Named local schemes and plans, with the responsible body and the latest stage established by the source checked. A proposal, funding announcement and completed project are different things.
Inverness city centre
Inverness Castle Experience
The former courthouse and prison has become a visitor attraction, with gardens and spaces for local visitors.
Official opening reported · evidence dated 2026-02-09
Responsible body: Highland Council; operated by High Life Highland
Latest evidence: The council records the official opening on 9 February 2026. Forecast visitors and economic benefits remain forecasts and are not counted as observed outcomes.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Ministers open Inverness Castle Experience after multi-million transformation for the Highlands →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Make reopened landmarks and parks useful for local people →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →Bught Park and Northern Meeting Park, Inverness
Bught Park and Northern Meeting Park improvements
Refurbished stands, pavilions and better facilities support sport, events and access to green space.
Refurbished parks officially reopened · evidence dated 2025-08-27
Responsible body: Highland Council
Latest evidence: The council records both parks reopening. The wider funding programme also includes an energy centre; that separate project is not marked complete on this evidence.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Official re-opening of Bught Park and Northern Meeting Park in Inverness →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Make reopened landmarks and parks useful for local people →
How to track delivery →Former college site, Harbour Road, Longman, Inverness
Harbour Road: worker accommodation and later permanent development
A former college site is intended to house construction workers first, then return to the council for permanent development. Those are separate stages with different benefits.
Purchase and lease reported complete; temporary and permanent uses planned in sequence · evidence dated 2026-04-28
Responsible body: The Highland Council, SSEN Transmission and Balfour Beatty
Latest evidence: The April announcement records planning consent and purchase in March 2026, followed by a lease in April. The initial worker-accommodation period is five years. The later council-led development is intended to include housing and commercial uses.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- More than £2.7 million capital contribution from SSEN Transmission towards purchase and development; not the full scheme cost.
- Area covered
- No verified current ward footprint is assigned. The named site or council-wide remit is not proof of benefits to every ward.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Highland Council and SSEN Transmission funding agreement for Inverness development →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Keep the route from worker housing to permanent homes visible →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →What this local evidence covers
21 of 21 wards
Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.
Read the neighbourhood evidence →3 reviewed plans and projects
3 have a source-dated stage; 1 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.
Check each project →0 verified ward links
Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.
Read the sources and limits →What is still missing
The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.
Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.
Project locations have not been matched to official ward boundaries. No ward-specific delivery claims are inferred.
Costs, funding and benefits are only reported where the selected official evidence states them; blank fields are not zero.
Harbour Road’s permanent housing numbers, tenure split, total cost and final delivery dates have not been verified. The contribution announced in April 2026 is not the total project budget.
