Planning Committee - November 2021

This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 24 September 2021. The meeting covered several agenda items, including declarations of interest, minutes from the previous meeting, and planning permission for various projects like house construction and parking area formation. Discussions involved conditions for approvals, concerns about local marketing of self-build plots, and the use of parking fees for path maintenance. The committee also reviewed the Planning Enforcement Charter and the Local Development Plan, noting updates and areas for improvement. Finally, members discussed access to public meetings amid COVID-19 restrictions and praised community projects like the Aviemore ice rink.

This document contains the agenda for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 12 November 2021. The meeting included discussions on apologies, declarations of interest, and minutes from the previous meeting on 24 September 2021. Detailed planning permission was discussed for the conversion of a building into three flats and the erection of two cottage flats in Kingussie, with a recommendation to approve subject to conditions. The committee also reviewed Section 42 applications to vary conditions related to Coire Cas Car Park, Cairngorm Mountain, with a recommendation to approve. Finally, the agenda covered a Cairn Duhie Wind Farm consultation, recommending no objection, and included an item for any other business and the date of the next meeting.

This document contains a recommendation to approve a planning application for the conversion of a building into three flats and the erection of two cottage flats at Badenoch House, Kingussie. The Highland Council submitted the application, and the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) is recommending approval subject to several conditions. These conditions include measures to protect trees, ensure appropriate external materials are used, and maintain access arrangements and parking. The application has received objections, mainly regarding the loss of garden space and potential impacts on local wildlife, but these concerns have been addressed through revisions and additional surveys. The Park Authority believes the development complies with the local development plan and will provide much-needed affordable housing.

This document contains the agenda for item 5, appendix 1, for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) planning committee on 12 November 2021. The agenda relates to planning application 2021/0229/DET and includes proposed plans for housing/flats at Badenoch House, 11 High Street, Kingussie. The document includes location plans, floor plans of the existing building, proposed alterations to the building, elevations, and proposed plans and elevations for a new build block. These are all part of a building warrant. The client for the building project is The Highland Council.

This document contains representations and objections for planning application 2021/0229/DET regarding the conversion of a building into three flats and the erection of two cottage flats at 13 High Street, Kingussie. The objections come from local residents, a community organization (Caberfeidh Horizons), and the Badenoch and Strathspey Disabled Access Panel. Concerns raised include over-development of the site, loss of green space and trees, impact on wildlife, traffic and parking issues, lack of outdoor space for residents, access and safety concerns for pedestrians and disabled users, and the suitability of the proposed flats for families and the character of the town. Caberfeidh Horizons highlights the potential detrimental impact on their community hub and its users, while the Disabled Access Panel expresses dismay at the Highland Council's handling of accessibility issues in the application.

This document contains information regarding two planning applications to vary conditions on existing developments at Coire Cas Car Park, Cairngorm Mountain, Glenmore Aviemore, Highland. Specifically, Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited has applied to extend the cessation date for tube slides and a zip wire, seeking permission to continue operations until 1 November 2026. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee is being asked to approve these applications, subject to conditions. The planning considerations include the principle of development, landscape impact, design, and scale, with the overall conclusion being that the developments comply with relevant policies in the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021.

This document contains agenda items six and seven, appendix one, for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee meeting on 12 November 2021. It includes approved plans related to applications 2021/00259/DET and 2021/0281/DET, which appear to concern the Highland Council approved layout for a slide and zip wire (application 19/01765/FUL), and new slides and extensions at the Park Authority (application 2020/0105/DET). The document contains site plans that provide an overview of the proposed layouts, including the locations of the base station, day lodge, tube slides, and zip lines.

This document contains information regarding a proposed wind farm, named Cairn Duhie, located near the Cairngorms National Park. Renewable Energy Systems (Ltd) submitted the application, which was consulted on 25 March 2021. The Scottish Government Energy Consents and Deployment Unit (ECDU) is seeking input on the application, as the output is more than 50 MW. The planning issues are confined to the effects of the proposed wind farm on the landscape character. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) has considered the potential impact on the National Park and is recommending no objection to the proposal.

This document contains an agenda item regarding the proposed Cairn Duhie wind farm. Appendix I includes a map showing the Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) for the wind farm, with locations where turbines are expected to be visible, and additional wireline locations. The map shows the blade tip height, turbine locations, site boundary, viewpoint locations, theoretical visibility, and recreational routes.

This document contains information related to the Cairn Duhie Wind Farm, specifically Appendix 2 of the Planning Committee Agenda Item 8, dated 12 November 2021, for the Cairngorms National Park Authority. The document includes a map showing the cumulative zone of theoretical visibility (ZTV) for the proposed Cairn Duhie wind farm, combined with existing and consented wind farms within a 25km radius, based on data available up to July 2020. The map also notes wind farm developments by their status (operational or consented) with a listing for each by name. The map takes into account earth curvature and atmospheric refraction and was calculated using ArcMap 10.5.1.