The Highland Council has been reviewing its plans for the Torvean Golf Course/Sports Hub following a series of public consultation events held in April and May of this year.

The events were held so the locals could view plans and share their thoughts on the proposals for the Inverness West Link scheme, the Torvean Golf Course/Sports Hub, and the Torvean & Ness-side Development Brief.

As a result of the review, some changes are considered significant enough to require a new 12-week period of consultation with the public, and the local authority will begin a formal Pre-Application Consultation exercise for the following revised proposed development.


A mixed use development consisting of:

(1) An 18 hole golf course, practice area, and new golf club house

(2) The formation of a 'Sports Hub', comprising sports pitches, fitness trails, car parking, and buildings to accommodate changing/shower facilities

(3) An extension to the existing Kilvean Cemetery

(4) Parkland areas, and ancillary works, all on land at Torvean, Inverness.

The mixed use development forms part of the Council's plans to reconfigure and enhance sporting and recreational facilities in this part of the City of Inverness and is related to on-going work to progress the Inverness West Link application. It will also feature within the Torvean and Ness-side Development Brief.

The proposals for the development will be displayed at a Public Exhibition. It will be held on 4 September 2013 at Kinmylies Church of Scotland from 10am until 8pm.

Representatives of the Highland Council TEC Services and Planning and Development Service will be in attendance at the event to talk through the development proposals.

(JP/MH)