Item7EIAScreeningDetermination20230004DETAviemoreLodges

This document contains an update for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee regarding an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination for an application to build 25 lodges at the Dry Ski Slope in Aviemore. The Park Authority initially agreed to grant planning permission, but a solicitor for the Badenoch and Strathspey Conservation Group (BSCG) pointed out that an EIA screening was required before a decision could be made. Although the Park Authority had considered EIA screening early on, a formal determination hadn't been issued. This was quickly fixed, and the screening concluded that an EIA wasn't needed. The BSCG disagreed with this process, but the Park Authority stands by its decision and states that no planning permission has been officially granted yet.