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This document contains a committee report for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee, dated 9 August 2024. It concerns a planning application from Balavil Estate to repair and upgrade an existing hill track. The application was called in on 11 December 2023, and the recommendation is to approve it, subject to certain conditions. The report details the site, proposal, and history, noting that the estate is undertaking a woodland restoration project and the track upgrade will facilitate this. The Park Authority's Landscape Adviser and Ecology Officer raised no objections. The report concludes that the proposal aligns with the National Planning Framework 4 and the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021, and recommends approval of the retrospective repair and upgrade of the estate track. It also states that the Planning Authority should be notified of any development.