Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ùgh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

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Agenda item 6

Appendix 3

2026/0122/DET

Com­munity coun­cil comments

Out­look

2026/0122/DET — Erec­tion of 13 ser­viced apart­ments install­a­tion of air source heat pump and asso­ci­ated infra­struc­ture — Brae­mar Lodge, Glen­shee Road, Braemar

From BCC Sec­ret­ary Date Sun 2026-05-03 17:28 To Plan­ning Planning@​cairngorms.​co.​uk Cc

Dear Sirs,

I write on behalf of Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil in response to your let­ter dated 13^th April advising the above noted applic­a­tion has been called in by CNPA.

This mat­ter was dis­cussed by the Com­munity Coun­cil at their meet­ing on 20^th April when it was agreed to sub­mit an objec­tion to this application.

As back­ground, Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil was pre­vi­ously approached by the applicant’s agent with pre-applic­a­tion pro­pos­als which were dis­cussed at their March meet­ing. Feed­back on these pro­pos­als was provided by the Com­munity Coun­cil to the applicant’s agent; how­ever, it is noted this applic­a­tion does not appear to have giv­en cog­nis­ance to the points raised.

Whilst the applic­a­tion is for a devel­op­ment of 13 units in com­par­is­on with a pre-applic­a­tion pro­pos­al of 15 units, the Com­munity Coun­cil con­sider their pre­vi­ous con­cerns regard­ing this pro­pos­al have not been addressed. The mat­ters of con­cern are noted below.

• Over­de­vel­op­ment – The pro­posed devel­op­ment is con­sidered to over­de­vel­op the avail­able site which is con­strained in capa­city by the site already accom­mod­at­ing sev­er­al tim­ber-built cab­ins which were ori­gin­ally developed as ancil­lary to the hotel which pre­vi­ously occu­pied this site. Whilst the over­all accom­mod­a­tion pro­pos­als have been reduced in num­ber from the pre-applic­a­tion sub­mis­sion, the Com­munity Coun­cil con­sider the pro­posed scale of devel­op­ment is too large for the site. The site is con­strained by access/​servicing of the adja­cent cab­ins res­ult­ing in lim­ited scope for appro­pri­ate land­scap­ing and pro­vi­sion of adequate car park­ing. The pro­posed devel­op­ment is con­sidered to overly impose on its sur­round­ings and neigh­bour­ing properties.

• The devel­op­ment does not appear to offer any facil­it­ies bey­ond accom­mod­a­tion and there are con­cerns this devel­op­ment may res­ult in fur­ther strain on lim­ited cater­ing facil­it­ies with­in the village.

• The pro­pos­al provides 100% car park­ing which is con­sidered insuf­fi­cient. We observe that Aber­deen­shire Council’s Roads Depart­ment is of the opin­ion that the pro­posed devel­op­ment allows for adequate off-street park­ing pro­vi­sion; how­ever, the Com­munity Coun­cil are aware of sig­ni­fic­ant car park­ing issues being encountered in the vil­lage and any over­spill would com­pound these prob­lems. Giv­en the vis­it­or pres­sure on the vil­lage, it is con­sidered that a min­im­um of 200% on-site park­ing pro­vi­sion should be accommodated.

• Giv­en the vis­ib­il­ity of the loc­a­tion and it being situ­ated with­in a vil­lage of high con­ser­va­tion value there are con­cerns over the mater­i­als which would be used in its con­struc­tion. We note the com­ments provided by Built Her­it­age on both mater­i­als and design and would seek assur­ance that any devel­op­ment is oblig­ated to use of appro­pri­ate materials.

• The Com­munity Coun­cil is aware of infra­struc­ture capa­city issues impact­ing devel­op­ment in the vil­lage and there­fore there are con­cerns over wheth­er a devel­op­ment of this scale is feas­ible giv­en cur­rent infrastructure.

Yours faith­fully,

Calum Innes Sec­ret­ary for Brae­mar Com­munity Council

Out­look

RE: Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil Con­sulta­tion Request for Applic­a­tion 2026/0122/DET

From BCC Sec­ret­ary braemarccsecretary@​outlook.​com Date Wed 23/09/2026 09:18 To Emma Green­lees emmagreenlees@​cairngorms.​co.​uk Cc Heath­er Boswell heatherboswell@​cairngorms.​co.​uk; Bri­an Wood brian.​j.​wood@​btinternet.​com

Emma,

I write fur­ther to our recent com­mu­nic­a­tions regard­ing the above noted plan­ning application.

Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil reviewed the updated inform­a­tion sub­mit­ted in rela­tion to this applic­a­tion at their meet­ing on Monday 21^st September.

Hav­ing con­sidered mat­ters, the com­munity coun­cil main­tain their objec­tion to the applic­a­tion as there appears to be no mater­i­al cog­nis­ance giv­en to the points pre­vi­ously raised.

For clar­ity, I repro­duce below the mat­ters of con­cern raised in our sub­mis­sion dated 3^rd May 2026.

• Over­de­vel­op­ment – The pro­posed devel­op­ment is con­sidered to over­de­vel­op the avail­able site which is con­strained in capa­city by the site already accom­mod­at­ing sev­er­al tim­ber-built cab­ins which were ori­gin­ally developed as ancil­lary to the hotel which pre­vi­ously occu­pied this site. Whilst the over­all accom­mod­a­tion pro­pos­als have been reduced in num­ber from the pre-applic­a­tion sub­mis­sion, the Com­munity Coun­cil con­sider the pro­posed scale of devel­op­ment is too large for the site. The site is con­strained by access/​servicing of the adja­cent cab­ins res­ult­ing in lim­ited scope for appro­pri­ate land­scap­ing and pro­vi­sion of adequate car park­ing. The pro­posed devel­op­ment is con­sidered to overly impose on its sur­round­ings and neigh­bour­ing properties.

• The devel­op­ment does not appear to offer any facil­it­ies bey­ond accom­mod­a­tion and there are con­cerns this devel­op­ment may res­ult in fur­ther strain on lim­ited cater­ing facil­it­ies with­in the village.

• The pro­pos­al provides 100% car park­ing which is con­sidered insuf­fi­cient. We observe that Aber­deen­shire Council’s Roads Depart­ment is of the opin­ion that the pro­posed devel­op­ment allows for adequate off-street park­ing pro­vi­sion; how­ever, the Com­munity Coun­cil are aware of sig­ni­fic­ant car park­ing issues being encountered in the vil­lage and any over­spill would com­pound these prob­lems. Giv­en the vis­it­or pres­sure on the vil­lage, it is con­sidered that a min­im­um of 200% on-site park­ing pro­vi­sion should be accommodated.

• Giv­en the vis­ib­il­ity of the loc­a­tion and it being situ­ated with­in a vil­lage of high con­ser­va­tion value there are con­cerns over the mater­i­als which would be used in its con­struc­tion. We note the com­ments provided by Built Her­it­age on both mater­i­als and design and would seek assur­ance that any devel­op­ment is oblig­ated to use of appro­pri­ate materials.

• The Com­munity Coun­cil is aware of infra­struc­ture capa­city issues impact­ing devel­op­ment in the vil­lage and there­fore there are con­cerns over wheth­er a devel­op­ment of this scale is feas­ible giv­en cur­rent infrastructure.

Yours sin­cerely,

Calum Innes Sec­ret­ary for Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil Email. braemarccsecretary@​outlook.​com

From: Emma Green­lees emmagreenlees@​cairngorms.​co.​uk Sent: 03 Septem­ber 2026 16:01 To: BCC Sec­ret­ary braemarccsecretary@​outlook.​com Cc: Heath­er Boswell heatherboswell@​cairngorms.​co.​uk Sub­ject: Re: Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil Con­sulta­tion Request for Applic­a­tion 2026/0122/DET

Good after­noon, Calum,

Applic­a­tion 2026/0122/DET

Many thanks for your email as below on behalf of Brae­mar Com­munity Coun­cil, regard­ing the above application.

Thank you for let­ting us know with regards to Brae­mar Com­munity Council’s response — that is no prob­lem provid­ing a response after the meet­ing date. In order for your response to be fully con­sidered, could we please request for your response to be received by 5pm on Wed­nes­day, 23 Septem­ber 2026?

Thank you again for let­ting us know, it is much appre­ci­ated. Please do con­tact us if you wish to dis­cuss any­thing or need any fur­ther information.

Kind regards, Emma

Emma Green­lees Plan­ning Sup­port Officer

T: 01479 870 519 E: emmagreenlees@​cairngorms.​co.​uk

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From: BCC Sec­ret­ary braemarccsecretary@​outlook.​com Sent: 02 Septem­ber 2026 17:53