Minute of meeting of 15 April 2026
Perth and Kinross Council · 13 May 2026
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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 15 April 2026 at 9.30am. Present: Councillors I Massie, G Stewart, K Allan, B Brawn, Bailie R Brock (substituting for Councillor D Cuthbert), K Harvey, D Illingworth, I James, I MacPherson (substituting for Councillor R Watters) Bailie C McLaren and M Frampton (substituting for Bailie M Williamson). In Attendance: L McLean, C Morilly, S Panton, L Reid, K Smith, N Sworowski; and P Williamson (all Economy, Development and Planning); A Brown, C Elliott, S Dockerill and E Ferguson (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Councillors D Cuthbert, R Watters and Bailie M Williamson. 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 11 March 2026 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. 25/01826/FLM 5(1)(ii) 25/01273/FLL 5(2)(i) 25/01587/FLL 5(2)(ii) 25/01671/FLL 5(2)(iii)
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5. Applications For Determination (1) Major Applications (i) 25/01582/42M - Section 42 to vary condition 2 (period within which development should commence) of permission 22/01071/FLM - Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), land 170 metres south of Newhouse Farm, Perth (Report No. 26/90) Sean Panton, Team Leader, requested minor amendments to conditions, mainly to update document and condition references. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions and informatives: 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. Biodiversity and Landscape 2. The conclusions and recommended action points within the supporting biodiversity survey submitted and hereby approved (document(s) 21 relates) shall be fully adhered to, respected and undertaken as part of the construction phase of development. Reason - In the interests enhancing biodiversity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of mitigation measures to protect habitat onsite. 3. 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, in consultation with PKC Biodiversity Officer, and works shall not commence until after such written agreement has been issued by the Council. Reason - In the interests enhancing biodiversity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of mitigation measures to protect habitat onsite. 4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed landscaping and planting scheme for the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the 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 methods and, species, height, size and density of trees and shrubs to be planted. The scheme as subsequently approved shall be carried out and
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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 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 sufficiently maintained Reason - In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of the proposed planting scheme. 5. Prior to the completion or occupation of the development hereby approved, whichever is the earlier, 10 bird nesting boxes and 10 bat roosting boxes shall be provided within the site as part of the approved landscape scheme, (Condition 4). The size, type and locations of the nesting and roosting boxes shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority for approval prior their placement onsite. Thereafter, the agreed boxes shall be maintained in a reasonable condition in perpetuity for the life of the development Reason - In the interests enhancing biodiversity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of mitigation measures to protect habitat onsite. 6. The conclusions and recommended action points within the supporting Preliminary Ecological Survey dated 26 November 2020, (Document 17) and Supporting Statement dated 29 November 2022, prepared by Overland Environmental Ltd, (Document 20), submitted and hereby approved shall be fully adhered to, respected and undertaken as part of the construction phase of development, to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority. A written statement confirming and or setting out the physical means of compliance with these mitigation points shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority prior to works commencing onsite. Reason - In the interests enhancing biodiversity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of mitigation measures to protect habitat onsite. Noise 7. 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 the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. 8. In the event of a justified noise complaint being received by the Council the operator shall, at its own expense, employ a consultant approved by the Planning Authority to carry out a
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noise assessment to verify compliance with condition 7. The assessment will be carried out to an appropriate methodology agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. If the noise assessment shows that the noise levels do not comply with condition 7 a scheme of noise mitigation shall be included with the noise assessment, specifying timescales for the implementation of the scheme and shall be submitted to the Planning Authority within 28 days of the assessment. The mitigation scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme and timescales. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. 9. The hours of construction activity shall be restricted to between 0700 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Saturday only, with no construction activity permitted on Sundays. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. Lighting 10. All external lighting shall be sufficiently screened and aligned so as to ensure that there is no direct illumination of residential property and that light spillage beyond the boundaries of the site is minimised. In association, the operation of the lighting shall be controlled so as to only be triggered by motion within the security fenced boundaries of the site. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity; to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. Roads and Transportation 11. Prior to the commencement of works associated to the hereby approved development, a Construction Traffic Management Scheme (TMS) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Planning Authority, such TMS shall include details of 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
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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 all to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of road safety. 12. The proposed route for any abnormal loads on the trunk road network must be approved in writing prior to any such movements being undertaken. Where any abnormal loads are required to be undertaken in implementing the development hereby approved, a written program of those movements shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority for approval in consultation with Transport Scotland. Thereafter, any such movements shall be undertaken in accordance with the agreed program of movements, including any mitigation measures required. Any accommodation measures required including the removal of street furniture, junction widening, traffic management must similarly be approved and should be included with any written program of works. Reason - To ensure that the transportation of abnormal loads will not have any detrimental effect on the trunk road network. 13. Any additional signing or temporary traffic control measures deemed necessary due to the size or length of loads being delivered to the development hereby approved must be undertaken by a recognised Quality Assured traffic management consultant, to be approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority for approval in consultation with Transport Scotland. The approval of any such management consultant shall be agreed prior to the placement or implementation of any signage and or traffic control measures. Reason - To ensure that the transportation of abnormal loads will not have any detrimental effect on the trunk road network. External Finishes 14. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the specification and colour of the
