Item6 Appendix1 Plans WildlifePondsBallater 20250335DET
Cairngorms National Park Authority Ughdarras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhonaidh Ruaidh
Item 6 Appendix 1 13 March 2026 Page 1 of 5
Agenda item 6
Appendix 1
2025/0335/DET
Plans
Northern Damselfly Pond Project — Location of Proposed Ponds
(Map showing pond locations with labels such as Pond 1 through Pond 10, Ballater, Crathie, Knocks House, Loch Ullachie, Mill of Cosh, and roads A93, B976.)
Project Details:
- One planning application
- Single land ownership (Abergeldie Estate)
- Ten ponds, total area 0.15ha
- Each pond 150 sq. metres
- All sites accessed via farm gates and/or farm tracks
- No access points to be constructed
- No impoundment of water — all ponds are offline from any watercourse
Map Data: OpenStreetMap
POND PROFILE
(Diagram illustrating pond depth profile)
- 30cm edge at bank.
- Slopes down to 100cm deep.
- Measurements shown in diagram: 30cm (bank edge), 50cm (shallow area), 100cm (deepest point).
(Diagram illustrating pond features with labels)
- Surface area: 120 – 150 sq metres
- Irregular, wavy edge
- 0.5 metre deep at edges
- 1.2−1.6 metres deep (at deepest point)
Location A1, A2, A3 (Knocks House)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A1 KnocksHouse”, “A2_Knocks House”, and “A3 Knocks House” with “Allt na Creige Leith” labelled.)
Location A4 (Balhallach)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A4_Balhallach” near the “River Dee”.)
Location A5 (Mill of Cosh)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A5 MillofCosh” near “Bruntlan Burn”.)
Location A6, A7 (Mill of Cosh)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A6 MillofCosh” and “A7_MillofCosh”.)
Location A8, A9 (Dalraddie)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A8 Dalraddie” and “A9 Dalraddie”.)
Location A10 (Khantore)
(Google Earth satellite image dated 2025 Airbus, showing “A10_Khantore”.)