Minute of meeting of 7 January 2026
Perth and Kinross Council · 11 February 2026
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DRAFT Planning and Placemaking Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Planning and Placemaking Committee held in the Council Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth, on Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 9.30am. Present: Councillors I Massie, G Stewart, K Allan, B Brawn, D Cuthbert, K Harvey D Illingworth, I James, W Robertson (substituting for Bailie C McLaren), Councillor R Watters, and Bailie M Williamson. In Attendance: L McLean, C Morilly, S Panton, L Reid, K Smith, and P Williamson (all Economy, Development and Planning); A Brown, C Elliott and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Bailie C McLaren. Councillor I Massie, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed everyone present to the meeting and noted apologies as above. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interest made in terms of the Councillors Code of Conduct. 3. Minutes The minute of meeting of the Planning and Placemaking Committee of 3 December 2025 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Deputations In terms of Standing Order 13, the Committee agreed to hear deputations in relation to the following planning applications: Planning Application No. Item No. 25/00609/FLM 5(2)(i) 24/01857/FLL 5(3)(i) 25/00572/FLL 5(3)(ii) 25/01082/FLL 5(3)(iii) 25/01289/FLL 5(3)(v)
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DRAFT 5. Applications For Determination (1) Section 36 Consultations (i) 25/00899/ECU36 - Construction of 19 wind turbines and associated infrastructure (Glen Lednock Wind Farm) ECU00004966, land 4800 metres north of St Serfs Church, Comrie, Crieff, PH6 2EA (Report No. 26/1) Resolved: Offer an objection for the following reason: 1. The proposal will bring about significant adverse effects on Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area to the extent that the overall integrity of the area will be compromised. While considerable weight is to be given to the contribution the proposed development could make in achieving renewable energy generation targets, this does not overcome the significant detrimental impact the proposal will have on a nationally important landscape designation. The proposal is therefore contrary to National Planning Framework 4 (2023) Policy 4 ‘Natural Places’, as well as the adopted Perth & Kinross Local Development Plan 2 (2019) Policies 33 ‘Renewable and Low Carbon Energy’ and 39 ‘Landscape’. (2) Major Applications (i) 25/00609/FLM - Erection of 83 affordable dwellinghouses and 20 affordable flats, associated infrastructure and landscaping, land 90 metres east of Westfields of Rattray, Balmoral Road, Rattray, Blairgowrie, PH10 7HY (Report No. 26/2) Mr Fawcus, agent, addressed the committee, and answered members questions. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions and informatives, including amendments circulated to members prior to the meeting and amend condition 16 to include the possibility of providing wheeled access; and subject to a possible voluntary contribution towards NHS infrastructure. Conditions General 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice unless the development has been lawfully started within that period. Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
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DRAFT 2. Construction work shall be limited to Monday to Friday 0700 hours to 1900 hours and Saturday 0800 hours to 1300 hours with no noisy works out with these times or at any time on Sundays. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality during the construction period Environmental Health 3. Dust mitigation measures as provided in the Air Quality Screening Assessment (AQSA) (document 60 relates) shall be incorporated into the Dust Management Plan contained within the submitted Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), for the duration of the construction period. Reason - In the interest of protecting residential amenity. Biodiversity and Natural Environment 4. Prior to the commencement of any works on site, all trees on site (other than those marked for felling on the approved plans) and those which have Root Protection Areas which fall within the site shall be retained and protected. Protection methods shall be strictly in accordance with BS 5837 2012: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction. Protection measures, once in place, shall remain in place for the duration of construction Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 5. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed landscaping and planting scheme for the site, including the existing Drumlin, shall be submitted for the further written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the species, height, size, location, density and maintenance regime of trees and shrubs to be planted, and should include further planting for the existing Drumlin, located in the centre of the site. The scheme shall include provision for replanting within 5 years should the proposed planting fail. The scheme must illustrate that adequate compensatory tree planting for lost trees will be achieved with at least 3 trees planted for every tree lost. The scheme, as subsequently approved, shall be carried out and completed within the first available planting season (October to March) after the completion or bringing into use of the development, whichever is the earlier. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 6. Prior to works commencing, a revised Construction Method Statement/ Construction Environmental Management Plan outlining the measures to protect watercourse from the impact of pollution and sediment to
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DRAFT ensure no adverse effects shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. Thereafter, the agreed scheme shall be adhered to for the entirety of the construction period. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 7. The conclusions and recommended action points within the supporting biodiversity survey submitted and hereby approved (document 52 relates) shall be fully adhered to, respected and undertaken as part of the construction phase of development, and implemented in full. Reason - In the interests of employing best practice ecology and to ensure there is no adverse impact on any protected species as identified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). 8. An updated ecology survey will be required prior to the commencement of works, if works have not commenced within 24 months of the date of the ecology survey approved as part of this permission. The updated survey shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority for written agreement and works shall not commence until after such written agreement has been issued by the Council. Reason - In the interests of employing best practice ecology and to ensure there is no adverse impact on any protected species as identified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). 9. Prior to the completion or occupation of the development hereby approved, whichever is the earlier, wildlife kerbs and amphibian ladders shall be installed adjacent to all road gullies within 500metres of a SUDS pond or watercourse. Thereafter, the kerbs shall be retained in a reasonable condition for the life of the development. Reason - In the interests of employing best practice ecology and to ensure there is no adverse impact on any protected species as identified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). 10. Prior to the completion or occupation of the development hereby approved, all biodiversity enhancement measures listed within the submitted and hereby approved Site Biodiversity Action Plan (Revision C) (Doc No 115) shall be provided. Thereafter, the agreed scheme shall be maintained in a reasonable condition for the life of the development. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 11. Prior to the commencement of any works on site, an independent and fully qualified Arboricultural Clerk of Works (ArbCow) shall be appointed at the developers' expense. Details of this appointment shall be subject to the prior written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority. The appointed person will remain in post for
