Scottish Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 148
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Amendment Order 2025
Made 13th May 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 15th May 2025
Coming into force 24th June 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 3(3) of schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1991 c. 40. Paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) of schedule 3 were relevantly amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) (“the 1994 Act”), schedule 13, paragraph 171. The functions of the Secretary of State under that schedule, so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
In accordance with paragraphs 1(1)(d) and 2(1)(c) of that schedule the Scottish Ministers have received an application for this Order from Highland Council.
A council constituted under section 2 of the 1994 Act.
In accordance with paragraphs 1(3) and 2(3) of that schedule the Scottish Ministers have consulted the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Amendment Order 2025 and comes into force on 24 June 2025.

Amendment of the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Order 2016
2. (1) Schedule 1 of the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Order 2016 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
S.S.I. 2016/245, amended by S.S.I. 2020/95.
(2) In paragraph 1, for “2 to 7”, substitute “2 to 27”.
(3) For paragraphs 2 to 7, substitute—

“2. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road in Inverness from a point on Glenurquhart Road 215 metres west of its junction with the circulatory carriageway of Torvean Roundabout in a generally northeasterly direction to its junction with the circulatory carriageway of Longman Roundabout on the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road, a distance of 4.75 kilometres or thereby.
3. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road in Fort William from a point on Achintore Road 2.99 kilometres or thereby southwest of its junction with the U1928 Ashburn Lane in a generally northeasterly direction to a point 357 metres or thereby northeast of the circulatory carriageway of the Road to the Isles Roundabout, a distance of 7.72 kilometres or thereby.
4. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road near Balchraggan from a point 3.61 kilometres or thereby south-west of the southernmost access to The Clansman Hotel, generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 0.97 kilometres or thereby northeast of its junction with the C1072 Abriachan to Foxhole Road, a distance of 6.97 kilometres or thereby.
5. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road near Lagnalean from a point 828 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the Dochgarroch Lock access road generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 781 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the Dochgarroch Lock access road, a distance of 1.61 kilometres or thereby.
6. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road in Fort Augustus from a point 36 metres or thereby south of its junction with the U5079 Millfield Road generally in a north, east, north and then easterly direction to a point 192 metres or thereby northeast of the Riggs Car Park entrance, a distance of 1.65 kilometres or thereby.
7. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road near Glen Coe from the centrepoint of the River Etive Bridge, generally in a westerly direction to its junction with the U1504 Old Glencoe Road, a distance of 12.71 kilometres or thereby.
8. That length of the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road near Drumnadrochit from a point 953 metres or thereby south of the southern exit to Urquhart Castle car park, generally in a north, west, north then easterly direction to a point 323 metres or thereby east of its junciton with the A831 Dumnadrochit – Cannich – Beauly Toll Road, a distance of 4.87 kilometres or thereby.
9. That length of the A86 Spean Bridge – Kingussie Trunk Road in Kingussie from a point 608 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the U2575 Dunbarry Road generally in a south-westerly direction to a point 290 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the U2529 Ardvonie Road, a distance of 1.6 kilometres or thereby.
10. That length of the A86 Spean Bridge – Kingussie Trunk Road in Newtonmore from a point 524 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the U2294 Strone Road, generally in a south-westerly direction to a point 233 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the C1135 Station Road, a distance of 2.23 kilometres or thereby.
11. That length of the A87 Invergarry – Kyle of Lochalsh – Borve – Uig Trunk Road around Broadford and Breakish from a point 608 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the C1239 Lusa – Kylerhea Road generally in a westerly direction to a point 600 metres or thereby northwest of its junction with the U5000 Broadford Industrial Estate Road, a distance of 6.85 kilometres or thereby.
12. That length of the A87 Invergarry – Kyle of Lochalsh – Borve – Uig Trunk Road near Dornie from a point 1.61 kilometres or thereby south-east of its junction with the unclassified Eilean Donan Castle Car Park access generally in a northwesterly direction to a point 1.61 kilometres or thereby north-west of its junction with the unclassified Eilean Donan Castle Car Park access, a distance of 3.22 kilometres or thereby.
13. That length of the A87 Invergarry – Kyle of Lochalsh – Borve – Uig Trunk Road around Kyle of Lochalsh and the Skye Bridge from a point 648 metres or thereby southwest of the westerly junction with the C1232 Balmacara – Erbusaig – Kyle of Lochalsh Road generally in a westerly then south westerly direction across the Skye Bridge to and including the circulatory carriageway of the Kyleakin Roundabout, a distance of 6.25 kilometres or thereby.
