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Backers of planned £3m world-class climbing centre in Highland capital still reaching for success despite setback By Val Sweeney Published: 21:00, 06 March 2021
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Duncan McCallum outside the site in Lotland Street.
An ambitious project to develop a world-class climbing centre in the Highland capital is still very much alive, despite a recent setback.
The proposed £3 million Ledge Climbing Gym was dealt a blow last month when the planning application was turned down by Highland councillors.
They were acting on a report by the Health and Safety Executive which said its planned Inverness Lotland Street location next to a large fuel storage and distribution site posed an unacceptable risk.
By Val Sweeney Published: 20:30, 05 March 2021
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Duncan McCallum outside the site in Lotland Street.
An ambitious project to develop a world-class climbing centre in Inverness is still very much alive, despite a recent setback.
The proposed £3 million Ledge Climbing Gym was dealt a blow last month when the planning application was turned down by Highland councillors.
They were acting on a report by the Health and Safety Executive which said its planned Lotland Street location next to a large fuel storage and distribution site posed an unacceptable risk.
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Setback for planned world-class climbing centre in the Highlands as proposed location deemed too risky by health and safety officials By Val Sweeney Published: 12:00, 06 February 2021
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The site in Lotland Street, Inverness, has been deemed too risky for a proposed climbing centre.
Ambitious plans for a world-class climbing centre in Inverness have received a setback after the proposed location was deemed to be too risky.
The £3 million Ledge Climbing Gym was initially going to be built at Inverness Marina.
But due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic and financial uncertainty, project leaders put forward alternative plans instead to convert a warehouse in Lotland Street in the cityâs Longman Industrial Estate.