Item5Appendix 3 CCResponse2019/0003/DETand2019/0006/LBC

This document contains comments from the Ballater and Crathie Community Council, dated 11 February 2019, regarding planning applications 2019/0003/DET and 2019/0006/LBC for the Old School in Ballater. The council confirms their support for the alterations and redevelopment, including converting the school into 10 dwelling houses, reinstating schoolhouses to form 2 dwelling houses, building 1 dwelling house and 11 flats (affordable houses), forming a car park, and altering boundary walls. Following discussions with the Grampian Housing Association and community members, the council is satisfied that previous concerns about access, safety, amenity, and density have been addressed. Furthermore, the council was presented with a letter containing signatures from 238 community members supporting Grampian Housing Association's planning application, and a representative would like to speak at the upcoming Planning Committee Meeting.