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DRAFT the duration of the construction and shall have the responsibility of ensuring tree protection measures are implemented in accordance with BS 5837 2012: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction, and tree protection measures are maintained secure at all times, and until completion of the development. In addition, the following is required; (a) The developer's appointed ArbCow to contact the local planning authority tree officer in order to arrange a prestart meeting to agree on site tree pruning works required to facilitate the development, but before commencement of development. (b) The developer's appointed ArbCow to contact the local planning authority tree officer to arrange a prestart meeting for inspection of all tree & ground protection measures, before commencement of development. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. 12. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a revised species selection plan for the proposed shrub planting shall be submitted for the written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the species, height, size and density of shrubs to be planted. The scheme, as subsequently approved, shall be carried out and completed within the first available planting season (October to March) after the completion or bringing into use of the development, whichever is the earlier, and the date of Practical Completion of the planting scheme shall be supplied in writing to the Council as Planning Authority within 7 days of that date. The scheme, as agreed, shall thereafter be implemented and maintained. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of the revised shrub planting scheme. Roads and Transportation 13. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a Construction Traffic Management Scheme (TMS) shall be submitted for the further written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with the Roads Authority (Structures), a Construction Traffic Management Scheme (TMS) which shall include the following: a) restriction of construction traffic to approved routes and the measures to be put in place to avoid other routes being used; b) timing of construction traffic to minimise impact on local communities particularly at school start and
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DRAFT finishing times, on days when refuse collection is undertaken, on Sundays and during local events; c) a code of conduct for HGV drivers to allow for queuing traffic to pass; d) arrangements for liaison with the Roads Authority regarding winter maintenance; e) emergency arrangements detailing communication and contingency arrangements in the event of vehicle breakdown; f) arrangements for the cleaning of wheels and chassis of vehicles to prevent material from construction sites associated with the development being deposited on the road; g) arrangements for cleaning of roads affected by material deposited from construction sites associated with the development; h) arrangements for signage at site accesses and crossovers and on roads to be used by construction traffic in order to provide safe access for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians; i) details of information signs to inform other road users of construction traffic; j) arrangements to ensure that access for emergency service vehicles are not impeded; k) co-ordination with other significant developments known to use roads affected by construction traffic; l) traffic arrangements in the immediate vicinity of temporary construction compounds; m) the provision and installation of traffic counters at the applicant's expense at locations to be agreed prior to the commencement of construction; n) monitoring, reporting and implementation arrangements; o) arrangements for dealing with non-compliance; and p) details of HGV movements to and from the site. The TMS as approved shall be strictly adhered to during the entire site construction programme. Reason - In the interest of proper site management. 14. No part of the development shall be occupied until a detailed Travel Plan (TP), aimed at encouraging more sustainable means of travel, has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The TP will have particular regard to provision for walking, cycling and public transport access to and within the site and will identify the measures to be provided, any phasing, the system of management, monitoring, review, reporting and the duration of the Plan. The TP as agreed shall be fully implemented. Reason - To promote sustainable transport options and to meet advice within National Planning Framework on transport.
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DRAFT 15. Prior to the occupation of either plot 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 or 08, whichever is the earlier, the proposed footpath connection to the southeast of Plot 01, linking into the play park and shown on document 55 hereby approved, shall be fully implemented and provided in an asphalt. For the avoidance of doubt, the applicant shall agree and detail in advance of works commencing of the footpath connection, the intentions for the existing boundary feature, whether open access to the play park or gated access is to be provided. Reason - In the interest of sustainable transport. 16. Prior to the commencement of development, details of the proposed access to the southeast of Plot 17, linking into the BMX track as shown on document 56 hereby approved, shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority for written approval. The scheme shall show provision for inclusive access rather than just stepped, in addition to confirming the intentions for the existing boundary treatments and whether open access to the play park or gated access is to be provided. Thereafter, the agreed scheme shall be implemented prior to the occupation of either plot 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21, whichever is the earlier, and maintained in perpetuity for the life of the development. Reason - In the interest of sustainable transport. 17. Prior to the occupation of the first dwellinghouse or flat, the developer shall provide and install on appropriate hard stand asphalt areas, bus shelters on the A93 in a northbound and southbound direction on the A93 at a location to be agreed in writing with the Council as Planning Authority in consultation with Perth and Kinross Council’s Public Transport Unit. Each bus stop hard standing area shall be supplied with a 3 bay enclosed bus shelter (Cairngorm style) and installed with passenger information board, LED spotlights (one per bay), a 28in Ultra-Wide Display Screen for Real Time Passenger Information installed on the approach side of the shelter and a 24/7 electrical power supply to a Haldo pillar adjacent to the shelter to provide power for the LED lighting and Real Time Passenger Information display to be operational. The design, specification and operation shall agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with Perth & Kinross Council’s Public Transport Unit, prior to installation. In the event that it is not possible to installed on the A93, an alternative shall be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason - In the interest of sustainable travel. 18. Prior to commencement of any development on site, a detailed design showing the footway along Hatton Road from the site entrance in a southeasterly direction along the edge of the Common to a point directly opposite the
