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MASTERPLAN CONSENT AREA (MCA) PROPOSAL TO IGNORE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS - HAVE YOUR SAY

On Monday 29th April, your C&DCC Members received a plea for support from our Nairn Community colleagues to try and stop the MCA Proposal that is to be discussed at the Highland Council's Economic and Infrastructure Committee on 2nd May 2024. This proposal is the Highland Council's attempt to implement the Scottish Government's move to streamline planning procedures. As you will see, their proposals will threaten communities having a say in what can be developed in their area, regardless of Local Place Plans and even the new Inner Moray Firth Development Plan!

After discussion the C&DCC has sent this open letter. Please give it your support by letting the Highland Councillors know that this proposal is unacceptable and must be postponed. Please use the links to see the detailed supporting documents.

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Dear Highland Council Economic and Infrastructure Committee Members, Black Isle Highland Councillors, our MSPs and our MP (plus anyone else who will listen to our serious concerns),

VERY HIGH PRIORITY

The Cromarty and District Community Council fully supports the Nairn Analysis and Critique content, on the Highland Council’s Masterplan Consent Area (MCA) proposals, and with their remarks in their accompanying email, namely –

"This proposed MCA paper, in one fell swoop, raises questions about the intention of Highland Council to honour the commitment it made to communities to invite and encourage them to get involved in local decision making which enables them to shape the development of land and use of buildings in the place they live and work, a long held and well publicised objective of Highland Council. 

We encourage all communities to raise this issue with their local ward members, MSPs and MPs to ensure the local democratic planning process is followed.  It is therefore, pivotal that Highland Council fully comply with the requirements enshrined in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 with regard to Local Place Plans and enable local communities to determine their place, and not to allow Highland Council Planning Officers impose MCA schemes where this is not the declared wish/priority of local communities.”

Additionally, the Cromarty and District Community Council has been involved with their and the Black Isle communities in producing a Black Isle Local Place Plan, shortly to be published, over a period of two years. It is almost beyond belief that this work by the local communities, due to be registered in September, would be completely ignored by the Highland Council, which is supposed to support local democracy. We demand that you withdraw this MCA document from consideration in its current state, and delay any further proposals until a more appropriate time.

Lastly, may we thank the Nairn LPP/CC Team for all their amazing hard, and expert, work on behalf of our communities. We are in your debt.

Yours sincerely

Cromarty & District Community Council

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BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE OF FURTHER PLANNED WORK IN CROMARTY 

THIS IS WEATHER DEPENDENT BUT WILL BE UPDATED EVERY TWO WEEKS 

HIGHLAND BROADBAND/CGU WORKS SCHEDULE @ 10th April 2024
Week Commencing		08/04/2024		15/04/2024		22/04/2024		22/04/2024		29/04/2024
Cromarty	Gang 1	Allan Square, Marine Terrace		Allan Square, Marine Terrace, Barkly Street, Bank Street		Bank Street, Barkly Street, Denoon Place		The Denny		The Denny
Cromarty	Gang 2	Big Vennel, Little Vennel, Church Street		Church Street, Forsyth Place		Forsyth Place, High Street, Gordons Lane		Braehead		Braehead

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE 

WE KNOW IT IS DISRUPTIVE BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH CGU TO LIMIT THIS

Any queries or comments. Please email us on cromartydistrictcc@gmail.com