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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 completion or bringing into use of the development, whichever is the earlier. Reason - In the interests of visual amenity Dust 15. Prior to the commencement of construction for the development a Dust Management Plan shall be submitted for the written approval of the Planning Authority, in consultation with Environmental Health. The plan shall outline all construction activities that has the potential to cause dust and shall state methods and procedures to minimise the dust. Thereafter, the agreed scheme shall be implemented in full for the duration of the construction period. Reason - In the interests of residential amenity and to ensure a satisfactory standard of local environmental quality. Archaeology 16. Development shall not commence until the developer has secured the implementation of an archaeological watching brief, to be carried out by an archaeological organisation acceptable to the Council as Planning Authority, during development work. The retained archaeological organisation shall be afforded access at all reasonable times and allowed to record and recover items of interest and finds. The name of archaeological organisation retained by the developer shall be given to the Planning Authority and Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust in writing not less than fourteen days before the commencement date provided in the Notice of Initiation of Development. Reason - To ensure a programme of archaeological works is carried out to safeguard and record any archaeological remains within the development area. Paths 17. The right of way, located within the site access road and shown on approved drawing 22/01071/05 must not be obstructed during building works or on completion of the development. Any damage done to the route and/or the associated signage during building works must be made good before the development is completed or brought into use, whichever is the earlier. Reason - To ensure that public access is maintained at all reasonable times, to the local path network. Facility Lifespan 18. In the event the hereby approved development fails to store electricity on a commercial basis for a continuous period of 12 months, or 50 years from the date of commencement of development, whichever is sooner, then it shall be deemed to have permanently ceased to be required. In such an event the development shall be decommissioned, and the
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relevant parts of the site reinstated within such timescale as agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - To ensure the facility is removed from the site at the end of its operational life, and to protect the character of the countryside, the visual amenity of the area and nature conservation interests. Drainage 19. Prior to the installation of any drainage works within the development hereby approved, the final technical drainage designs shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Planning Authority in consultation with the Council's Structures and Flooding team. The drainage details as approved shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed scheme and operational prior to bringing into the use of the approved phase of development. Reason - In order to safeguard any offsite drainage impacts of the development and in the interests of public safety. 20. The discharge volume and rate from the proposed onsite drainage system shall not exceed existing greenfield levels. Compliance with this condition shall be demonstrated through the provision of a drainage report in compliance with Condition 19. Reason - In order to safeguard any offsite drainage impacts of the development and in the interests of public safety. Soils 21. All soils excavated in the course of the development hereby approved shall be retained onsite and repurposed unless otherwise approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. Prior to the development hereby approved commencing, a Soil Management Statement shall be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority for approval in writing. This Statement shall set out the extent of any excavation works to be undertaken and how soils shall be reused and or managed onsite. All excavation and repurposing of soil shall then proceed in accordance with the agreed Statement. Reason - In the interests of appropriately managing prime quality soils and minimising the long-term impacts of developing the site in accordance with Policy 51 of the LDP2. 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
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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. 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. 3. The developer is advised to contact Sophie Nicol, Historic Environment Manager (tel: 01738 477027) Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, to discuss terms of reference for work required. 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 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. 6. 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. 7. The granting of planning permission does not stop the continued right of public access along the existing core path METH 34/15 Ruthvenpark Path. An order under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 208 or an amendment of the Core Path Plan under the Land
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Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 should be sought in advance of any works authorised by this planning permission being commenced. All relevant approvals should be in place prior to any stopping up and diversion of the core path taking place. 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. No work shall be commenced until an application for building warrant has been submitted and approved. 10. 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. In accordance with 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. 11. Existing buildings or structures may contain nesting birds between 1 March and 31 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. (ii) 25/01826/FLM - Formation of 2 all-weather sports pitches, erection of spectator stand and fencing, installation of floodlighting and associated works, Jeanfield Swifts Stadium, Bute Drive, Perth, PH1 3BG (Report No. 26/91) Bailie C Ahern, Local Member, objecting, Ms P MacIntosh, on behalf of North Muirton Community Council, Objectors and Mr D Swan, on behalf of Your North Muirton, Objectors followed by Mr R Gunnion, on behalf of Jeanfield Swifts Community Football Club, addressed the Committee and answered members questions. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions (including amended wording of Condition 11) and informatives: 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.