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DRAFT dropped kerb to the south of the property known as Lilybank, where a new footway shall be provided with a linked dropped kerb. The detailed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The submission will confirm the width of the footway, position of the dropped kerb, position of the lighting columns and position of road signage. The approved footway shall thereafter be implemented in full, prior to the occupation of the first dwellinghouse or flat. Reason - In the interests of road, pedestrian safety and connectivity with the developments to the southern side of Hatton Road. Contamination 19. Development shall not commence on site until an evaluation for the potential of the site to be affected by contamination by a previous use has been undertaken and, as a minimum, a Preliminary Risk Assessment (Phase 1 Desk Study) has been submitted for consideration and accepted by the Council as Planning Authority. If the preliminary risk assessment identifies the need for further assessment, an intrusive investigation shall be undertaken to identify; I. the nature, extent and type(s) of contamination on the site II. measures to treat/remove contamination to ensure the site is fit for the use proposed III. measures to deal with contamination during construction works IV. condition of the site on completion of decontamination measures. Prior to the completion or bringing into use of any part of the development the measures to decontaminate the site shall be fully implemented in accordance with the scheme subsequently agreed by the Council as Planning Authority. Verification that the scheme has been fully implemented must also be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - In order to deal with any potential ground contamination as a result of the previous use. Flooding 20. Development shall not commence on site until a detailed sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) has been submitted for the written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with SEPA where necessary. The scheme shall be developed in accordance with the technical guidance contained in The SUDS Manual (C753) and the Council's Flood Risk and Flood Risk Assessments Developer Guidance, and shall incorporate source control. All works shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed scheme and be operational prior to the bringing into use of the first dwellinghouse or flat
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DRAFT Reason - To ensure the provision of effective drainage for the site. Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Procedural Notes Permission shall not to be issued until the Section 75 Agreement has been signed and registered to take account of this application. The legal agreement should be concluded and completed within 4 months of the date of any Committee approval. Failure to conclude a legal agreement within 4 months will result in the planning application being re-assessed through failing to comply with the associated developer contributions policy and may be ultimately recommended for refusal under delegated powers. A possible legal agreement for a voluntary contribution towards NHS infrastructure is also to be considered. Informatives 1. Under Section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the Planning Authority prior written notification of the date on which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under Section 123(1) of that Act which may result in enforcement action being taken. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by Section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the Planning Authority written notice of that position. 3. This development will require the 'Display of notice while development is carried out', under Section 27C (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1997, as amended, and Regulation 41 of the Development Management Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2013. The form of the notice is set out in Schedule 7 of the Regulations and a draft notice is included for your guidance. According to Regulation 41 the notice must be: Displayed in a prominent place at or in the vicinity of the site of the development Readily visible to the public Printed on durable material 4. The applicant is advised that in terms of Sections 21 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 they must obtain from the
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DRAFT Council as Roads Authority consent to construct a new road prior to the commencement of roadworks. 5. The applicant should be advised that in terms of Section 56 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 they must obtain from the Council as Roads Authority consent to open an existing road or footway prior to the commencement of works. Advice on the disposal of surface water must be sought at the initial stages of design from Scottish Water and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 6. Street lighting infrastructure present at the site, discussions must be had with the Street Lighting Partnership to obtain the locations of infrastructure and its relocation to facilitate the vehicle access. Contact Mark Gorrie at Perth & Kinross Council Street Lighting Department for further details. 7. Please consult the Street Naming and Numbering Officer, The Environment Service, Perth and Kinross Council, Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth PH1 5GD for a new postal address. The form is downloadable from www.pkc.gov.uk and should be returned to snn@pkc.gov.uk. 8. The applicant is advised that the detailed design of all SUDs shall conform to 'PKC Flooding and Flood Risk Guidance Document (June 2014)', or any subsequent update. 9. The applicant is advised that the granting of planning permission does not guarantee a connection to Scottish Water's assets. The applicant must make a separate application to Scottish Water Planning & Development Services team for permission to connect to the public wastewater system and/or water network and all their requirements must be fully adhered to. 10 No work shall be commenced until an application for building warrant has been submitted and approved. 11. The applicant is reminded that, should any protected species be present, a licence may be required from NatureScot to disturb a protected species. Failure to obtain a licence may constitute a criminal act under the Habitats Regulations and penalties are severe for non- compliance. 12. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild birds while that nest is in use or being built. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this act. 13. The applicant is advised that refuse collection vehicles will only enter the site during construction phases where there is clear access and suitable turning; this means that Waste Services may not be able to provide a full kerbside recycling service to residents whilst the build is ongoing and bins may have to be emptied from a specified (and
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DRAFT agreed) collection point until full access is made available for refuse collection vehicles. The developer must contact the Community Waste Team to discuss bin collections as the site progresses. 14. The applicant is advised that, in terms of Sections 109 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, they must obtain from the Council, to place, maintain or adjust apparatus in, or under a Road or remove apparatus from a road. Application forms are available at https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14916/Road-and-footway- permits. 15. The applicant can seek guidance on the detailed design and positioning of the cycle storage from Transport Scotland's Cycling by Design 2021 or similar design guide. 16. This application was varied prior to determination, in accordance with the terms of Section 32A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended. The variations incorporate changes to trees and landscaping, roads and transportation, biodiversity / ecology and developer contributions. 17. The applicant is advised that any proposed signage will require a further application to be submitted for advertisement consent unless it benefits from express consent as per the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984. 