14. That length of the A830 Fort William – Mallaig Trunk Road in Mallaig from a point 101 metres or thereby south of its junction with the West Bay Industrial Units Road generally in a northeasterly direction to and including the circulatory carriageway of the Roundabout at the Mallaig Ferry Port entrance, a distance of 270 metres or thereby.
15. That length of the A830 Fort William – Mallaig Trunk Road in Glenfinnan from a point 2.9 kilometres or thereby south-east of its junction with the U1191 Glenfinnan Pier Road (Slatach) generally in a north-west, west then north-west direction to a point 2.22 kilometres or thereby west of its junction with the U5397 Torr An Eas, Glenfinnan Road, a distance of 6.35 kilometres or thereby.
16. That length of the A835/A893 Tore – Ullapool Trunk Road (Ben Wyvis) north of Garve from a point 1.6 kilometres or thereby south-west of its junction with the unclassified Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve Car Park access generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 1.6 kilometres or thereby north of its junction with the unclassified Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve Car Park access, a distance of 3.2 kilometres or thereby.
17. That length of the A835/A893 Tore – Ullapool Trunk Road at Corrieshalloch Gorge from a point 800 metres or thereby south-east of its junction with the A832 generally in a northwest and northerly direction to a point 1.2 kilometres or thereby north of its junction with the A832, a distance of 2 kilometres or thereby.
18. That length of the A835/A893 Tore – Ullapool Trunk Road (Rogie Falls) north of Contin from a point 1.5 kilometres or thereby south of its junction with the unclassified Rogie Falls Car Park access generally in a northwesterly direction to a point 500 metres or thereby northwest of its junction with the unclassified Rogie Falls Car Park access, a distance of 2 kilometres or thereby.
19. That length of the A835/A893 Tore – Ullapool trunk road in Ullapool from a point on the south side of the section of that road known as Shore Street 19 metres or thereby east of Mill Street westwards to a point 9 metres or thereby east of the western gable of No. 2 West Shore Street, a distance of 400 metres or thereby.
20. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road in Thurso and Scrabster from a point 126 metres or thereby south of its junction with Thurso Cemetery Road generally in a northeast, northwest and northerly direction to the Scrabster Ferry Port Entrance roundabout, a distance of 4.69 kilometres or thereby.
21. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road in Brora from a point 122 metres or thereby south of its junction with the U2894 Dudgeon Park Road generally in a northeast, east and northerly direction to a point 119 metres or thereby north of its junction with Clynelish Road, a distance of 2.18 kilometres or thereby.
22. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road in Golspie from a point 109 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the U3517 Drummuie Brae generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 142 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the East Gate Lodge access road at Dunrobin Castle, a distance of 3.95 kilometres or thereby.
23. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road in Helmsdale from a point 327 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the A897 Dunrobin Street generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 162 metres or thereby north of the northern exit from the A9 circulatory carriageway of the Navidale Roundabout, a distance of 1.66 kilometres or thereby.
24. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road in North Kessock from a point 1.3 kilometres or thereby southeast of the North Kessock on-slip road generally in a westerly direction to a point 800 metres or thereby southeast of the North Kessock on-slip road, a distance of 495 metres or thereby.
25. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness trunk road in Nairn from its junction with Wellington Road in a generally north easterly then south easterly direction to its junction with the A939, a distance of 1.27 kilometres or thereby.
26. That length of the A99 Latheron – Wick Trunk Road in Wick from a point 85 metres south of its junction with Harrow Road in a generally northerly direction to its junction with the southern kerbline of Thurso Street, a distance of 995 metres or thereby.
27. That length of the A99 Latheron – Wick Trunk Road near Ulbster from a point 500 metres or thereby southwest of its junction with the U1202 Waternan Road generally in a northeasterly direction to a point 500 metres or thereby northeast of its junction with the U1202 Waternan Road, a distance of 1 kilometre or thereby.”.

FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
13th May 2025

Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Order 2016 (“the 2016 Order”).
Article 3 of the 2016 Order designated the part of the Highland local government area specified in schedule 1 of the Order as a permitted parking area and as a special parking area in accordance with the provisions of schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1991. While the Order is in force, certain specified parking offences are decriminalised in the Highland Council area.
Paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the 2016 Order specified the whole of the Highland local government area, but excluded certain specified lengths of trunk road. The lengths of excluded trunk road are subject to the exceptions specified in remaining paragraphs of schedule 1 of the 2016 Order, with the effect of bringing those specified lengths within the designated area.
Article 2 of this Order substitutes the list of lengths of trunk road which are currently specified in paragraphs 2 to 7 of schedule 1 of the 2016 Order. The substituted list extends certain lengths of trunk road which were previously specified in the 2016 Order and adds a number of new lengths to that list. The effect of this is to extend the Highland local government area which is designated by article 3 of the 2016 Order as a permitted parking area and a special parking area.