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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. Residential Amenity 2. The hours of operation shall be restricted to 0800 hours to 2200 hours daily. Reason - 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 by complying with the ILP ‘Guidance notes for the Reduction of Obtrusive Light’ Environmental Zone 3 Levels. Reason - To safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 4. Prior to the commencement of the development, a noise management plan shall be submitted for the written approval of the planning authority. The plan shall include all sources of noise associated with the use of the synthetic pitches, including user noise and activity noise and the measures that will be put in place to minimise and/or control noise. The plan shall be reviewed on a regular basis or, following receipt of a justified complaint or at the request of the planning authority. Once the noise management plan has been approved, it shall be fully implemented for the lifetime of the development. Reason - To safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 5. No music shall be played through the PA/tannoy system, and the system shall be limited to safety announcements only. Reason - To safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 6. An acoustic fence as detailed in Sections 4.35 – 4.37 of the noise impact assessment (NIA) (document no. 23 relates) and shown on drawing no. 33 shall be installed prior to the development being brought into use. Reason - To safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 7. Noise mitigation measures as detailed in Section 4.38 of the noise impact assessment (NIA) (document no. 23 relates) shall be installed prior to the development being brought into use. Reason - To safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. Transport 8. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, the applicant shall submit for the further written
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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) arrangements to ensure that access for emergency service vehicles are not impeded; and (d) 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. 9. The core path which forms part of the track must not be obstructed during building works or on completion. Any damage done to the core path and associated signage during building works shall be made good. Any temporary restrictions to public access required to facilitate works on site must be agreed in writing first with the Access Officer. Reason - In the interests of public access along the core path. 10. The existing car park must be fully surfaced and lined to provide the 63 spaces, together with the coach turning area containing 5 parking spaces and the 11-space overflow parking area. All of these areas must be completed and available for use prior to either of the all-weather sport pitches being brought into use. Reason - In the interests of traffic management. 11. Prior to the completion or bringing into use of the development, whichever is the earlier, a match day traffic management plan must be submitted to the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with the Roads Authority, for written approval. The match day traffic management plan shall ensure that all users and visitors of the facility are aware of parking arrangements, this will cover details of: How access to the allotments on the riverside access track will be maintained. If large crowds are expected (over 100 spectators across the site at any given time), access to the parking at surrounding schools is provided and all users and visitors are made aware that this is available. What measures will be in place on match days to ensure compliance with the match day traffic management plan. For the avoidance of doubt,
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relevant stewardship should be included as part of the management plan. Thereafter, the agreed plan shall be implemented in full accordance on each match day. Reason - In the interests of road safety and proper traffic management. Natural Heritage and Biodiversity 12. 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. 13. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed landscaping and planting scheme for the site shall be submitted for the further written agreement of the Council as Planning Authority. The scheme shall include: (a) confirmation of tree and hedge planting as compensatory planting for tree loss (b) confirmation of tree and hedge planting as biodiversity enhancement (c) details of the species, height, size, location, density and maintenance regime of trees and 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. The approved scheme 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 - In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure the satisfactory implementation of a compensatory planting scheme. 14. The conclusions and recommended action points within the supporting ecological survey submitted and hereby approved (document no. 28 relates) shall be fully adhered to, respected and undertaken as part of the construction phase of development, to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 15. An updated ecology survey will be required prior to the commencement of works, if works have not commenced
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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 protecting environmental quality and of biodiversity. 16. Prior to the completion or occupation of the building(s) hereby approved, whichever is the earlier, three swift and three sparrow nesting boxes shall be provided on the existing clubhouse, and six bat boxes shall be provided on suitable nearby trees. Thereafter, the agreed scheme shall be maintained in a reasonable condition for the life of the 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. 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, as amended. The form of the notice is set out in Schedule 7 of the Regulations and a draft notice is included for your guidance. In accordance with 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.
