How Grow Nairn Supports Nairn’s Local Place Plan
A project rooted in community priorities
Grow Nairn’s proposed community market garden directly reflects many of the priorities set out in the Nairnshire Local Place Plan. The project has been designed to contribute to the town’s long-term economic, social, and environmental goals.
We've set out several ways that our project aligns with Nairnshire's LPP for the betterment of our community.
Local Place Plan priority -
Promoting sustainability, resilience, environmental stewardship, and sustaining population.
Why this matters -
The Local Place Plan emphasises sustainable land management and resilience. A community market garden represents a practical, locally delivered model of both.
Local Place Plan priority -
Creating conditions for business growth, employment, and enterprise.
Why this matters -
The Local Place Plan highlights the need to expand local employment opportunities and support community enterprises. Grow Nairn is structured as a social enterprise delivering both.
Local Place Plan priority -
Enhancing green spaces for recreation, biodiversity, and community wellbeing.
Why this matters -
The Local Place Plan positions green space as central to health, connection, biodiversity, and local identity.
A community market garden supports all four.
Local Place Plan priority -
Revitalising town and village centres and sustaining local facilities.
Why this matters -
Thriving local supply chains help sustain town centre businesses and strengthen the local economy.
Local Place Plan priority -
Improving transport infrastructure and connectivity.
Why this matters -
Local food production and access reduce reliance on longer journeys, aligning with sustainable transport ambitions.
Grow Nairn’s contribution:
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Bringing 4 hectares of Common Good land into productive, regenerative use for the community
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Increasing local food resilience through community-based production
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Supporting climate-conscious land management, including:
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Composting and soil building
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Tree planting
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Orchard creation
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Producing food locally to help shorten supply chains and reduce reliance on long-distance imports
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Providing a visible example of community-led climate adaptation
Grow Nairn’s contribution:
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Creation of new local jobs
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Volunteer opportunities supporting skills development
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Providing horticultural training and learning pathways
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Supporting employability for young people and adults
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Stimulating the local circular economy through:
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Veg box subscriptions
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Sales to local businesses and restaurants
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Grow Nairn’s contribution:
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Increasing access to a shared, food-growing green space
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Creating new orchard and woodland planting
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Enhancing biodiversity and habitat value
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Providing opportunities for:
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Outdoor volunteering
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Community activities
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Wellbeing benefits
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Complementing the neighbouring Sandown Allotments
Grow Nairn’s contribution:
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Supplying fresh local produce to hospitality businesses
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Supporting a stronger local food culture
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Helping reinforce Nairn’s identity as a sustainable, locally connected town
Grow Nairn’s contribution:
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Encouraging residents to source food locally
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Supporting shorter, more sustainable journeys
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Offering potential to integrate with future active travel links to Sandown
Sustainability, resilience & environmental stewardship
Jobs, enterprise & skills
Green space, nature & wellbeing
Town centre vitality & local economy
Transport & local accessibility
Get in touch
Send your questions, suggestions and feedback to the Grow Nairn team