The next meeting of Nairn River Community Council will take place at Nairn Community and Arts Centre at 7pm -on Wed 19th April . All local residents from the Nairn River area are welcome to come along and listen or contribute your views to relevant agenda items.

You can also email us at any time on info.nrivercc@gmail.com with any matters of local concern you would like us to follow up for you or add to our monthly agenda.

The Agenda is here and below

A Public Meeting of the

Nairn River Community Council

Nairn Community & Arts Centre

on

Wednesday, 19^th April 2023 7:00 PM

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A G E N D A            

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Possible Co-Option of new Member
5. Planning Report
6. Common Good Land Sale at Seamans Hall
7. CAB flats in King Street – bin storage area has been erected up against the Italianate building Update.
8. Twenty MPH in Nairn update.
9. Grantown Road Crossing – awaiting Survey Results
10. Vaccinations – update on any progress if possible.
11. Local Place Plan – Clarification on who is providing the Funding after receiving an update from Panning Officer  – Community Meetings / Workshops
12. Funding Opportunities
13. AOCB
14. Future meeting date.  
15. Chair closes meeting.

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Due to impending updates this Agenda is liable to change at the Chairs discretion in accordance to the SofE rules.

Proposed Meeting Dates 2022 – 2023
23/11/2022	Joint CC 20/03/2023
14/12/2022	19/04/2023
Joint 23/01/2023	17/05/2023
22/02/2023	21/06/2023

Nairn River and Nairn West and Suburban Community Councils will be holding a joint meeting on common issues for the two Nairn town communities starting at 7pm on Monday 20th March 2023 at Nairn Community and Arts Centre. The evening will start with two separate short meetings to cover routine business for individual CCs, with NWSCC going first, then NRCC, followed by a shared agenda for the joint meeting.

Agendas is posted below

Agenda for NWSCC public meeting

Agenda for NRCC public meeting

Agenda for the joint NRCC/NWSCC meeting

All local residents are welcome at the next meeting of Nairn River Community Council at the Nairn Community and Arts Centre from 7pm on 22 February 2023

The Agenda is pasted here and below. We will be reviewing for approval minutes of our last public meeting held jointly with Nairn West and Suburban CC on 23rd January 2023

You can find minutes of recent meetings of NRCC here

Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 7:00 PM

A G E N D A            

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Planning Report
5. Licensing Application for a provisional licence for Grapemonger, 106 High Street, Nairn.
6. CAB flats in King St & bin storage area erected up against the Italianate building.
7. CAB Flats official opening – 11.30am on Friday 3^rd March – nominee required
8. Queenspark Residents’ Group invitation – nominee required
9. Flats at the Manor Cawdor Road Naming decision.
10. Joint Meeting in January and another planned for March.
11. Local Place Plan.
12. Vaccination policy for Nairn.
13. Nairn Academy Stakeholder group meeting Mon 13 Feb 2023.
14. Ward Business meeting, 20 Oct 2022.
15. Flood prevention – THC has produced another paper.( extract below) It confirms that studies – already delayed – are to be carried in due course. Should the CCs be pressing harder?
16. Sculpture in the River Nairn
17. AOCB
18. Future meeting date.   
19. Chair closes meeting.

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This Agenda is liable to change at the Chair’s discretion in accordance to the SofE rules.

Nairn River CC next public meeting will be held on Wednesday at 7pm at Nairn Community And Arts Centre – all welcome

The Agenda is below

A G E N D A

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Planning Report
5. Updates from THC Members present. THC issues and consultation spending
6. Lochloy – The Burn at Burnside requires attention. Resident has contacted Springfield
7. Riverside and Seafront –updates from THC Councillors re requests for action
   •Safety/Maintenance of Paths at Harbour Street side/ Cyclists speed concerns /pedestrian safety . Harbour Street Toilet provision update . Waste issues-bins removed from Riverside Path, Harbour Street Carwash and Lochloy – general bin at swing park Meadowlea
8. Nairn Common Good – Feasibility study and Harbour Street Carwash.
9. Requests for support:
    Team Hamish – Request for support for financial assistance
    Access Panel – Request for support for financial assistance
10. New Nairn Academy – working group update
11. St Ninians Church – proposed closure in 2025.
12. AOCB –
13. Future meeting date.
14. Chair closes meeting.

Nairn Community Councils are encouraging locals to come along to a Public Meeting on 10th November 2022 at 7.30pm at Nairn Community and Arts Centre – to get started on developing a local Place Plan for Nairn.

Nairn’s Highland Councillors will be invited and there will be contributions from NICE (Nairn’s Community Development Trust), Team Hamish, key local businesses and Drew Hendry, Nairn’s Westminster MP and some ideas for regenerating Nairn’s Town Centre from local consultant Tibor Bandula.