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4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Records indicate that at least part of the proposed development site lies within a radon affected area where the measurement/monitoring of radon gas and the installation of mitigation measures may be required. Further information on radon gas and the associated reports that can be obtained is available at www.ukradon.org and at http://shop.bgs.ac.uk/georeports/. (The Committee took a short recess and then reconvened.)
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(2) Local Application (i) 25/01273/FLL - Siting of residential caravan (for a temporary period) (in retrospect), land 250 metres north of The Farmhouse, Easter Muirhead Farm, Blairingone, Dollar, FK14 7ND (Report No. 26/92) Mrs V Humphreys, objector, followed by Miss A Anderson, applicant, addressed the Committee and answered members questions. Resolved: Grant, subject to the following terms, conditions and informatives: Conditions 1. The caravan is approved for a temporary period only until 31 March 2028. Upon expiry of this temporary period the caravan shall be removed from the site and the site returned to its original condition to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - In view of the temporary nature of the caravan and to enable the Planning Authority to review the circumstances pertaining to the proposal within a reasonable period of time. 2. The hours of operation of the generator shall be restricted to between 0800 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Saturday only, with no operations permitted on Sundays. Reason - In order to safeguard the residential amenity of the area. 3. 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 20 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 residential amenity of the area. 4. 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. 5. The applicant shall ensure the private water supply for the development complies with the Water Scotland Act 1980 (Section 63), The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. In so doing, the applicant shall submit detailed information regarding the private water supply to Perth and
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Kinross Council Environmental Health by 31 May 2026, including the nature, location and adequacy of the source, any storage tanks/ pipework and the filtration and disinfection treatment to ensure provision of an adequate and consistently wholesome water supply. Reason - To ensure the new development has an adequate and consistently wholesome supply of water and to maintain water quality and supply in the interests of residential amenity and ensure the private water supply of neighbours of the development remain accessible for future maintenance. 6. Full details of how drainage is managed on site including wastewater associated with the caravan shall be submitted by 31 May 2026 for the written approval of the Council as Planning Authority. Reason - To ensure the provision of effective drainage for the site. 7. Details of the location and measures proposed for the safeguarding and continued operation, or replacement, of any septic tanks and soakaways, private water sources, private water supply storage facilities and/or private water supply pipes serving properties in the vicinity, sited within and running through the application site, shall be submitted by 31 May 2026 for approval in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The subsequently agreed protective or replacement measures shall be put in place and thereafter be so maintained insofar as it relates to the development hereby approved. Reason - To ensure existing water and drainage infrastructures are not compromised. 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. The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Coal Authority on 0345 762 6848. Further information is also available on the Coal Authority website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal- authority. 2. Dam Wood to the north of the site is designated as ancient woodland (ID 33214). Native Woodlands are protected through NPF4 Policy 6. 3. The applicant should ensure that any existing wayleaves for maintenance or repair to existing private water supply or septic drainage infrastructure in the development area are
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honoured throughout and after completion of the development. 4. The applicant should take note of the information and advice contained within the consultation response from Scottish Gas Network. (ii) 25/01587/FLL - Erection of raised viewing platform, including a glazed dome, safety barrier, formation of steps and associated works, land 90 metres north west of Lochside Cottage, Kenmore, Aberfeldy, PH15 2HW (Report No. 26/93) Mr W Lindsay, objector on behalf of Kenmore Community Council, followed by Mr E Strickland, applicant, addressed the Committee and answered members questions. 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. 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. 3. No development shall take place on site until a Construction Traffic Management Scheme (TMS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Planning Authority, in consultation with the Roads Authority (Structures). The TMS 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. arrangements to ensure that access for emergency service vehicles are not impeded;
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d. details of information signs to inform other road users of construction traffic; e. traffic arrangements in the immediate vicinity of the site to ensure that deliveries to site are not undertaken from the public road network; and f. 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. Prior to the development being brought into use, a Noise Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as the Planning Authority. The plan shall include all sources of noise associated with the premises, including patron noise and the measures that will be put in place to minimise and/or control noise. The plan shall be reviewed on a regular basis or following receipt of a justified complaint or at the request of the Planning Authority. The Noise Management Plan as approved shall be fully implemented for the lifetime of the development. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 5. Prior to the development being brought into use, details of two gates to be installed at the proposed diving board and external staircase to the water’s edge shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as the Planning Authority. The details as approved shall be fully implemented prior to the development being brought into use, and maintained in good working order for the lifetime of the development. Reason - In the interests of public safety. 6. 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 20 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. 7. No amplified music shall be permitted within the dome at any time. No music, amplified or otherwise, shall be permitted at any time in any associated external area. Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 8. 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 by complying with the ILP ‘Guidance notes for the Reduction of Obtrusive Light’ Environmental Zone 1 Levels.