18. The Air Source Heat Pumps shall be certificated in accordance with Microgeneration Certification Scheme 007 and installed by an installation company certificated in accordance with Microgeneration Installation Standard 3005 and in compliance with the calculation procedure contained in Table 2 of Microgeneration Certification Scheme Planning Standards (MCS 020), confirming that the permitted development noise limit of 42 dB LAeq,5 mins will be met. In addition, the Air Source Heat Pump shall be so enclosed, attenuated and/or maintained such that any noise therefrom shall not exceed Noise Rating 35 between 0700 and 2300 hours daily, or Noise Rating 25 between 2300 and 0700 hours daily, within any neighbouring residential property, with all windows slightly open, when measured and/ or calculated and plotted on a rating curve chart. 19. The applicant is advised to refer to Perth & Kinross Council’s Supplementary guidance on Flood Risk and Flood Risk Assessments 2021 as it contains advice relevant to this development. 20. Existing buildings or structures may contain nesting birds between 1st March and 31st August inclusive. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (Section 1), it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Planning
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DRAFT permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this Act. 21. Trees and scrub are likely to contain nesting birds between 1st March and 31st August inclusive. Trees and scrub are present on the application site and are to be assumed to contain nesting birds between the above dates. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (Section 1), it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this Act. (The committee took a short recess) (3) Local Application (i) 24/01857/FLL - Erection of a dwellinghouse and associated works (revised proposal), land 40 metres east of Anemone, Balnaskeag, Kenmore, Aberfeldy, PH15 2HB (Report No. 26/3) Mr M Harvey (via telephone), agent, addressed the committee, and answered members questions. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, amended conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development has been lawfully started within that period. Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. 2. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the specification and colour of the proposed external finishing materials to be used shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The scheme as agreed shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the dwellinghouse. Reason - In the interests of visual amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. 3. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an updated landscaping and planting scheme for the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the height and slopes of any mounding or recontouring of the site, full details of all hard landscaping proposals including materials and installation
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DRAFT methods and, species, height, size and density of trees and shrubs to be planted. The scheme shall also detail a schedule of repairs to the roadside retaining wall along the north of the site with the A827 public road. The wall repairs as subsequently approved shall be carried out prior to the occupation of the dwellinghouse, whereas the approved landscape and planting details as subsequently approved shall be carried out and completed within the first available planting season (October to March) after the occupation of the dwellinghouse, and the date of Practical Completion of the landscaping scheme shall be supplied in writing to the Council as Planning Authority within 7 days of that date. The scheme as agreed and implemented shall thereafter be maintained, with any planting which fails to become established within five years being replaced in the following planting season with others of a size and species as previously approved. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. 4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a Biodiversity Enhancement Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority, as informed by the submitted Ecology Report (Document 09 relates). Thereafter, the approved measures outlined in the plan shall be installed in accordance with the agreed details prior to the occupation of the dwellinghouse. Reason - In the interests of enhancing environmental quality and of biodiversity. 5. No development shall take place on site until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The Construction Method Statement shall outline the measures to protect watercourses and residential receptors from the impact of pollution, sediment and dust to ensure no adverse effects. The approved Construction Method Statement shall thereafter be implemented as part of the construction phase of the development. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 6. Prior to the commencement of development hereby approved, a scheme shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Council as Planning Authority that demonstrates how at least 10% of the current carbon emissions reduction set by the Scottish Buildings Standards will be met through the installation and operation of low and zero-carbon technologies. This scheme shall detail the following: a) the technology types;
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DRAFT b) illustrate, through technical calculations, that these will meet at least the 10% reduction; c) their siting and location; and d) ongoing operation and maintenance. Once approved, the development shall be completed in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason - To ensure the proposal complies with LDP2 Policy 32: Embedding Low & Zero Carbon Generating Technologies in New Development. 7. Prior to commencement of any development on site, a detailed design for the extended culvert shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority in consultation with the Roads Authority, taking into account the requirement to ensure that a positive flow of water is maintained in the existing culvert and drainage ditch through the site. The extended culvert, as approved in writing, shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and undertaken prior to the commencement of construction associated with this planning permission. Reason - To ensure an acceptable standard of construction for the culvert. 8. Prior to commencement of works, the street lighting design shall be approved by Perth & Kinross Council's Street Lighting Partnership. The Street lighting shall be in accordance with the standards required by the Council as Roads Authority. The type and standard of lighting shall be assessed using the zoning system outlined in 'The Institution of Lighting Engineers Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Light Pollution' and be agreed with the Council as Planning Authority. The agreed lighting scheme shall be implemented prior to occupation of the dwellinghouse and maintained in full accordance with the agreed scheme. Reason - In the interests of road safety. 9. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full visibility splays of 43 along the channel line shall be provided to the left and right of the access, at a set-back of 2.4 metres measured 1.05m above the road level to the standard and specification required by the Council as Roads Authority to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. The visibility splays shall be physically formed on the ground and any existing fences, walls, hedges or other means of enclosure or obstructions within the splays shall be removed and relocated outwith the splays. Once formed, the visibility splays shall be permanently retained thereafter, and no visual obstruction of any kind shall be permitted within the visibility splays so formed. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure an acceptable standard of construction within the public road boundary.