Draft Agenda for Proposed meeting on 10 November 2022.docx

Meeting poster

The next public meeting of Nairn River Community Council will be at 7pm (note earlier start time) at Nairn Community and Arts Centre, King Street. All welcome

The Agenda is here and posted below

A G E N D A           

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Planning Report

5. A Plan for Nairn – LDP versus LPP (After receiving updates from Ward Manager (LH) & SD)

•Seek confirmation from THC LDP team that under NPF4 (new Scottish Planning Framework) Community led LPPs come first to inform wider area LDPs.

•Seek assurance that under NPF4, a Local Place Plan will be progressed for Nairn as a priority to replace current ‘old-style’ IMFLDP on the table

•CC to ask Nairnshire Committee (Nairn’s 4 new Councillors) to reject IMFLDP Nairn proposals, recently consulted on and rejected by locals as unfit for purpose.

6. Updates (or comment) from THC Members present. THC issues and consultation spending update from new Councillors include:

7. Health and Vaccination Policy in Nairn

8. Nairn as a Model for Planning and Health

9. Lochloy

• The Burn at Burnside requires attention. Resident has contacted Springfield but has not received a response.

10. Riverside and Seafront

•Safety/Maintenance of Paths at Harbour Street side

•Cyclists speed concerns /pedestrian safety

•Harbour Street Toilet provision update on FS-Case-430936914

•Waste issues-bins removed from Riverside Path, Harbour Street carwash and Lochloy.

•Playpark facilities at Riverside – progress update

11. THC New Short Term Let Licensing Scheme

12. Parking

•Motorhome charging at the Harbour (CG)and removal of equipment-FS-Case-430949325

•Parking permit spaces at Harbour for boat owners, a ‘change of use’ on CG land with no transparency, prior public consultation or impact assessment so contravene THC own rules as well as Common Good and Equalities legislation

•Propose immediate removal of all parking notices at Harbour, Maggot, Links Cumming Street till the whole Nairn CG situation is investigated and properly managed locally.

13. New Nairn Academy–public consultation and working group update-FS-Case-430957193

14. St Ninians Church – proposed closure in 2025.  Request for CC Action

15. AOCB

16. Future meeting dates.

17. Chair closes meeting.

Any Agenda is subject to change at the Chairs discretion in accordance with Community Council Scheme of Establishment rules.

Nairn River community residents are invited to the first face to face meeting of Nairn River Community Council for two years. This has been rescheduled to 21st September after the Queen’s funeral, and we have a full agenda

Agenda 21st September 2022 NRCC

A G E N D A

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Planning Report
5. A Plan for Nairn – A Local Development Plan or a Local Place Plan?
   • IMFLDP consultation findings with some Nairn comments still missing (AC)
   • Seek confirmation from THC LDP team that under NPF4 (new Scottish Planning
   Framework) Community led LPP should come first to inform wider area LDP.
   • Seek assurance that under NPF4, a Local Place Plan will be progressed for Nairn
   as a priority to replace current ‘old style’ Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan
   • CC to ask Nairnshire Committee (Nairn’s 4 new Councillors) to reject IMFLDP
   Nairn proposals, recently consulted on and rejected by locals as unfit for purpose.
6. Health – Vaccination Policy in Nairn – update
7. Energy Bills/Cost of Living Crisis – Call for Action to support Nairn households and businesses
8. Lochloy
   • Meadowlea Phase 3 Drainage / Sewerage issues
   • 20 mph speed limits in Lochloy estate
9. Riverside and Seafront
   • Safety and Maintenance of Paths at Harbour Street side
   • Cyclist speed concerns, pedestrian safety
   • Harbour Street Toilet provision update on FS-Case-430936914
   • Waste issues- bins removed from Riverside Path, Harbour Street car wash and Lochloy.
   • Play park facilities at Riverside- progress update ?
10. Parking
    • Motorhome charging at the Harbour(CG) and removal of equipment – FS-Case430949325
    • Parking permit spaces at Harbour for boat owners are another ‘change of use’ on CG
    land, with no transparency, prior public consultation or impact assessment which
    contravene THC own rules as well as Common Good and Equalities legislation
    • Propose immediate removal of all parking notices at Harbour, Maggot, Links Cumming
    Street till all Nairn CG Asset governance is reviewed and properly managed locally.
11. New Nairn Academy – public consultation and working group update – FS-Case-430957193
12. St Ninians Church – proposed closure in 2025. Request for CC Action
13. Updates (or comment) from THC Members present.
    THC issues and consultations pending update from new Councillors include:
    • Common Good consultations (Sandown/Grant St Yard/James Café)
    • ‘Library Move’ THC consultation (no report yet and not clear who is responsible)
    • Library community petition (as above – no THC response yet)
    • ‘Voluntary’ Parking Charges on CG land –legality remains in question , and report of
    summer 2021 ‘pilot’ and promised community consultation is now a year overdue.
    • Review of Ward Business Meetings and Nairnshire Committee to improve public access
    and transparency.
14. AOCB
15. Future meeting dates
16. Chair closes meeting

The above meeting due to take place on 14th September at Nairn Community and Arts Centre will be rescheduled as soon as we can after the Queen’s funeral mourning period. Watch this space for further notices.

