City members support West Link development

Members of The Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have supported the Council’s review of its plans for the Inverness West Link scheme as well as the Sports Hub/Torvean Golf Course.

The Highland Council undertook a major consultation with the public and listened to comments made by sporting groups and individual members of the public in updating plans for the two major projects to the west of Inverness.  Over 500 people attended consultation events held in April and May.

Progress on the developments was reported to the City of Inverness Area Committee today (12 August) at Inverness Town House and members:

Changes will be presented to the next full council meeting on Thursday 5 September for approval, paving the way for early submission of a planning application for the road.

Enhancements made to the Sports Hub/Golf Course and its boundaries following feedback from the public are deemed significant enough to require a new 12-week period of consultation with the public.  The development brief has been changed to incorporate:

It is proposed to seek planning permission for the Sports Hub/Golf Course in mid-November, with consideration of the application expected by March 2014.

The Council is eager to stress that the revised timescale for presenting the planning applications should not affect the proposed start date of the West Link of 2015.

City of Inverness Area Committee Leader Councillor Ian Brown said: “The West Link developments will hugely improve traffic flow, open up development and maximise sporting and recreational facilities for the people of Inverness. The investment the Council has committed to Inverness demonstrates the huge importance of the city to the economy and wellbeing of the Highlands.”

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