Nairn River CC next meeting August 23rd at 7pm

The next meeting of Nairn River community council will be held in public at Nairn Community and Arts Centre on Wednesday 23rd August at 7pm -All welcome to attend

The Agenda is here and posted below

NAIRN RIVER COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

Comhairle Coimhearsnachd Abhainn Narann

A Public Meeting of the

Nairn River Community Council

Nairn Community & Arts Centre

on

Wednesday, 23rd August 2023 at 7pm

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A G E N D A            

  1. Members Present, Apologies and Declarations of Interest.
  2. Minutes of previous meeting.
  3. Treasurer’s Report.
  4. Planning Report
  5. Tribute to Winnie Ewing
  6. Co-Option of Associate Member to work on the LPP and with Scottish Reporter
  7. Local Place Planning – Update

 – IMFLDP Further Information Request from SG Reporter

 – LPP support personnel.

  1. Nairn Academy Stakeholder group update
  2. Updates from Ward Councillors/Nairnshire Committee, to include progress on Common Good Officer appointment and inception of Nairn CG Engagement Group
  3. Hire of Wallace Bandstand on Games Day to include ex-pats if required.
  4. Grass cutting – verges on the Riverside path between  Bailey Bridge and Merryton Bridge on Harbour Street side.
  5. Maggot Path. Gentleman injured on tripping hazard – fault raised –  FS-Case-538862812
  6. Twenty MPH project in Nairn.
  7. Grantown Road Crossing – Update.
  8. Cycle Path at the Harbour
  9. Reports
  10. AOCB
  11. Future meeting date.    
  12. 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
2023
19th July18th October
23rd August15th November
20th SeptemberCC Elections – December

Nairn River Community Council AGM and Public meeting – 14th June 2023 -7pm all welcome

Nairn River Community Council will be holding its Annual General Meeting on 14th June 2023 at 7pm at Nairn Community and Arts Centre, King Street Nairn

This will be followed by a public meeting. All welcome to both meetings

Agendas are below

NRCC AGM Agenda 14 June 2023

  1. Members Present and apologies.
  2. Declarations of Interest.
  3. Minutes of previous AGM
  4. Chairpersons Annual Report
  5. Treasurers Annual Report
  6. Demit of office bearers and election of office bearers
  7. Proposed dates for Ordinary Meetings
  8. Provisional Date of next AGM

NRCC Public Meeting Agenda 14 June 2023

NAIRN RIVER COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
Comhairle Coimhearsnachd Abhainn Narann

A Public Meeting of the
Nairn River Community Council
Nairn Community & Arts Centre

on

Wednesday, 14 th June 2023 asap after the AGM

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. Local Place Plan – Update on resourcing/funding bids
  6. Further Information Request re IMFLDP from Scot Gov Reporter
  7. Nairn Common Good Officer – Advert published on myjobsscotland on 30 May – part time 17.5 hours weekly.
  8. Hire of Wallace Bandstand on Games Day for community engagement to also be meeting place for ex-pats if required.
  9. Update on Nairn Strategy Event No 2 (hosted by Douglas Westwater of Community Enterprise)
  10. Grass cutting – Verge cutting on the Riverside path between the Bailey bridge and
    the Merryton bridge on Harbour Street side.
  11. RingFenced fund for LPP – Beneficial to transfer to NICE?
  12. Grantown Road Crossing – Update.
  13. McDermotts Memorial – no further updates yet
  14. AOCB
  15. Future meeting date.
  16. Chair closes meeting.

NRCC Public Meeting Wed 17 May 2023

RIVER COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
Comhairle Coimhearsnachd Abhainn Narann

A Public Meeting of the
Nairn River Community Council
Nairn Community & Arts Centre

on

Wednesday, 17 th May 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. Local Place Plan – Update
  5. Railway Station – renewal of the Victorian pedestrian bridge.
  6. Planning Report
  7. Proposed McDermotts Memorial on CG Land
  8. Common Good and Common Good Land Sale at Seamans Hall – Update
  9. CAB flats in King Street – bin storage area has been erected up against the Italianate
    building – Update.
  10. Twenty MPH in Nairn update – Update
  11. Grantown Road Crossing – Update
  12. AOCB
  13. Future meeting date – AGM 21st June.
  14. Chair closes meeting.

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This Agenda is liable to change at the Chair’s discretion in accordance with Community Council Scheme of Establishment rules.

NRCC Public Meeting Wed 19 April 7pm

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, 19th 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
23/11/2022Joint CC 20/03/2023
14/12/202219/04/2023
Joint 23/01/202317/05/2023
22/02/202321/06/2023

NRCC Joint Public Meeting with NWSCC Mon 20th March 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

NRCC Public Meeting Wed 22 Feb 2023 7pm Nairn Community and Arts Centre

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 3rd 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.

NRCC Public Meeting Wed 23 Nov at 7 Nairn Community and Arts Centre

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.

A Local Place Plan for Nairn Public Meeting 10 November at Community Centre 7 30

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

Nairn River CC public meeting Wed 19th Oct 7pm Community and Arts Centre

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.

New date for Nairn River CC meeting 21 Sept 7.30 Community & Arts Centre

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