5 industrial units earmarked for former site of Inverness landscaping business under plans lodged with Highland Council
A vacant industrial site in Inverness which once housed a landscaping firm could be transformed into a base for five businesses under plans submitted to Highland Council.
The site at 17 Longman Drive, which was the former home of Brandon Landscaping & Fencing before it relocated to a site near Kirkhill, is currently sitting empty.
A separate planning application to demolish all of the existing buildings on the site was lodged with Highland Council last month.
At the time the applicants, Spey Valley Hire Centre, said in supporting documents that "the buildings are in a poor state of repair and of inferior construction, rendering them unfit for reuse".
Drawings accompanying that application explained that as well as all containers also being removed and buildings demolished, "areas of hardstanding [will be] broken out [and] railings dividing the site removed" and the site's grounds would then be compacted "ready for future development".
The nature of that development has now been revealed.
If approved a building large enough to house five industrial units would be erected which would accommodate a mix of businesses - ranging from potential offices, and research and development, through light or general industry, to storage or distribution.
In all there would be more than 850 square metres of floor space between the units, of which 837 square metres would be lettable.
The footprint of the site would also be extended southward, with the additional space freed up providing sufficient room for five new storage compounds.
Drawings submitted with the application also show space for 27 car parking spots in front of the units, three further electric vehicle charging spots, a loading/unloading area, and turning circle large enough for articulated lorries.