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DRAFT 10. Prior to occupation of the dwellinghouse hereby approved, the vehicular access shall be formed in accordance with Perth & Kinross Council's Road Development Guide Type B Figure 5.6 access detail, of Type A Road construction detail. The Type A Road construction detail shall continue into the entrance for a distance of 5 metres from the boundary of the public road surface. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure an acceptable standard of construction within the public road boundary. 11. Prior to the development hereby approved being completed or brought into use, the development shall be constructed so that no surface water or surfacing aggregate is discharged onto the public road. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure an acceptable standard of construction within the public road boundary. 12. Any damage resulting from the development to the retaining wall along the north boundary of the site with the A827 public road shall be made good. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure an acceptable standard of construction within the public road boundary. 13. All external lighting shall be sufficiently screened and aligned so as to ensure that there is no direct illumination of neighbouring land and that light spillage beyond the boundaries of the site is minimised to a degree that it does not adversely affect the amenity of the neighbouring land. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Informatives 1. Under Section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the Planning Authority prior written notification of the date on which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under Section 123(1) of that Act, which may result in enforcement action being taken. Please use the form attached herewith. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by Section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the
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DRAFT Planning Authority written notice of that position. Please use the form attached herewith. 3. No work shall be commenced until an application for building warrant has been submitted and approved. 4. The applicant should be advised that in terms of Section 56 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, they must obtain from the Council as Roads Authority, consent to open an existing road or footway prior to the commencement of works. Advice on the disposal of surface water must be sought at the initial stages of design from Scottish Water and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 5. The approved stove system shall be installed and thereafter operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, such that smoke odours are not exhausted into or escape into any neighbouring dwellings. Failure to do so may result in an investigation and possible action by Environmental Health under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. 6. The applicant should take note of the information and advice contained within the consultation response from Scottish Water. 7. Trees and scrub are likely to contain nesting birds between 1st March and 31st August inclusive. Trees and scrub are present on the application site and are to be assumed to contain nesting birds between the above dates. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (Section 1), it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this Act. 8. The applicant is advised that Perth and Kinross Council have a charging scheme for recycling and waste bins for new build properties and newly created dwellings. Further information can be found at: https://www.pkc.gov.uk/binrequests 9. Please remember that the granting of planning permission, listed building consent or other associated consent by the Planning Authority does not affect the responsibility of the developer to ensure all other necessary permissions, consents and approvals are in place prior to commencement of works. Developers should also ensure appropriate accommodations are made in respect of services and third party infrastructure and may wish to check proposals against the information held at https://www.linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk/. 10. This application was varied prior to determination, in accordance with the terms of Section 32A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended. The variations incorporate changes to the design and siting of the proposal, and other supporting information relating to drainage, ecology and landscaping.
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DRAFT 11. This planning permission is granted subject to conditions, some of which require further information to be submitted to Development Management either before works can start on site or at a certain time. The required information must be submitted via the ePlanning portal if your original application was lodged that way, otherwise send it to us at developmentmanagement@pkc.gov.uk. Please be aware that a fee is payable in respect of each request made, though there is no limit to the number of conditions that can be discharged in a single request. The Fees Charter is available on our website www.pkc.gov.uk. The Council has two months to consider the information. You should therefore submit the required information more than two months before your permission expires. We cannot guarantee that submissions made within two months of the expiry date of your permission will be able to be dealt with before your permission lapses. (ii) 25/00572/FLL - Erection of 26 dwellinghouses, formation of road and footpath, installation of air source heat pumps, landscaping and associated works (revised proposal), land at Wester Tomaknock, Crieff (Report No. 26/4) Mrs D Champion, followed by Mrs P Campbell, objectors, addressed the committee, and answered members questions. Mr M Baxter, agent on behalf of the applicants, was available on the telephone to answer members questions. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, amended conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development has been lawfully started within that period. Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. 2. Within one month of this planning decision, the street lighting design shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with Perth & Kinross Council's Street Lighting Partnership for the public road network. The scheme shall include details of light spill, brightness of the lighting and the proposed hours of operation for both the public road network and the private areas, and timescales for delivery. The agreed lighting scheme shall be implemented to the agreed timescales and maintained in full accordance with the agreed scheme. Reason - In the interests of road safety.
