Item8AABruartrack20190113DET

This document contains information regarding a planning application to the Cairngorms National Park Authority for alterations to a hill track at Meall Tionail Access Track Blair Atholl. The application, submitted by Mr Julien Clarke of Athol Estates, was called in on 10 April 2019, and the recommendation is to approve it subject to conditions. The works have already been undertaken and included resurfacing and upgrading an existing track to form a smoother surface, with material removed from borrow pits along the route. The Cairngorms National Park Authority Landscape Advisor and Ecological Advisor have made some recommendations, including restoring borrow pits and taking care not to disturb reptiles. The recommendation is that the works comply with local development plan policy, subject to conditions like seeding the middle of the track, submitting a borrow pit restoration plan, and providing details of culvert finishing.