More details emerge about the 800 properties planned for the west of Inverness
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MORE detailed plans have emerged of Tulloch Homes’ plans to build 800 new homes on the outskirts of Inverness.
Last week the developer lodged a planning application for a mixture of 450 houses and flats on a site west of Tesco Ness-side, between Dores Road and the River Ness.
This week, a further two applications were lodged with Highland Council – one for 216 houses and flats on land north-west of Dores Road and another for 127 homes and flats on land south-west of Holm Woollen Mills.
Earlier this year Tulloch unveiled a £250 million masterplan to build 800 homes on the site over the next 10 years.
A spokesman for the housing developer said three different applications were required because of different land ownership but all were part of the company’s vision for Ness-side.
Work could start as early as next year if permission is granted for the new homes.
The land at Ness-side has been opened up for development by the creation of the West Link road, which will connect the Dores Road roundabout to the A82 via a new bridge over the River Ness.
The land is zoned for housing in Highland Council’s Inner Moray Firth Development Plan.
A care home, community space and mixed-use development are also proposed, while a new school could eventually be built too.
A church will also form part of the development and last week Inverness St Columba New Charge submitted a planning application for the site.
The church has been meeting weekly in local schools since 2010 – first in Holm Primary School, and then, in Drummond School, where it continues to meet every Sunday.
One of the city’s youngest churches, it has seen its congregation grow from 20 in its early days to 90 active members.
Tulloch said it was “very pleased” to be at the planning application stage.
A spokesman added the development would help address a shortfall of new homes identified for Inverness.