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DRAFT 3. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, the applicant shall submit for the further written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with the Roads Authority (Structures), a Construction Traffic Management Scheme (TMS) which shall include the following: a) restriction of construction traffic to approved routes and the measures to be put in place to avoid other routes being used; b) timing of construction traffic to minimise impact on local communities particularly at school start and finishing times, on days when refuse collection is undertaken, on Sundays and during local events; c) a code of conduct for HGV drivers to allow for queuing traffic to pass; d) arrangements for liaison with the Roads Authority regarding winter maintenance; e) emergency arrangements detailing communication and contingency arrangements in the event of vehicle breakdown; f) arrangements for the cleaning of wheels and chassis of vehicles to prevent material from construction sites associated with the development being deposited on the road; g) arrangements for cleaning of roads affected by material deposited from construction sites associated with the development; h) arrangements for signage at site accesses and crossovers and on roads to be used by construction traffic in order to provide safe access for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians; i) details of information signs to inform other road users of construction traffic; j) arrangements to ensure that access for emergency service vehicles are not impeded; k) co-ordination with other significant developments known to use roads affected by construction traffic; l) traffic arrangements in the immediate vicinity of temporary construction compounds; m) the provision and installation of traffic counters at the applicant's expense at locations to be agreed prior to the commencement of construction; n) monitoring, reporting and implementation arrangements; o) arrangements for dealing with non-compliance; and p) details of HGV movements to and from the site. The TMS as approved shall be strictly adhered to during the entire site construction programme. Reason - In the interest of proper site management. 4. No part of the development shall be occupied until a Residential Travel Plan (RTP), aimed to encourage more sustainable means of travel, has been submitted to and
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DRAFT approved in writing by the Council. The RTP shall have particular regard to provision for walking, cycling and public transport access to and within the site and will identify the measures to be provided, the system of management, monitoring, review, reporting and the duration of the plan. The RTP shall be thereafter implemented for the approved duration. Reason - To promote sustainable transport options. 5. Within one month of this planning decision, an updated Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) which is based on the approved CEMP from 21/02270/FLM (Document 31 of 21/02270/FLM) shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. The CEMP shall incorporate a Dust Management Plan and site-specific dust mitigation measures within the plan shall be informed by a Dust Risk Assessment undertaken in line with IAQM 'Assessment of dust from demolition and construction 2024 V2.2. Thereafter the development shall be fully undertaken in accordance with the approved CEMP unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 6. Within one month of this planning decision, revised boundary landscape drawings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The drawings shall include full boundary treatment and details of proposed retaining walls (with elevations). The approved details shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the relevant residential unit and thereafter maintained. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. 7. Within one month of this planning decision, a detailed open space and private open space plan and open space landscaping delivery plan, which clearly sets out areas proposed for both public adoption and phased delivery, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with the Council's Community Greenspace Team. The agreed public landscaping elements shall thereafter be undertaken and delivered in line with the approved delivery plan and maintained. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. 8. There shall be no land raising or the erection of solid boundaries within the 0.5% annual probability (AP) floodplain as shown on drawing number 13019/21/001A forming part of planning permission 16/02217/FLM.
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DRAFT Reason - In order to ensure that surface water arising from the development is adequately dealt with and that any sustainable urban drainage System (SUDS) does not increase flood risk elsewhere. 9. Within one month of this planning decision, a Biodiversity Enhancement Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved measures outlined in the plan shall be installed in accordance with the agreed details prior to the occupation of the relevant residential unit. Reason - In the interests of enhancing environmental quality and of biodiversity. 10. Measures to protect animals from being trapped in open excavations and/or pipe and culverts shall be implemented for the duration of the construction works of the development hereby approved. The measures may include creation of sloping escape ramps for animals, which may be achieved by edge profiling of trenches/excavations or by using planks placed into them at the end of each working day and open pipework greater than 150 mm outside diameter being blanked off at the end of each working day. Reason - In order to prevent animals from being trapped within any open excavations. 11. Prior to the completion or occupation of the development hereby approved, whichever is the earlier, wildlife kerbs shall be installed adjacent to all road gullies within 500metres of a SUDS pond or watercourse. Thereafter, the kerbs shall be retained in a reasonable condition for the life of the development. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 12. Construction work shall be limited to Monday to Friday 07:00hrs to 19:00hrs and Saturday 08:00hrs to 13:00hrs with no noisy works out with these times or at any time on Sundays. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. 13. Prior to the commencement of any works on site, all trees on site (other than those marked for felling on the approved plans) and those which have Root Protection Areas which fall within the site shall be retained and protected. Protection methods shall be strictly in accordance with BS 5837 2012: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction. Protection measures, once in place, shall remain in place for the duration of construction. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. 14. Where it is intended to create semi-natural habitats, all species used in the planting proposals detailed in the
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DRAFT approved plans shall be locally native species of local provenance unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 15. Any planting failing to become established within five years shall be replaced in the following planting season with others of similar size, species and number. Reason - To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and environmental quality and to reserve the rights of the Planning Authority. Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Procedural Notes Permission shall not to be issued until the Minute of Variation Section 75 Agreement has been signed and registered to take account of this application. The legal agreement should be concluded and completed within 4 months of the date of any Committee approval. Failure to conclude a legal agreement within 4 months will result in the planning application being re- assessed through failing to comply with the associated developer contributions policy and may be ultimately recommended for refusal under delegated powers Informatives 1. Under Section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the Planning Authority prior written notification of the date on which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under Section 123(1) of that Act, which may result in enforcement action being taken. Please use the form attached herewith. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by Section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the Planning Authority written notice of that position. Please use the form attached herewith. 3. No work shall be commenced until an application for building warrant has been submitted and approved. 4. The applicant should be advised that in terms of Section 21 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 they must obtain from the Council as Roads Authority consent to construct a new road prior to the commencement of roadworks. Advice on the disposal of surface water must be sought
