"In early August, and again today, Nairn River Community Council as
Statutory Consultee, requested that Planning Officers arrange a 'site
visit' for members of the South Planning Application Committee to give
them an opportunity to see for themselves how this proposed, newbuild
would impact on Nairn's Town Centre and the existing local Masterplan,
before they make their decision."
More on the Nairn River CC site here.
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Saturday, September 05, 2020
Community Council request planning committee site visit for controversial King Street application
Friday, September 04, 2020
Nairn County delighted with uptake of new Club 1914 loyalty scheme for fans
The Wee County social media page states
***CLUB 1914 - 50 MEMBERS***
Our new supporters' loyalty scheme, Club 1914 launched on Tuesday and we are absolutely delighted to report that within 24 hours of the launch, we have 50 members signed up.
Club 1914 rewards supporters for their loyalty with a number of members only benefits and payment milestone gifts. Members receive merchandise discounts, advanced option to purchase new shirts before general sale, breaking news notifications and free exclusive pin badges, hats, scarves and shirts after reaching each payment milestone.
For more details and to join, click on the link below:
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
Nairn County have launched a new supporters’ loyalty scheme to reward fans for their backing
Nairn County have launched a new supporters’ loyalty scheme to reward fans for their backing.
Club 1914 –named after the year the football club was founded –gives supporters all over the world the chance to make direct contributions to the running of Nairn County and in return, they will be rewarded each time they reach a payment milestone as well as receiving exclusive members’ benefits.
The idea is the brainchild of County committee member and former full back, Ali Nicol.
Ali said: “We wanted to come up with something which rewarded fans not only locally but from far and wide as well for their support of the club. We feel that the membership benefits and payment milestones offered to Club 1914 members does that.
“It gives fans the chance not only to help the club out but to get closer to the club than ever before.
“We realise that the supporters have been fantastic for us, particularly over the last few years and we wanted to reward that loyalty along the way.
“It is really quick and easy to sign up to Club 1914 and supporters can contribute as little or as much as they are comfortable with and still take advantage of all the members benefits.
“The funds raised go directly into helping the club with strengthening the playing squad and improving the facilities around Station Park, so we hope that fans feel their contributions are being put to good use.
”All members of Club 1914 receive free entry to Nairn County home friendly fixtures, 20% off club merchandise, advanced option to purchase new kits before general sale, breaking news notifications direct by email and free entry to quarterly prize draw
.As well as this, once members reach payment milestones of £50, £100, £300, £500 and £750 they will receive a free Club 1914 pin badge, woolly hat, scarf, unique Nairn County shirt and match day hospitality pass for two people respectively.
For full details and to join, visit nairncountyfc.co.uk/supporters-corner
Club 1914 is the new supporters’ membership scheme from Nairn County where fans can contribute directly to the club and earn rewards along the way.
An exciting new initiative from the Wee County
What is Club 1914?
"The Nairn County fanbase stretches the world over and we are all in it together – supporter, player and the football club.
Club 1914 is a fresh initiative which allows supporters to show their loyalty to Nairn County no matter where you are in the world and we believe that your loyalty should be rewarded.
Fans now have the opportunity to get closer to their club than ever before and receive a number of members only benefits along the way."
More information here on the Nairn County site.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
"Highland Council to construct 12 new flats and a new Citizens Advice Bureau office in Nairn"
The CAB and flats option for King Street is to go ahead then? The Press and Journal reports:
"A £3 million development will create 12 flats and a new Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) office in Nairn."
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
High Street - Sue Ryder charity shop not to reopen but M&Co Nairn not on company's hit list
A sign on the door of the Sue Ryder charity shop in Nairn. Meanwhile 47 M&Co stores are to close but the Nairn store is not on the latest hit list.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
King Street flats and CAB application - submissions to Highland Council's e-planning pages stacking up - including submission from a heritage architects firm in Edinburgh
This observer has just had a browse at the the Highland Council's e-planning pages for the King Street application file. There have been a number of submissions recently both in support and against the application and all those serious students of Nairn planning matters that have been paying attention to this matter may wish to go and read the latest material which can be found here both under the comments and documents tabs.
It will be interesting to see what attention Councillors from other parts of the Highlands will make of all this material when the decision is eventually made. It seems unfair perhaps that given there has been so much debate locally that councillors from elsewhere will be the ones that decide, but that is the nature of the Highland Council planning set-up
There are personal pleas for much needed housing and the CAB, worries about parking, more from the Community Councils and Nairn BID. One particular submission caught our attention this morning from Simpson and Brown architects, it reads:
"Mr John Sanders
Comment submitted date: Mon 20 Jul 2020
We have been
commissioned to comment on this application on behalf of the Nairn
Residents Concern Group and private individuals.
We object to this application due to the following concerns;
- that the conservation of the existing listed buildings and the stone buildings within this historic area has not been fully taken into account.
