Planning Committee - item 5 appendix 4 - 23 January 2026

This document contains a letter from the Aberdeenshire South Access Panel (ASAP) to Richard Heggie, dated 14 October 2025, concerning planning application APP/2025/1400. This application proposes extending an existing caravan site with 18 motorhome pitches and six static caravan pitches. ASAP recommends making at least one static caravan accessible by providing a ramp to BS8300 standards and an accessible bathroom, and ensuring disabled parking spaces have a hard surface. They highlight that these recommendations would help the development meet its duties under The Equality Act 2010 and also benefit from the significant market represented by disabled people, who have a UK-wide disposable income of over £50 billion.