Item 5 Track Committee Report 20250167DET

This document contains a committee report from the Cairngorms National Park Authority regarding a planning application from Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates Ltd. The proposal is to build a new forestry extraction track and upgrade existing ones near Newtonmore, primarily to support timber extraction and ongoing estate management. The report thoroughly examines the site's characteristics, including its environmental features like watercourses that are tributaries to the River Spey Special Area of Conservation, as well as archaeological sites and public access routes. After carefully considering potential impacts on the landscape, biodiversity, cultural heritage, public access, transport, and local community, and incorporating various mitigation measures such as peatland restoration and tree planting, the recommendation is to approve the application. This approval is subject to specific conditions designed to ensure the development respects the environment, protects public access, and complies with all relevant planning policies.