors open at 6).

There will be an opportunity to discuss how the development of very important areas of the City including the Bught, Torvean and Muirton can be brought forward. There will be a chance for anyone in attendance to have their say on the future of their Ward and Highland as a whole through an interactive discussion with members of the Development Plans Team.

Forum Chairman Alasdair Christie commented: “This is a perfect opportunity for everybody to ask questions and feed into the process of discussing the future of our ward. Development opportunities need to be evaluated in order that we extract the best proposals for Inverness West whilst protecting the area making it a good place to live and work in. I would urge everybody  with an interest to come along on Tuesday night.”

Malcolm Macleod, Development Plans Manager from the Council’s Planning and Development Service, will be attending the Ward Forum to find out what local people think the main issues are over the next 20 years will be and to explain more about how the Highland-wide Local Development Plan will be used to address these.

He said “The consultation involves collecting the views of local people who are familiar with their area, on what our policy approaches could be to the environment, woodlands, new houses, transport and many more issues. Now is the perfect time, at the very start of a Plan covering the next 20 years, for the voices of the people of Inverness West to be heard.

The new Northern Constabulary Area Commander for Inverness, Chief Inspector Andrew Maclean is also to attend to discuss issues of community safety.  There is also a 20-minute open question and answer slot. 

More information on the Highland wide Local Development Plan consultation can be found on the Highland Council website http://www.highland.gov.uk/developmentplans.htm or by contacting the Development Plans Team on (01463) 702506 or email devplans@highland.gov.uk.