Interesting document that is rearranging Nairn streets and costs more than Nairn has received in many years. It is a conglomeration of plans from 2010 and 2021 that THC may have seen fit to rejuvenate in light of the recent Community Led Local Place Plan being such a success. Take a look at what was coming our way. There are some links in the document for you to explore – First link below. Then we come to IMFLDP2 published in September 2024 – NRCC are not saying we disagree with the plan in any way – NRCC were elected in November 2022 and have never been consulted on these plans as they now exist. Basically it seem that THC has taken the 2010/2021 plan and dumped it wholesale into the IMFLDP2.
Nairn Active Travel MasterPlan
IMFLDP2 Delivery Programme September 2024
Quote from NATMP: Nairn is a key service area within the IMF and has significant housing allocation of around 2,500 new homes between 2011 and 2031.
NATMP – A Bus gate to prevent vehicles from accessing the High Street,with the exception of blue badge holders, emergency vehicles and servicing. IMFLDP2 – Action 6 – Bus Gate on High Street between Gordon Street and Leopold Street (0.37km). Bus gate to prevent vehicles accessing the High Street, with the exception of blue badge holders, emergency vehicles and servicing
NATMP – One-way vehicle movements on Mill Road to allow for segregated active travel infrastructure where possible, including safe crossing points at desire lines. Link to the
train station from Mill Road via George Street. Potential to extend if alternative development sites come forward. It is proposed that a high quality active travel route with one-way vehicle movements and safe crossing points is provided, which begins along Church Street and continues along Mill Road. This route should be high quality, segregated active travel infrastructure where feasible. There is an additional section along George Street proposed for this action, which would provide active travel access to Nairn Rail Station. IMFLDP2 – Action 7 – One way high quality active travel route on Mill Road. Mill Road, between the High Street and B9090, and George Street to provide link to the train station (1km). One-way vehicle movements on Mill Road to allow for segregated active travel infrastructure where possible, including safe crossing points at desire lines. Link to the train station from Mill Road via George Street.
Mill Road to be one-way but no ‘ordinary’ vehicles on High Street. Interesting for those of us who live on or near Church Street. Vehicles could travel into Church Street (or is it out) but could not travel back out (or is it in).
Lochloy Active Travel Bridge – that old chestnut that the residents of Lochloy rejected – is on the plan… again. NATMP – Enhancement of active travel connections between Lochloy and the rest of Nairn, including potential active travel Bridge over railway line, between Lochloy and Balmakeith Business Park. IMFLDP2 Enhancement of active travel connections between Lochloy and the rest of Nairn, including potential active travel Bridge over railway line, between Lochloy and Balmakeith Business Park
Nairn River Community Council 
So heartbroken to read there will be no vehicular bridge over the railway line for traffic heading East from Lochloy. Utter disbelief the developers got away with changing original plans because of their greed to build more & obviously having no consciousness of the impact caused to people living, working & travelling in & out of Nairn. Members of THC & developers should hang their heads in shame. Greed is a horrible addiction.
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