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CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY 


MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE 
held at the Community Hall, Boat of Garten, 
on 15 May 2009 at 10.30am 


PRESENT 

Peter Argyle 		Willie McKenna 
Eric Baird 		Eleanor Mackintosh 
Stuart Black 		Ian Mackintosh 
Geva Blackett 		Anne MacLean 
Duncan Bryden 		Alastair MacLennan 
Dave Fallows 		Fiona Murdoch 
Lucy Grant 		Andrew Rafferty 
David Green 		Gregor Rimell 
Drew Hendry 		Susan Walker 
Mary McCafferty 

IN ATTENDANCE: 

Andrew Tait 		Marie Duncan 

APOLOGIES: 
Jaci Douglas 		Marcus Humphrey 
Bob Kinnaird 		Richard Stroud 


AGENDA ITEMS 1 & 2: 
WELCOME AND APOLOGIES 

1. The Convenor welcomed all present. 

2. Apologies were received from the above Members. 



AGENDA ITEM 3: 
MINUTES & MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING 

3. The minutes of the previous meeting 1st May 2009, held at the Albert hall, Ballater were 
approved subject to amendments to show Gregor Rimell left the meeting at lunchtime, 
Inclusion of point 57. g) to include an easy read option as suggested by Eric Baird and 
AOB to include suggestion from Susan Walker on behalf of Eric Baird regarding 
consultation response protocol within reports. 

4. There were no matters arising. 


AGENDA ITEM 4: 
DECLARATION OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS ON ANY ITEMS APPEARING 
ON THE AGENDA 

5. Geva Blackett declared an interest in Planning Application No. 09/127/CP & 09/128/CP. 


AGENDA ITEM 5: 
PLANNING APPLICATION CALL-IN DECISIONS 
(Oral Presentation, Andrew Tait) 

6. 09/126/CP -No Call-in 
7. 09/127/CP -No Call-in 
8. 09/128/CP -No Call-in 
9. 09/129/CP -No Call-in 
10. 09/130/CP -No Call-in 
11. 09/131/CP -No Call-in 
12. 09/132/CP -No Call-in 
13. 09/133/CP -No Call-in 
14. 09/134/CP -No Call-in 
15. 09/135/CP -No Call-in 
16. 09/136/CP -No Call-in 
17. 09/137/CP -No Call-in 
18. 09/138/CP -No Call-in 
19. 09/139/CP -No Call-in 

20. 09/140/CP -The decision was to call-in the application for the following reason : 

• Although the site is part of a wider allocation in the Badenoch and 
Strathspey Local Plan for housing, the history of the site and 
potential for piecemeal development in the area requires a coordinated 
approach raising key issues of affordable housing, 
drainage, access and landscape. In the light of this combination of 
factors the proposal raises issues of general significance for the 
collective aims of the Cairngorms National Park. 

21. 09/141/CP -No Call-in 


COMMENTING ON APPLICATIONS NOT CALLED-IN BY THE COMMITTEE 

22. The Members wished to make comments to the Local Authorities on the following 
Planning Application No’s 09/127/CP, 09/128/CP, 09/130/CP, 09/138/CP & 09/139/CP. 
The planning officers noted these comments and were delegated with the responsibility 
of whether or not to submit the comments to the Local Authorities. 


AGENDA ITEM 6: 
ANY OTHER BUSINESS 

23. Duncan Bryden discussed the Scottish Government Appeal Decision Notice and letter 
circulated to members for The Shelterstone application in Aviemore (08/406/CP) 
advising them the appeal had been dismissed and planning permission refused and took 
the opportunity to thank the CNP Planning Officers. 

24. Duncan Bryden reminded members of the e-mail sent to members on the 12th May 09 
from Robert Grant (Planning Officer), about the in-house workshop programme 
provided by the Scottish Government's Improvement Service intended to 
provide planning authority staff and board members with planning responsibilities the 
opportunity to develop an understanding and knowledge of the planning systems role in 
responding to climate change and promoting sustainable development. All workshops are 
interactive and incorporate activities, encourage debate and use real examples -they 
may provide useful insight into the challenges the CNPA have in implementing the 
policies, processes and tools including the Sustainable Design Guide. 

The 3 workshops are: 

• Delivering Greater Sustainable Development through Planning (developed by 
Thirdwave) 

• Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Development (developed by EDAW with Faber 
Maunsell) 

• Sustainable Buildings and Places (developed by EDAW with Faber Maunsell) 

Members were asked to declare any interest in this with a view to bringing the workshops 
forward if sufficient numbers are available, between 7-10 members showed interest in each 
group and asked if all 3 workshops could be combined into one. 

25. Duncan Bryden discussed and summarised the Local Plan Inquiry timetable with 
members and circulated the timetable asking members to initial the sessions they wished 
to attend in order to pass to Clive Dennier (CNPA Press Officer) for reference. 


AGENDA ITEM 7: 
DATE OF NEXT MEETING 

26. Friday 10.30am, 29th May 2009 at the Lecht Ski Centre. 

27. Committee Members are requested to ensure that any Apologies for this meeting are 
submitted to the Planning Office in Ballater. 

28. The meeting concluded at 11:30hrs.