Item5AAGlenClovaHotelCommitteeReport

This document contains a planning application for the erection of eight holiday lodges, a plant/storage building, vehicular access, parking, a sewage treatment plant and surface water soakaways, located northwest of the Glen Clova Hotel in Glen Clova. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) is considering the application, reference number 2021/0168/DET, submitted by Mr Hugh Niven on 24 May 2021. While the proposal aims to expand tourist accommodation and support the local economy, concerns have been raised by consultees, including the Park Authority's Landscape and Ecology Officers, regarding the development's impact on the landscape, visual amenity, cultural heritage and protected species. Consequently, the recommendation is to refuse the application due to its incompatibility with several policies of the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021, specifically those related to landscape, design, natural heritage and cultural heritage.