Planning Committee - April 2021

This document contains a notice of meeting for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee on 23 April 2021. The meeting will be held via video conferencing at 10am. The Planning Committee meeting will be live streamed and available to watch at cairngorms.co.uk/working-together/meetings/. The agenda and papers for the meeting will be available the Friday before the meeting on the Park Authority website.

This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held via video conference on 26 March 2021. Key items discussed included the adoption of the Local Development Plan 2021 (LDP), approval of non-statutory guidance to support the LDP, and decisions on two planning applications: one for the erection of 23 houses and garages in Kingussie (approved subject to conditions), and another for the erection of three dwellinghouses and detached garages in Ballater (approved subject to conditions and a developer contribution). The committee also received updates on post-committee applications and scheduled the next meeting for 23 April 2021.

This document contains an agenda item for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee on 23 April 2021. The item concerns a consultation from Moray Council regarding a proposed Garbet wind farm. The application, submitted by Energiekontor, was consulted on 3 February 2021. The Park Authority planning officer recommends no objection to the wind farm proposal, as NatureScot advice says that there will be no significant adverse effects on the Special Landscape Qualities of the National Park.

This document contains information for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee agenda item 6 from 23 April 2021. It includes Appendix I, which is the applicant's Environmental Report (ER) Figure 6.2, showing the Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) for the proposed Garbet wind farm, including the National Park boundary and viewpoint locations. The ZTV map indicates areas where 1-2, 3-4, or 5-7 turbines may be theoretically visible, based on computer-generated data that doesn't account for vegetation or buildings.

This document contains an agenda item for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee on 23 April 2021, specifically item 6. It includes an appendix showing the cumulative Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) for the proposed Garbet Wind Farm, in combination with existing and approved wind farms. The map illustrates the areas where the Garbet wind farm and other wind farms may theoretically be visible, along with the locations of the proposed turbines and key features like local authority boundaries and the Cairngorms National Park boundary.

This document contains information about a proposed wind farm called Corriegarth 2, located southwest of the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Government Energy Consents and Deployment Unit (ECDU) is consulting on an application for the wind farm, which would have 16 turbines. The Park Authority was consulted on 10 February 2021 and NatureScot has advised that there will be no significant adverse effects on the landscape character of the National Park. The Park Authority has no objection to the proposed wind farm development.

This document contains the Cairngorms National Park Authority's planning committee agenda item 7 from 23 April 2021. It includes Appendix 1, which is the applicant's Environmental Report (ER) Figure 6.3a. This figure shows the Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) for the proposed Corriegarth 2 wind farm, along with the locations of different viewpoints. The ZTV map illustrates the potential visibility of the wind turbines from various locations within a 40km radius, taking into account turbine height, terrain, and atmospheric conditions.

This document contains an agenda item for a Cairngorms National Park Authority planning committee meeting on 23 April 2021. It includes Appendix II, which is the applicant's Environmental Report (ER) Figure 6.10b. This figure shows the cumulative Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) for the proposed Corriegarth 2 wind farm, in addition to existing and consented wind farms. The map illustrates areas where the wind farms are visible, including areas where only Corriegarth 2 is visible, and areas where Corriegarth 2 and other wind farms are visible, and gives the locations of the wind turbines.

This document contains an update for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee regarding the Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2020. The awards recognize good design, and the document highlights the winners, commended entries, and shortlists located within the Cairngorms National Park. The Cairngorms National Park was well represented in the awards, with several projects approved by the Park Authority's Planning Committee receiving recognition. The document also notes that the Park Authority looks forward to these and other projects being entered into its next Design Awards in 2022.

This document contains information for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee on the Minecraft Planning Youth Engagement Project. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) has a priority to engage young people in the planning system, and the COVID-19 restrictions made traditional engagement difficult. Minecraft, a popular and creative game, was chosen as a tool to involve young people in the Park Authority's environment and planning processes. A Minecraft map of the Cairngorms National Park was created and made available for download, and members of the Cairngorms Youth Action Team used it to collaboratively design a community, following rules aligned with the National Park's aims. The Park Authority officers facilitated discussions with the Youth Action Group, and their experiences are being presented to the Planning Committee, with a full evaluation of the project to follow.