Draft Planning Committee Minutes 24 April

This document contains the draft minutes of a Planning Committee meeting held by the Cairngorms National Park Authority on 24 April 2026. The committee approved the minutes from their previous meeting and discussed several ongoing matters, including potential support for community-led initiatives, reviewing permitted development rights with the Scottish Government, and assessing dark skies for future windfarm applications. They then considered and approved three detailed planning applications, all subject to specific conditions. These included a forestry extraction track and track upgrading near Newtonmore, a hydro-electric scheme and associated works near Spittal of Glenshee, and a change of house type in Nethy Bridge, as well as the demolition and replacement of an estate larder near Tomintoul. Discussions highlighted concerns about wildfire risk, peat disturbance, environmental impacts on species like freshwater pearl mussels, and construction logistics. The meeting concluded with an update on the Local Development Plan Evidence Report.