Tornagrain

Tornagrain
Housing in Phase 1a
Tornagrain is located in Inverness area
Tornagrain
Tornagrain
Location within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH781502
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townInverness
Postcode districtIV2 8
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57°31′35″N 4°02′11″W / 57.52635°N 4.03636°W / 57.52635; -4.03636

Tornagrain (from the Scottish Gaelic Tòrr na Grèine meaning 'The Sunny Mound') is a hamlet and planned village in the Scottish Highlands, situated around 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Inverness. It falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain lies 1 mile (2 km) southeast of Inverness Airport, and 2 miles (3 km) east of Castle Stuart.

In 2009, the Moray Estate submitted designs to planning authorities for a new community of more than 10,000 residents near the old hamlet[1] of Tornagrain.[2] Planning permission was granted for the building of 5,000 homes in September 2012.[3] Developers claim Tornagrain is the first new town to be built in Scotland for more than 50 years.[4]

Moray Estates began building on the site in 2018, and is planning to continue until at least 2060.[5][6] The 250th home was built in 2022, and a number of small businesses such as a supermarket, café, and pharmacy had taken up residency.[7] However, concerns were raised around the provision of other key services, with a local primary school not opening until at least 2030.[8][9]

Transportation

The hamlet is served by bus.[10] In 2023, Inverness Airport railway station was completed, which lies less than 1 mile (2 km) northwest of Tornagrain.

References

  1. ^ "Tornagrain from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Tornagrain - A Planned Town for the Highlands". Moray Estates. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Tornagrain Planning permission". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Planned new Highlands town set to welcome first residents". Scottish Housing News. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Minister for Housing praises affordable homes development in Tornagrain". Inverness Courier. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ "New town of Tornagrain to grow over 60 years". BBC News. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Highland new town celebrates key milestone". Inverness Courier. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Minister for Housing praises affordable homes development in Tornagrain". Inverness Courier. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Tornagrain to miss out on new school for another eight years". Inverness Courier. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ Dougall, Emily (11 September 2018). "Stagecoach invests £1.1 million in new ADL buses for Inverness Airport". CBW. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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