All are welcome to our first face to face meeting since COVID.

We have a busy Agenda after the summer break

Wed 14th September 2022 Agenda ( new date will be published shortly )

A G E N D A           

1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
2. Minutes of previous meeting.
3. Treasurers Report.
4. Planning Report
   • A Plan for Nairn – LDP versus LPP  
   • IMFLDP consultation findings  with some Nairn comments still missing (AC)
   • Seek confirmation from THC LDP team that under NPF4 ( new Scottish Planning Framework) Community led LPP should come first to inform wider area LDP.
   • Seek assurance that under NPF4, a Local Place Plan will be progressed for Nairn as a priority to replace current ‘old style’ IMFLDP
   • CC to ask Nairnshire Committee (Nairn’s 4 new Councillors) to reject IMFLDP Nairn proposals, recently consulted on and rejected by locals as unfit for purpose.
5. Health – Vaccination Policy in Nairn – update
6. Energy Bills/Cost of Living Crisis – Call for Action to support Nairn households and businesses
7. Lochloy
   • Meadowlea Phase 3 Drainage / Sewerage issues
   • 20 mph speed limits in Lochloy estate
8. Riverside and Seafront
   • Safety/Maintenance of Paths at Harbour Street side
   • Cyclists speed concerns, pedestrian safety  
   • Harbour Street Toilet provision update on  FS-Case-430936914
   • Waste issues- bins removed from Riverside Path, Harbour Street car wash and Lochloy.
   • Play park facilities at Riverside progress update ?
9. Parking
   • Motorhome charging at the Harbour(CG) and removal of equipment – FS-Case-430949325
   • Parking permit spaces at Harbour for boat owners -a clear ‘change of use’ on CG land, with no transparency, prior public consultation or impact assessment. This  contravenes THC own rules as well as Common Good and Equalities legislation
   • Propose immediate removal of all parking notices at Harbour, Maggot, Links Cumming Street till all Nairn CG Asset governance  is reviewed and properly managed locally.
10. New Nairn Academy – public consultation and working group update – FS-Case-430957193
11. St Ninians Church – proposed closure in 2025.  Request for CC Action
12. Updates (or comment) from THC Members present.

THC issues and consultations pending update from new Councillors include:

• Common Good consultations (Sandown/Grant St Yard/James Café)
• ‘Library Move’ THC consultation (no report yet and not clear who is responsible)
•  Library community petition (as above – no THC response yet)
•  ‘Voluntary’ Parking Charges on CG land –legality remains in question , and report of summer 2021 ‘pilot’ and promised community consultation is now a year overdue.  
• Review of Ward Business Meetings and Nairnshire Committee to improve public access and transparency.

13. AOCB

14. Future meeting dates

15. Chair closes meeting.

Nairn Academy plans -Public Consultation events this week – 6th and 8th September

We would also like to draw Nairn River residents attention to 2 important events this week on 6th and 8th September -when Highland Council will be consulting the Nairn public on proposals for the new Nairn Academy which is currently hoped to start development at the end of 2022 and to be completed by 2025.

This is your chance to have a say before plans are finalised for a school which will provide for the next 2 or 3 generations of Nairn children. More information is below

A public consultation event, with presentations at 4:30pm and 6pm, has been arranged at Nairn Academy, Duncan Drive, Nairn IV12 4RD on 6th September 2022.

Two virtual( online) public events have also been arranged for 8th September 2022 at 2pm and 7pm. These events will be open to all members of the community; please contact the email address CLestates@highland.gov.uk to request a link to join the virtual events.

More detail of the proposed Nairn Academy redevelopment will be uploaded to the Highland Council School Estate Management webpage here :

Note (4th Sept) – the proposed school ‘plan’ which was shared last week for the first time with the ‘stakeholder group’ (attended by representatives of the two Nairn Community Councils) isn’t on there yet….so keep checking nearer the 6th September event)

AGM Agenda 22 June 2022

Last AGM Minute 2021

Ordinary Meeting Agenda 22 June 2022

Members of the Public wishing to attend the above Meeting should send an email to: nrcc.online@outlook.com including their name and postcode.

The invitations will be sent close to the meeting date.

Nairn and Nairnshire’s future is out for consultation till 17th June as part of the new Inner Moray Firth Development Plan.

A range of ‘allocated sites’ are mapped out for future development over the coming 10-20 years as the town grows further.

Please take the opportunity to have your say as a Nairn resident on this important Plan.

You can comment either via the Highland Council consultation portal or by using a ‘user friendly’ form which Nairn community councils have designed for local residents to use to comment on the key ‘allocated sites’ for development proposed for Nairn

You can download this from our website or get a hard copy from public places or by contacting your local community council ( info.nrivercc@gmail.org)

Find out more here on Nairn River CC’s Local Development Plan page