Planning Committee - June 2024

This document contains a notice for Cairngorms National Park Authority meetings on 14 June 2024. The meetings will be hybrid, and the Planning Committee will meet at 10am, while the Performance Committee will meet at 1pm. The Planning Committee meeting will be live streamed at cairngorms.co.uk/working-together/meetings/. Meeting agendas and papers will be available on the Cairngorms National Park Authority website, cairngorms.co.uk/, the Friday before the meeting.

This document contains the agenda for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting on 14 June 2024 at 10am in Grantown on Spey. The meeting will cover welcome and apologies, declarations of interest, approval of minutes, and a motion to move the next item to a confidential session. The committee will consider an application for detailed planning permission for housing units in Kingussie, with a recommendation to approve it subject to conditions. They will also discuss the Dell 2 Windfarm, with a recommendation of no objection, and consider authorising planning enforcement action. The date of the next meeting is 9 August 2024.

This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 26 April 2024. The meeting covered several agenda items, including applications for detailed planning permission for a caravan site in Dalwhinnie and an extension to a caravan site in Grantown on Spey. The Dalwhinnie application was approved subject to conditions, following discussions about electric vehicle charging points and potential impacts on the local housing allocation. The Grantown on Spey application, which was retrospective, sparked frustration among committee members. Although concerns were raised about its environmental impact, the application was approved with additional conditions to prevent permanent residency in the caravans. The meeting also included updates on other planning matters, such as a screening determination for lodges at the Dry Ski Slope in Aviemore, and Scottish Government planning system consultations. The committee delegated authority to officers to take enforcement action and agreed that the Planning Committee Convener would write to the applicant to convey the committee's disappointment with the retrospective nature of the application for the caravan site in Grantown on Spey. The public part of the meeting concluded at 12.16pm, with the next meeting scheduled for 14 June 2024.

This document contains a planning application submitted by Davall Developments Ltd to the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) for the erection of six houses in Kingussie. The Park Authority's case officer recommends approval subject to conditions. The proposed development site is located on improved grazing land and is part of a wider designated housing area. The application seeks full planning permission to build three blocks of semi-detached houses. The housing is proposed for subsidised housing under the Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build Scheme. There were no objections from Scottish Water, The Highland Council (Transport Planning Team), the Highland Council (Flood Risk Management Team), the Park Authority's Outdoor Access Officer, the Park Authority's Ecology Officer, or the Park Authority's Landscape Officer. Kingussie Community Council also supports the proposal. One letter of objection was received, highlighting concerns relating to drainage, flooding, design, density, layout, and ecology. The Park Authority concludes that the proposed development is for 100% affordable housing in a location where it will help meet local need and recommends that Members of the Committee support a recommendation to approve the application subject to conditions.

This document contains the agenda and appendix for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee meeting on 14 June 2024. The document outlines plans for application number 2024/0005/DET, which involves a residential development at Kerrow Drive, Kingussie, consisting of six housing units. It includes a location plan, a site plan detailing the layout of the new road, buildings, parking, and landscaping, and 3D views of the semi-detached houses.

This document contains community council comments related to agenda item 5, appendix 2, for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting on 14 June 2024, regarding application 2024/0005/DET. An email from the KVCC Secretary to Emma Greenlees, dated 13 February 2024, states that after consideration, KVCC (likely referring to the community council) supports the application. The email also acknowledges that the window for comments on the application has closed.

This document contains a letter of objection regarding planning application 2024/0005/DET for the erection of six houses on land south of 22 Kerrow Drive, Kingussie, submitted on 30 January 2024. The writer, a resident adjacent to the proposed development, raises concerns about the density of the housing, potential negative impacts on drainage, flood risk, subsidence, the environment, and community well-being. They challenge the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion and highlight issues with surface water, drainage, and ecological impacts, including potential harm to protected species and habitats. The letter also argues that the proposal does not align with Designing Streets guidance and requests several considerations, including reducing the number of houses, retaining natural amenities, employing the precautionary principle in ecological impact assessments, and ensuring appropriate drainage and accessible footpaths.

This document contains information regarding a planning application for the Dell 2 Wind Farm, a proposed development by Dell Wind Farm Ltd. The application, submitted under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, is for a wind farm located southwest of the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Government Energy Consents and Deployment Unit (ECDU) is handling the application, as the output is more than 50 MW. The Cairngorms National Park Authority planning officer recommends no objection to the proposal, stating it complies with the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) and would not compromise the integrity of the National Park, despite some potential impacts on landscape character and special landscape qualities. The document provides details on the site description, proposed development, relevant planning history, policy context, and consultations, particularly focusing on landscape and visual impacts.

This document contains information related to the Dell 2 windfarm project within the Cairngorms National Park, as part of Planning Committee Agenda Item 6, Appendix 1, dated 14 June 2024, application number 2024/0068/PAC. The document includes a Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) map, which shows the areas where the tips of the wind turbine blades are likely to be visible, categorized by the number of turbines visible, and notes relating to how that visibility was calculated.

This document contains Appendix 2 of Agenda Item 6 for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting on 14 June 2024. It relates to application 2024/0068/PAC for the Dell 2 windfarm and specifically looks at the cumulative Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV). The document includes a map showing the cumulative blade tip ZTV for the Dell wind farm, considering all built and consented wind farm sites, with notes explaining how the ZTV calculation was done.