Planning Committee - January 2022

This document contains a risk assessment for a Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee site visit to two proposed bothies near Killiehuntly Farm on 20 January 2021. The assessment identifies potential hazards such as trailing cables, exposure to Covid-19, road traffic, weather conditions (cold, wet, high winds), and uneven terrain. It outlines controls to mitigate these risks, including pre-visit Covid-19 testing, outdoor site visits with social distancing, designated parking, weather-appropriate clothing, and briefings on uneven terrain. The assessment assigns risk ratings with and without controls, aiming to achieve an acceptable level of risk.

This document contains a notice for a Cairngorms National Park Authority meeting on 28 January 2022. The meeting will be held via video-conferencing and includes a Planning Committee meeting at 9.30am and a Planning Committee Site Visit at 2pm. The Planning Committee meeting will be live streamed and available to watch online from 9.30am. If you cannot watch the live stream, public viewing will be available at Grantown Community Centre. The agenda and papers for the meetings will be available on the National Park Authority website the Friday before the meeting.

This document contains the agenda for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting on 28 January 2022. The meeting was held virtually at 9.30am. The agenda includes welcomes and apologies, minutes from the previous meeting on 10 December 2021, declarations of interest, and planning permission for a holiday park extension, and a change of house types. Both planning permissions are recommended for approval, subject to conditions. The agenda also includes any other business and the date of the next meeting.

This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting, which was held via video conference on 10 December 2021. The meeting covered several agenda items, including planning permissions for the erection of bothies and associated service routes, and the erection of industrial units. Declarations of interest from committee members were noted, and discussions took place regarding various aspects of the planning applications, such as access, environmental impact, and community benefits. The committee agreed to arrange site visits for some applications before making a determination. The Head of Strategic Planning also provided updates on planning performance and other relevant matters. The meeting concluded with a discussion on meeting etiquette and IT issues, and the date for the next meeting was set for 28 January 2022.

This document contains a planning application for an extension to Dalraddy Caravan Park in Aviemore, Highland. The proposal involves adding 36 new pitches, building two amenity blocks, and creating 49 additional parking spaces. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) has reviewed the application and recommends approval, subject to certain conditions. These conditions include measures to protect the landscape, ecology, and nearby residents, such as submitting construction and tree protection plans, carrying out ecological surveys, and managing construction noise. The Park Authority has also considered the impact on protected areas and species, concluding that the development is unlikely to have a significant negative effect if the conditions are followed.

This document contains planning documents for Dalraddy Holiday Park, located in Aviemore, specifically application 2021/0167/DET. The documents include location maps, plans for additional pitches, and the location of septic and storage tanks, as well as outline elevations and sections for a new toilet block. The plans are dated from April to July 2021 and September 2020, and are prepared by Badenoch Land Management Ltd. on behalf of Alvie Estate.

This document contains a habitats regulations appraisal for planning reference 2021/0167/DET, regarding an extension to the existing Dalraddy holiday park. The proposal includes adding 36 pitches, building two amenity blocks, reconfiguring the park to include 49 more parking spaces, and creating associated access tracks. The appraisal considers the potential impact on the River Spey Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the River Spey – Insh Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA), and the River Spey – Insh Marshes Ramsar site. The conclusion is that the project is unlikely to have any significant effects on these sites, as wastewater will be collected in sealed tanks and disposed of offsite, and the development is a sufficient distance from the sites to avoid any impact.

This document contains a planning application submitted by Tulloch Homes Ltd to the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) on 8 November 2021. The application, reference 2021/0355/DET, proposes changes to a housing development at Land 105M NW Of 111A Grampian Road, Aviemore. Specifically, the application seeks approval to change the house type on plots 21-24, relocate a house on plot 20, and adjust the boundary line between plots 19 and 20. The Park Authority's planning officer recommends approval of the changes, subject to conditions and a developer contribution towards education. The recommendation is based on the proposal complying with the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021, specifically regarding design and natural heritage.

This document contains plans for agenda item 6, appendix 1, application number 2021/0355/DET for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) planning committee, dated 28 January 2022. The plans, created by Bracewell Stirling Consulting for Tulloch Homes Ltd, detail a proposed development on Horse Field in Aviemore. The plans include location plans, site layout plans, elevations, and floor plans for a housing development, specifying different house and flat types across multiple phases, and showing surrounding areas covered by previous planning approvals and features such as existing woodland and footpaths.

This document contains the approved minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee video conference held on 28 January 2022. During the meeting, members approved the minutes from the previous meeting on 10 December 2021 with some amendments. The committee then discussed and approved a detailed planning permission for an extension of a holiday park at Dalraddy Caravan Park, subject to conditions. They also discussed and approved another detailed planning permission for changes to house types on plots and a boundary line change on Grampian Road in Aviemore, also subject to conditions and developer contributions. Finally, they discussed the Highland Council's consultation on short-term let control and a request for an opportunity to discuss affordable housing. The next meeting was scheduled for 25 February 2022.