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Item 5 Site Visit Itinerary 20260135DET CairngormMountain

Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ugh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

Plan­ning Com­mit­tee site vis­it 13 Novem­ber 2026 Page 1 of 3

CNPA Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Site Visit – Fri­day 13 Novem­ber at 9.30 am

Plan­ning Applic­a­tion 2026/0135/DET: Pro­posed moun­tain tobog­gan track and asso­ci­ated struc­tures, build­ings, plat­forms, land­scap­ing and infra­struc­ture works at Land 250M NE of Ranger Base Office, Cairngorm Moun­tain, Glen­more, Aviemore

Pur­pose

The pur­pose of this site vis­it is to help Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Mem­bers to view the site of the pro­posed moun­tain tobog­gan track and asso­ci­ated struc­tures and under­stand the exist­ing con­text of devel­op­ment at the Cairngorm Moun­tain Resort. Inform­a­tion and all accom­pa­ny­ing doc­u­ments relat­ing to the applic­a­tion are avail­able on the CNPA web­site. The applic­a­tion is due to be con­sidered at the Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Meet­ing of 13 Novem­ber 2026.

Advice and require­ments for the day:

  1. Fol­low the instruc­tions of the Con­vener and Plan­ning Officer lead­ing the site visit.
  2. Read the Cairngorms Plan­ning Advice Note ​‘Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Site Vis­its’ a) http://​cairngorms​.co​.uk/​w​p​-​c​o​n​t​e​n​t​/​u​p​l​o​a​d​s​/​2​0​1​5​/​0​7​/​1​4​1​2​0​4​P​A​N​P​l​a​n​n​i​n​g​C​o​m​m​i​t​t​e​e​S​i​t​e​V​i​s​i​t​s.pdf
  3. A risk assess­ment has been pre­pared for the site vis­it and par­ti­cipants should ensure they are appro­pri­ately dressed for the weath­er – wear­ing water­proof cloth­ing and suit­able foot­wear as required.
  4. Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Mem­bers can travel togeth­er from the CNPA offices in Grant­own-on-Spey, leav­ing the office at 08:45, or make their own arrange­ments for travel to and from the site visit.
  5. Mem­bers of the pub­lic must make their own arrange­ments for travel to and from the site vis­it and will attend at their own risk.

Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ugh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

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  1. Meet­ing point will be on site – park­ing is at Cairngorm Moun­tain Resort car park.

Itin­er­ary

08:45 Com­mit­tee Mem­bers and CNPA staff will assemble and leave the CNPA offices in Grant­own-on-Spey in fleet vehicles.

09:30 All Com­mit­tee Mem­bers and site vis­it par­ti­cipants meet at the applic­a­tion site, at Cairngorm Moun­tain Resort. The meet­ing point is iden­ti­fied on the loc­a­tion map on the fol­low­ing page and has a what3words ref­er­ence of ///highways.contoured.crossings. The Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Con­vener and Plan­ning Officer will lead the brief­ing for the site vis­it and safety briefing.

09:35 All site vis­it par­ti­cipants will walk to the base of the Day Lodge Poma (what3words ref­er­ence: ///costumed.dabbling.crowned) to view the site and the Plan­ning Officer will point out rel­ev­ant features.

10:00 Site vis­it ends and Com­mit­tee Mem­bers return to the Grant­own-on-Spey CNPA office to con­sider the applic­a­tion at the Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Meeting.

Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ugh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

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Key

  • Meet­ing point
  • Base of Day Lodge Poma
  • Cairngorm Moun­tain Coire Cas Car Park
  • Cairngorm Café
  • Cairngorm Moun­tain Resort
  • Cairngorm Moun­tain Rail­way Tem­por­ar­ily closed