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DRAFT at the initial stages of design from Scottish Water and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Please note that a fee is chargeable for the processing of RCC applications. 5. If the applicant is successful in gaining planning consent, they must apply for a Vehicle Access Consent before starting works on its formation. More information on the process can be found on the following website: https://www.pkc.gov.uk/vehicleaccess . Please note, that as planning permission has been applied for, currently no fee is required for the Vehicle Access Consent (VA1 form), please include the planning application number on your VA application form. 6. The developer must contact the Community Waste Team to discuss bin collections as the site progresses. Refuse collection vehicles will only enter the site during development where there is clear access, adequate turning, and a suitable road surface with no raised ironworks. This means that Waste Services may not be able to provide a full kerbside recycling service to residents whilst the build is ongoing, and bins may have to be emptied from a collection point, specified by the area Community Waste Adviser, until full access is made available for refuse collection vehicles. 7. The applicant is advised that Perth and Kinross Council have a charging scheme for recycling and waste bins for new build properties and newly created dwellings. Further information can be found at: https://www.pkc.gov.uk/binrequests 8. The applicant is advised to refer to Perth & Kinross Council's Supplementary Guidance on Flood Risk and Flood Risk Assessments 2021 as it contains advice relevant to your development. https://www.pkc.gov.uk/ldp2floodrisk 9. The applicant should take note of the information and advice contained within the consultation response from Scottish Water. 10. The Air Source Heat Pump shall be certificated in accordance with Microgeneration Certification Scheme 007 and installed by an installation company certificated in accordance with Microgeneration Installation Standard 3005 and in compliance with the calculation procedure contained in Table 2 of Microgeneration Certification Scheme Planning Standards (MCS 020), confirming that the permitted development noise limit of 42 dB LAeq,5 mins will be met. In addition, the Air Source Heat Pump shall be so enclosed, attenuated and/or maintained such that any noise therefrom shall not exceed Noise Rating 35 between 0700 and 2300 hours daily, or Noise Rating 25 between 2300 and 0700 hours daily, within any neighbouring residential property, with all windows
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DRAFT slightly open, when measured and/ or calculated and plotted on a rating curve chart. 11. This application was varied prior to determination, in accordance with the terms of section 32A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended. The variations incorporate changes to the number of proposed dwellinghouses and associated layout changes in the interests of placemaking. 12. Trees and scrub are likely to contain nesting birds between 1st March and 31st August inclusive. Trees and scrub are present on the application site and are to be assumed to contain nesting birds between the above dates. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (section 1), it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this Act. 13. Application for a new postal address should be made via the Street Naming and Numbering page on the Perth & Kinross Council website at www.pkc.gov.uk/snn. Please note there is a charge for this service and submission cannot be made until the relevant Building Warrant has been approved. 14. This planning permission is granted subject to conditions, some of which require further information to be submitted to Development Management either before works can start on site or at a certain time. The required information must be submitted via the ePlanning portal if your original application was lodged that way, otherwise send it to us at developmentmanagement@pkc.gov.uk. Please be aware that a fee is payable in respect of each request made, though there is no limit to the number of conditions that can be discharged in a single request. The Fees Charter is available on our website www.pkc.gov.uk. The Council has two months to consider the information. You should therefore submit the required information more than two months before your permission expires. We cannot guarantee that submissions made within two months of the expiry date of your permission will be able to be dealt with before your permission lapses. (iii) 25/01082/FLL - Erection of 6 industrial units (classes 4, 5 and 6), formation of parking area, installation of EV charging points, air source heat pump and associated works, 3 Macduff Place, Kinross, KY13 8FU (Report No. 26/5) Mr C Bruce (via telephone), agent on behalf of the applicant, addressed the committee, and answered members questions. Resolved:
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DRAFT Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development has been lawfully started within that period. Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. 2. The hours of operations shall be restricted to 0700 hours to 1900 hours daily. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 3. All external lighting shall be sufficiently screened and aligned so as to ensure that there is no direct illumination of neighbouring land and that light spillage beyond the boundaries of the site is minimised to a degree that it does not adversely affect the amenity of the neighbouring land. Reason - In order to safeguard the residential amenity of the area. 4. All plant or equipment shall be so enclosed, attenuated and/or maintained such that any noise therefrom shall not exceed Noise Rating 35 between 0700 and 2300 hours daily, or Noise Rating 25 between 2300 and 0700 hours daily, within any neighbouring residential property, with all windows slightly open, when measured and/ or calculated and plotted on a rating curve chart. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 5. Prior to the development hereby approved being completed or brought into use, the vehicular access shall be formed in accordance with Perth & Kinross Council's Road Development Guide. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure an acceptable standard of construction within the public road boundary. 6. Prior to the development hereby approved being completed or brought into use, turning facilities shall be provided within the site to enable all vehicles to enter and leave in a forward-facing gear. Reason - In the interests of road safety; to ensure the provision of acceptable manoeuvring space within the curtilage of the site to enable a vehicle to enter and leave the site in forward gear. 7. The conclusions and recommended action points within the supporting biodiversity survey by Heritage Ecological Limited dated August 2025 submitted and hereby approved (document(s) 12; relates) shall be fully adhered to, respected and undertaken as part of the construction
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DRAFT phase of development, to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Informatives 1. Under Section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the Planning Authority prior written notification of the date on which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under Section 123(1) of that Act, which may result in enforcement action being taken. Please use the form attached herewith. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by Section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the Planning Authority written notice of that position. Please use the form attached herewith. 3. No work shall be commenced until an application for building warrant has been submitted and approved. 4. The applicant is advised that in terms of Sections 56 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 he/she/they must obtain from the Council, as Roads Authority, consent to open an existing road or footway prior to the commencement of works. Information on junction types, requirements for Vehicular Access consents (VA1) and application forms are available at www.pkc.gov.uk/vehicleaccess. Advice on the disposal of surface water should be sought at the initial stages of design from Scottish Water and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 5. The applicant is advised that, in terms of Sections 109 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, he/she/they must obtain consent from the Council, to place, maintain or adjust apparatus in, or under a Road or remove apparatus from a road. Application forms are available at https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14916/Road-and-footway- permits. 6. This application was varied prior to determination, in accordance with the terms of section 32A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended. The variations incorporate changes to the landscaping scheme.
