Planning Committee meeting - Item 5: appendix 3 - 14 November 2025

This document contains a summary of the River Tromie Realignment project within the Insh Marshes National Nature Reserve, which is part of Cairngorms Connect. The project aims to reconnect the river with its floodplain, reducing the risk of the river breaking through agricultural land and threatening nearby properties. The current situation involves river embankments that limit the natural flow and deposit sediment, causing flooding and impacting agricultural land. The proposed solution is to create a new channel that encourages natural water flow and sediment deposition, helping to reduce flooding, improve habitats, and maintain fish passage to the River Spey. Other options like dredging were considered but were found to have negative impacts. Overall, the project seeks to create a more sustainable and diverse river system without increasing local flood risk.