Planning Committee - January 2025

This document contains the agenda for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting on 24 January 2025 at 11am. The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. The agenda includes welcoming attendees and taking apologies, approving minutes from the previous meeting, discussing matters arising, and declarations of interest. The committee will review two detailed planning permission applications: one for the erection of three houses in Aviemore, and another for a change of house types and repositioning of plots in Newtonmore. Both applications have a recommendation to be approved subject to conditions. The agenda also includes approving confidential minutes from the meeting on 13 December 2024, an update on enforcement matters, any other competent business, and the date of the next meeting which is 14 March 2025. Some items will be discussed in a confidential session.

This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 13 December 2024. Key items discussed included an application for detailed planning permission to repair and upgrade an existing estate track, a review of the Planning Enforcement Charter, and proposals for reforming the electricity infrastructure consenting process in Scotland. The committee also considered a Scottish Ministers' decision regarding the erection of 21 dwellings at Nethy Bridge, and received updates on the Scottish Government Chief Planner's visit and other relevant matters. The public part of the meeting ended at 11.10am, with the next meeting scheduled for 24 January 2025.

This document contains a committee report for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee on 24 January 2025, regarding an application from Davall Developments to build three houses in Aviemore. The application, reference number 2024/0226/DET, was called in on 3 September 2024 and the case officer is Colin Bryans. The recommendation is to approve the application, subject to conditions. The proposal is for three, three-bedroom houses on a site already approved for a single dwelling. While one representation was received objecting to the development due to privacy concerns and traffic, the proposal is deemed to align with the National Planning Framework 4 and the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021.

This document contains plans related to agenda item 5 and appendix 1 for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's planning committee on 24 January 2025. It references application 2024/0226/DET, showing site plans, a location plan and the proposed general arrangements, sections and elevations for a Dalfaber for Scotia project. The drawings include details for bin storage, cycle parking, electric vehicle charging, and ramp access, and revisions made to the plans.

This document contains comments from the Aviemore & Vicinity Community Council on planning application 2024/0226/DET for the erection of three houses on land near Heather Cottage, Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore. The community council discussed the application in September and decided on a neutral stance. While they felt the change to smaller units matched local needs, they considered it an overdevelopment for the plot size and raised concerns about neighbours feeling overlooked. They suggested the site was more suitable for two houses and questioned whether the road network's original design could handle the additional parking and vehicle movements.

This document contains information relating to planning application 2024/0226/DET for the erection of three houses on land northeast of Heather Cottage, Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore. It includes a summary of comments submitted on 29 August 2024 by Mr Eric Sharkey, a member of the public, who objects to the application. Mr Sharkey raises concerns about lack of notice, potential privacy issues due to the orientation of the houses, proximity to a septic tank, and increased traffic on Heather Lane, a single-track road. He also suggests the houses, assumed to be affordable housing, should be integrated into the main development and requests consideration for a turning point at the end of the road due to ambulance access issues.

This document contains a committee report from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) regarding a planning application for a change of house types on Plots 49-50 and 53-60, and repositioning Plots 51-52 at Land Between Perth Road and Station Road, Newtonmore. The application, submitted by Tulloch Homes Ltd, was called in on 11 November 2024. The recommendation is to approve the application subject to conditions. The proposal involves a "remix" of affordable housing within an approved housing development, increasing the number of three-bedroom units and decreasing the number of two-bedroom units. The community council has concerns regarding the mix of housing proposed and the design and layout of the site. The Highland Council Housing Service has confirmed that the mix of housing proposed reflects local demand. Subject to conditions, the recommendation is to approve the application.

This document contains plans, numbered 2024/0297/DET, for Agenda Item 6, Appendix 1 of the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee agenda on 24 January 2025. The plans relate to affordable housing on Perth Road, Newtonmore, by Tulloch Homes Ltd, and include location plans, site plans, 3D model aerial views, floor plans, and elevations, drawn by Bracewell Stirling Consulting. The plans show a proposed layout of dwellings, provisions for electric vehicle chargers, air source heat pumps, and information on materials and dimensions.

This document contains community council comments regarding planning application 2024/0297/DET for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee agenda item 6, appendix 2, 24 January 2025. Newtonmore & Vicinity Community Council (NVCC) recognises that the affordable housing partner for the development has changed. NVCC is concerned that the proposed housing mix of solely 3-bedroom houses does not meet the needs of the community, which requires more 2-bedroom affordable homes for local families. The council also worries that the revised plan will address housing needs outside of Badenoch. NVCC objects to the proposed housing mix and styles, finding them unsuitable for the community.

This document contains the minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 24 January 2025. The meeting covered several agenda items including welcoming attendees, approving minutes from the previous meeting, and discussing two applications for detailed planning permission, one for erecting three houses and another for changing house types. The committee addressed questions and concerns related to the applications, such as drainage, phosphate mitigation, house design, community concerns, and biodiversity, ultimately approving both applications subject to certain conditions. The meeting concluded with a discussion on action points, a motion to move to a confidential session, and the announcement of the next meeting date.