To be sold off? Row erupts over common good land earmarked for development in Nairn By Donald Wilson Published: 18:01, 16 February 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Sandown Lands next to Sandown Road, Nairn. Picture: Gary Anthony. COMMON Good land on the edge of Nairn at the centre of a row between Highland Council and a local community council has now been identified as the preferred site for major expansion in the town in a new report. Just as the Nairn West and Suburban Community Council lodged their objections to the proposed marketing of the 23-hectare Sandown Lands, the publication of the proposed new Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan (IMFLDP) adds fuel to an already heated debate.