- The development could prevent or restrict the prospect of regeneration of the listed buildings on or near the site
- The design does not full respect the urban history of the site
- The proposed design is too large and high for the site and overshadows an existing listed building
- A bin store would be built against the wall of a listed building - this would damage its appearance and restrict beneficial future use
The regeneration project for central Nairn is clearly important. Regeneration of a historic urban area should start with the conservation of existing buildings of value. This must include listed buildings but should also include all stone buildings. The underuse, dereliction or demolition of these buildings would harm the historic character of the area. If these buildings are in good condition and in a sustainable use, then they enhance the character of the area in a way that no new building could achieve.
Effective and well considered planning for the regeneration of a historic area must enable a sustainable new use for the listed and other heritage buildings. A proposal which puts a further constraint on the already difficult to achieve conservation of existing buildings, is poor quality planning. We consider that it is vital that this application should include, in its design statement, an explanation of how this project aids or impedes the regeneration of the surrounding area. This should include an options appraisal for the school and police station buildings. This study should include an assessment of the possible uses of the buildings and the amenity, servicing, and parking requirements for each use. This kind of assessment is needed before the new building is designed. If the proposed building overshadows the existing buildings to the point that they could not be used for conversion to housing or offices, for instance, this consideration should guide the design to reduce overshadowing or proximity. If excavation or services trenches for the new building could also include the necessary upgrade to services for the existing buildings, then that would save money in the regeneration project overall.
The building only responds to the historic urban grain because it is a rectangular building set at right angles to the direction of the main street. In a historic context, understanding urban grain is essential before producing a design. It needs to be considerably more subtle than has been shown for this application. The ordnance survey maps of 1866 and 1904 show that the plots for houses on the High Street ran at 90 degrees to the street, as would be expected in any Scottish town. However, due to the high status of many of these houses, this grain was not particularly urban. The area around the free church and school was not developed apart from the gardens, and presumably, garden walls, until the late 19th century. For its first half century, the building would have been visible from the west and east. The development of the immediate area involved three major buildings - the Free Church of 1840, the Free Church School 1847, and the Police Station 1869-1902. This means that the two surviving buildings were two thirds of the total of the first and only generation of development of this backland to the north side of the High Street. Paramount in responding to the urban grain should be a respect paid to the surviving buildings which are now the only surviving record of this urban grain. Without them, we would have no above-ground physical record of the urban grain in this area, or of the character of development, or of the attractive sandstone used to build them.
John Sanders
Simpson & Brown Architects"
We object to this application due to the following concerns;
- that the conservation of the existing listed buildings and the stone buildings within this historic area has not been fully taken into account.
- The development could prevent or restrict the prospect of regeneration of the listed buildings on or near the site
- The design does not full respect the urban history of the site
- The proposed design is too large and high for the site and overshadows an existing listed building
- A bin store would be built against the wall of a listed building - this would damage its appearance and restrict beneficial future use
The regeneration project for central Nairn is clearly important. Regeneration of a historic urban area should start with the conservation of existing buildings of value. This must include listed buildings but should also include all stone buildings. The underuse, dereliction or demolition of these buildings would harm the historic character of the area. If these buildings are in good condition and in a sustainable use, then they enhance the character of the area in a way that no new building could achieve.
Effective and well considered planning for the regeneration of a historic area must enable a sustainable new use for the listed and other heritage buildings. A proposal which puts a further constraint on the already difficult to achieve conservation of existing buildings, is poor quality planning. We consider that it is vital that this application should include, in its design statement, an explanation of how this project aids or impedes the regeneration of the surrounding area. This should include an options appraisal for the school and police station buildings. This study should include an assessment of the possible uses of the buildings and the amenity, servicing, and parking requirements for each use. This kind of assessment is needed before the new building is designed. If the proposed building overshadows the existing buildings to the point that they could not be used for conversion to housing or offices, for instance, this consideration should guide the design to reduce overshadowing or proximity. If excavation or services trenches for the new building could also include the necessary upgrade to services for the existing buildings, then that would save money in the regeneration project overall.
The building only responds to the historic urban grain because it is a rectangular building set at right angles to the direction of the main street. In a historic context, understanding urban grain is essential before producing a design. It needs to be considerably more subtle than has been shown for this application. The ordnance survey maps of 1866 and 1904 show that the plots for houses on the High Street ran at 90 degrees to the street, as would be expected in any Scottish town. However, due to the high status of many of these houses, this grain was not particularly urban. The area around the free church and school was not developed apart from the gardens, and presumably, garden walls, until the late 19th century. For its first half century, the building would have been visible from the west and east. The development of the immediate area involved three major buildings - the Free Church of 1840, the Free Church School 1847, and the Police Station 1869-1902. This means that the two surviving buildings were two thirds of the total of the first and only generation of development of this backland to the north side of the High Street. Paramount in responding to the urban grain should be a respect paid to the surviving buildings which are now the only surviving record of this urban grain. Without them, we would have no above-ground physical record of the urban grain in this area, or of the character of development, or of the attractive sandstone used to build them.
John Sanders
Simpson & Brown Architects"
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Thursday, July 02, 2020
Nairn Beach stars in NoHumanEye video - Zombie Baby
NoHumanEye in another collaboration with local loon and filmmaker Rowen Henderson.
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