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DRAFT (iv) 25/01217/FLL - Alterations, extension and subdivision of retail unit to form 2 retail units, 16-18 County Place, Perth, PH2 8EE (Report No. 26/6) Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development has been lawfully started within that period. Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. 2. Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the specification and methodology for alteration and repair of the shopfronts at Hospital Street and County Place shall be submitted in writing for further approval by the council as Planning Authority. The detail as agreed shall be implemented prior to the completion or bringing into use of the development, whichever is the earlier. Reason - in order to protect the character of the conservation area. 3. Servicing of and deliveries to the premises shall be carried out between 0700 and 1900 Monday to Saturday only, with no servicing or deliveries permitted on Sundays. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 4. All plant or equipment shall be so enclosed, attenuated and/or maintained such that any noise therefrom shall not exceed Noise Rating 35 between 0700 and 2300 hours daily, or Noise Rating 25 between 2300 and 0700 hours daily, within any neighbouring residential property, with all windows slightly open, when measured and/ or calculated and plotted on a rating curve chart. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Informatives 1. Under Section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the Planning Authority prior written notification of the date on
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DRAFT which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under Section 123(1) of that Act, which may result in enforcement action being taken. Please use the form attached herewith. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by Section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the Planning Authority written notice of that position. Please use the form attached herewith. 3. The applicant is advised to refer to Perth & Kinross Council’s Supplementary guidance on Flood Risk and Flood Risk Assessments 2021 as it contains advice relevant to your development. 4. The applicant is advised that any proposed signage will require a further application to be submitted for advertisement consent unless it benefits from express consent as per the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984. 5. The applicant should take note of the information and advice contained within the consultation response from Scottish Water. 6. A commercial waste contract must be established for the retail units once it’s brought into use to ensure proper and compliant disposal, as waste generated by the units cannot be disposed of at any recycling centres, as these facilities are not authorised to accept commercial waste without payment. 7. An application for Building Warrant may be required. (v) 25/01289/FLL - Upgrading and widening of footpath, land 40 metres south west of The Pavilion, Ferry Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5DD (Report No. 26/7) Mr C Milne, objector, followed by Mr R Johnston, agent on behalf of the applicant, addressed the committee, and answered members questions. Councillor K Allan moved an Amendment to approve the application without the installation of a picnic bench. Having failed to secure a seconder, the Amendment fell. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, amended conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. This planning permission will last only for three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development has been lawfully started within that period.
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DRAFT Reason - This is a Planning Permission in terms of Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by Section 32 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. 2. Development shall not commence until a detailed Construction Method Statement (CMS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The CMS must identify measures to prevent harmful materials entering the River Tay SAC, which could reduce water quality and lead to a damaging impact on the salmon, otter and lamprey interests. The CMS should include the following: a. pollution prevention safeguards including surface water drainage arrangements and the possible use of siltation traps, settlement tanks and bunds b. storage and disposal of materials including the siting of stock piles, use of buffer strips and disposal methods c. construction site facilities including extent and location of construction site huts, vehicles, equipment, fuel, chemicals and materials compound d. timing, duration and phasing of construction particularly in relation to salmon and lamprey migration/spawning. e. measures to cater for waste water during construction The CMS and mitigations as agreed shall be fully implemented as part of the planning permission. Reason - In order to ensure the development does not impact negatively on the nearby Special Area of Conservation. 3. Prior to the commencement of any works on site, all trees on site and those which have Root Protection Areas which fall within the site shall be retained and protected. Protection methods shall be strictly in accordance with BS 5837 2012: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction. Protection measures, once in place, shall remain in place for the duration of construction. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, the developer shall submit for the written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority, the specification and location of litter bins adjacent to the picnic table area and along the path route, together with a management plan for the arrangements to empty and manage said bins. Thereafter the scheme shall be carried out in complete accordance with the details as so agreed. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and neighbouring residential amenity.
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DRAFT Justification The proposal is in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material reasons which justify departing from the Development Plan. Informatives 1. Under section 27A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) the person undertaking the development is required to give the planning authority prior written notification of the date on which it is intended to commence the development. A failure to comply with this statutory requirement would constitute a breach of planning control under section 123(1) of that Act, which may result in enforcement action being taken. Please use the form attached herewith. 2. As soon as practicable after the development is complete, the person who completes the development is obliged by section 27B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to give the planning authority written notice of that position. Please use the form attached herewith. 3. The fee for the submission of this application for planning permission has been reduced as the development has the primary purpose of contribution to a not for profit enterprise or a social enterprise and is likely to contribute to improving the health of residents in the area. 4. The presence of protected species, and the extent to which they could be affected by the proposed development, should be established before works commence. Should protected species be identified within the site the developer should ensure that all appropriate measures required to comply with the relevant legislation are carried out. 5. Existing trees may contain nesting birds between 1st March and 31st August inclusive. The applicant is reminded that, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (section 1), it is an offence to remove, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this Act. 6. Note that if there is any proposal to alter a route of an existing core path or right of way a further legal procedure is required. The granting of planning permission does not stop the continued right of public access along the existing core path or right of way. An order under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 208 or an amendment of the Core Path Plan under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 should be sought. 7. The applicant is advised to refer to Perth & Kinross Council’s Supplementary guidance on Flood Risk and
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DRAFT Flood Risk Assessments 2021 as it contains advice relevant to your development.