The building is to be developed on a site between Longman Road and Burnett Road to the north of Burnett Road Police Station.
The new centre would allow the courts service to move out of historic Inverness Castle.
The Scottish government is to fund the construction of the new two-storey Inverness Justice Centre.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has proposed that the centre has six courtrooms.
It would also have facilities available for supporting and advising victims and witnesses of domestic abuse, sexual violence and provide "an environment for problem solving approaches" to help reduce re-offending and child abuse.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has said the centre would be an important development for the city and the wider Highlands area.

According to reports, South Korea sports minister Do Jong-hwan said North Korea could host some skiing events.
He also said the countries may enter a combined ice hockey team.
"We are happy to discuss his ideas. The Olympic movement is always about building bridges, never about erecting walls," said an IOC spokesperson.
"We are looking at the comments of the new minister of sport, culture and tourism with great interest."
The Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will take place from 9-25 February.
In comments reported by the Korea Herald, Do suggested the North and South could enter one women's ice hockey team, helping to make Pyeongchang a "peace Olympics".
He said he would discuss co-hosting at the Masikryong ski resort with Jang Woong, North Korea's delegate to the IOC.
Earlier this month, South Korea's new president Moon Jae-in said North Korea could be part of a bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup across north-east Asia.
Moon, the son of refugees from North Korea, advocates greater dialogue with their neighbours.

He faced questions from MPs as the UK government published a White Paper, setting out its approach on Brexit.
It lays out 12 "principles" including migration control, free trade and "taking control of our own laws".
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said her party would do everything it could to prevent the damage of a "hard Brexit".
As the White Paper was unveiled, Montgomeryshire Conservative MP Glyn Davies asked Mr Davis for assurances that Welsh interests would be considered.
Putting the question, Mr Davies said: "In the interests' of UK unity, Wales' interests must be taken into account, including discussion of this white paper.
"Can you guarantee the involvement of Wales and continue to feature in all of our discussions, accepting of course that there can be no veto?"
The minister told him: "You are absolutely right and that's been the approach we've taken.
"We've had a number of meetings of the joint ministerial committee, two of them chaired by the prime minister, three of them chaired by me.
"We've been to Wales to see the Welsh Government to talk about some of these issues.
"The minister of state [David Jones] is appearing before the Welsh committee shortly on February 14.
"So we are taking the interests of Wales extremely seriously, and we will operate this negotiation so that no part of the United Kingdom loses. That's the aim."
Mr Davis was also challenged by Bridgend Labour MP Madeleine Moon to guarantee tariff-free access to European markets for car workers in Bridgend and steel workers in south Wales.
He told her that EU countries exported more to the UK than the UK exported to them, "so they clearly have a strong interest, as strong an interest as we do in tariff-free goods access".
Mr Davis added: "There's every reason to expect that we will succeed in what we intend to do which is to protect the jobs of her constituents."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood dismissed the White Paper as a "whitewash of the demands of Wales" as seen by her party and the Welsh Government.
They had called for "full and unfettered" access to the single market after Brexit in their own White Paper published in January.
"Today, the UK Government has confirmed it will forge ahead with a hard Brexit, dragging Wales out of the European Single Market, threatening 200,000 Welsh jobs and making tariff barriers likely," she said.
"Plaid Cymru will continue to do everything in its power to avoid economic damage and political oblivion."
Plans have been submitted to Highland Council for the new Inverness Justice Centre.
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Proposed collaboration between North and South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics has been welcomed by the International Olympic Committee.
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UK ministers are "taking the interests of Wales extremely seriously" in preparations for leaving the EU, Brexit Secretary David Davis has said.