Inverness

Suburbs

The fastest growing city in Europe but at what price? Dubbed "Tulloch town" by critics due to that developers dominance over an ever mushrooming suburban sprawl

Ewan O'Reilly

Archie Tect is 100% correct - what has / is spoiling the city is inept planning, dire architecture and greedy developers. What is worse is that the Council and Developers appear to be in collusion with the one ensuring that the profits for the other are maximised with no thought for the future, the surroundings or the folk that live in the city. The Council should be ashamed of their dealings that are ruining the city and the once green spaces. It is a tragedy that those green spaces appear to be earmarked for huge housing developments that are of dubious or no architectural merit, are not required and only profit the developers (Tornagrain, etc.).

Anti-"New Urbanism"

What makes it prosperous? The vast amount of low paid retail jobs that have become avaliable over the last ten years? Maybe it is the huge sheds up at the Tesco extra retail park. Could it be chronic traffic congestion, also a clear sign of growth. Inverness is a joke and the more apologists we have for this provincial backwater the worse it becomes.

Leon worden

Yes the chewing gum is everywhere in Inverness. Along with Elgin the two most gummed places I have seen. When presented with an exciting development by the McGinnis Group the Inverness Councillors refused it and voted for suburbia instead.The problem isn't the planners it's philistines on the council.

James

Population-growth is not a mark of architectural merit; and the prosperity is fragile because so much employment is in the public sector, which is now being squeezed. It's true, as the pic shows, that Inverness has a great location. The sad truth is that inept planning, dire architecture and greedy developers are rapidly spoiling it.

Archie Tect

All I can see is a concrete jungle

Audrey Aitken

Danny, i assume your too narrow minded to appreciate some of the truly great architecture in the city, or the recent works to upgrade the town centre...its pig headed people spitting chewing gum etc. that ruin it if at all...as with every other city.

A Council Defender

inverness is a dirty wee toilet bowl

danny

The picture alone should disqualify Inverness from this prize. A gorgeous city - it's suburbs vary greatly depending on the area. The city grows quickly because it is prosperous.

Paul James

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