New designs lodged for planned refurbishment of the Northern Meeting Park in Inverness
New designs have been lodged for a proposed community pavilion as part of the planned refurbishment at the Northern Meeting Park in Inverness.
A public consultation began last summer when Highland Council invited people to have their say on the multi-million pound redevelopment projects at the Northern Meeting Park and Bught Park.
Amended illustrations and drawings have now lodged as part of the planning application for the refurbishment of the meeting park in Ardross Street.
The council has earmarked £5.2 million for plans which include refurbishment of the grandstand and a new pavilion with a function room, plus ground source heating.
The site was built in 1864 as the world’s first Highland Games stadium but public access remains limited most of the year round.
The Inverness Courier revealed last year that a report deemed the site failed to meet current standards in many respects and was not fit for use, while the risk of damage from fire was a major concern along with a serious outbreak of dry and wet rot in the park’s historic pavilion.
World's first Highland games stadium deemed not-fit-for-use
The council invited the public to have say on the proposed redeveloment at consultation events held last June at Canal Park in Inverness and the Cameron Youth Centre in Dalneigh.
It is part of a wider umbrella project to deliver improvements to the Northern Meeting Park, Bught Park and Inverness Castle with almost £20 million from the UK government’s Levelling Up Fund.
In all, £7.1 million has been allocated to refurbish the Bught Park Stadium grandstand, and build an interactive museum of shinty and improved infrastructure for more large-scale outdoor events – all supported by ground source heating.
