Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee noted the allocation of invitation to pay parking income from Ardvonie car park, Kingussie and the Village car park, Grantown on Spey to the respective local Common Good Funds. The land for both car parks was identified as Common Good assets in late 2025/26.
Since the 'invitation to pay' scheme was introduced in 2023, the total income generated for the Kingussie Common Good and Grantown on Spey Common Good funds, after operational costs, has amounted to £8,477. This includes £3,542 from Ardvonie Carpark in Kingussie and £4,935 from Village Carpark in Grantown on Spey.
Committee Chair, Councillor Russell Jones, welcomed the confirmation of rightful land ownership and income allocation. He stated, “Members welcome that the matter of rightful land ownership and income to the Common Good Funds has been confirmed and that arrangements are now in place to allocate parking income to the correct funds. The invitation to pay scheme has been successfully running for three years now and I’m pleased to see the scheme continuing to generate income that can be invested locally through clear arrangements. All future Badenoch and Strathspey parking income will be reinvested in local and area-wide projects aligned with the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Place Plan, using established Ward Discretionary Fund governance arrangements.”
Members also noted other income generated from pay and display and 'invitation to pay' car parks managed by Highland Council in Badenoch and Strathspey, amounting to £12,717 earmarked for the area in 2025/26. This funding will support key local priorities outlined in the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Place Plan, with 50% allocated to projects near the generating car park and the remaining 50% to projects throughout the wider Badenoch and Strathspey Ward area.
Funding requests will follow the same process as Ward Discretionary Fund applications.
