Item6AABothyReport20200119DET

This document contains a proposal to construct a new tasting lodge with an associated boundary fence and access track at Land 440M West of Grant Cottage, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray. The applicant is Chivas Brothers Ltd. The Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee recommends approving the proposal subject to conditions. Several policies within the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2015 are relevant to the assessment of this application. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), Scottish Water, Moray Council Contaminated Land Officer, Moray Council Flood Risk Management Team, Moray Council Transportation Manager, and CNPA Landscape and Ecology Advisors were consulted. There have been 3 letters commenting on the proposals and 10 letters objecting to the proposals. In order to pass approval there are multiple conditions listed regarding landscaping, bird protection, external finishing materials, road visibility and water drainage that must be followed before any construction can begin.