Cameron Barracks Cancelled/never opened
Barracks · Inverness, HighlandThe Home Office told Highland Council in October 2025 it planned to house up to 300 adult men here, but the plan was dropped in 2026 amid HMO licensing disputes; the site never opened.
Status
Cancelled/never opened
Capacity
300
Closed
2026-06
Nearby schools
England schools register (DfE) only; not available for this nation.
Straight-line distances to open schools in the DfE Get Information About Schools register, shown as objective context. In 2026 the government said asylum accommodation should not be sited close to schools and nurseries; that guidance names no official distance, so these figures are not a measure against any threshold.
Local asylum coverage
- Inverness barracks asylum seeker plan dropped, says MP
- UK: Further delays in using Cameron Barracks to house asylum seekers
- Home Office slammed for ‘secrecy’ and ‘poor communication’ as Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans axed
- Fresh clarity call over Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans
- Scottish Government questioned on Westminster contacts over Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plan
- Home Office 'scraps' Cameron Barracks asylum seeker accommodation plans
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.