Fairways Battery Storage Development
Latest Update (15 Nov 2024)
The Scottish Government Reporter has refused planning permission for the Battery Storage Development on Fairways Golf Course in a decision dated 13 November 2024. You can read this here.
We on the Community Council are relieved that this Green Space so heavily used by members of our community has been protected. It is also encouraging that what has been agreed and widely consulted on in the local development plan (Inverness and Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2) has been respected both by Highland Council and the Reporter.
Update:
Following the recent development in the BESS planning application, the Community Council have written a second statement on the matter. You can read the statement in full here.
Initial Press Release
The Community Council issued a press release to the media raising our concerns about the proposed battery storage development on the former Fairways golf course. You can read the full statement here and you can see the press articles below -