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Reason - In order to safeguard the neighbouring residential amenity in the area. 9. Prior to the completion or occupation of the building(s) hereby approved, whichever is the earlier, two bird nesting boxes shall be provided on nearby buildings or trees within the applicant's control. 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. 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. An application for Building Warrant may be required. 4. 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 5. A variation of the existing alcohol licence for the wider resort development may be required to lawfully serve alcohol within the development which has been hereby granted planning permission. The developer should contact LiquorLicensing@pkc.gov.uk for further information. 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 provide additional clarity regarding the proposal. 7. 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
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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) 25/01671/FLL - Erection of dwellinghouse, alterations to assess track and associated works, land north of The Croft, Fearnan, Aberfeldy, PH15 2PF (Report No. 26/94) Ms J Robertson, on behalf of Glen Lyon and Loch Tay Community Council, objector (via telephone), followed by Mr R Johnston, agent on behalf of the applicant, addressed the Committee and answered members questions. 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 any works on site, the relocated passing place shown on Drawing 03 shall be provided in accordance with the approved plans to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of pedestrian and traffic safety 3. Prior to the commencement of development a biodiversity enhancement scheme and a replacement tree plan using selected standard size tree stock, planted within prepared tree pits, staked, and securely tied. Tree species to be silver birch/rowan/hawthorn, details on the hedge and boundary fencing shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council as Planning Authority. The agreed scheme shall be completed prior to the occupation or completion of the dwelling, whichever is sooner, and thereafter be maintained in a reasonable condition for the life of the development, to the satisfaction of the Council as Planning Authority.
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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. 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 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. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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
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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. 7. 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 clarify site levels, section/house sections, drainage. (iv) 25/01834/FLL - Erection of staff accommodation unit, amenity building, café, formation of outdoor seating area, car park and associated works, Moor of Rannoch Hotel, Rannoch, Pitlochry, PH17 2QA (Report No. 26/95) This application was withdrawn from the agenda. 6 Proposal of Application Notices (PoAN) 6(i) 26/00001/PAN - Residential development, landscaping and associated infrastructure (part allocated site H14), land 150 metres south west of Kintillo Cemetery (H14), Bridge of Earn (26/96) Councillor D Illingworth requested that officers consider access to the site and whether or not two entrance/exit roads, one from the Wick O Baiglie Road and one from the Meadows are required. The contents of the Report by the Development Management and Building Standards Service Manager, were noted. 6(ii) 26/00002/PAN - Formation of mixed leisure and visitor development comprising erection of holiday accommodation units, formation of hub/spa facility, indoor and outdoor recreational areas, footpath/cycleway link, vehicular access, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure, land 400 metres west of Tarnhill, Milnathort (26/97) The contents of the Report by the Development Management and Building Standards Service Manager, were noted.
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6(iii) 26/00003/PAN - Erection of hydrogen production facilities and associated works, land 1.4km north west of Beannie Farm, Braco, Dunblane, FK15 9LL (26/98) Councillor K Allan requested that consideration be given to the cumulative impacts with the SSEN substation, construction traffic and the suitability of the site access; along with possibility that making hydrogen will cause acid rain. Councillor K Harvey requested that full details are submitted to HSE for their consideration to allay fears of this type of development. Councillor I James requested that consideration is given to the safe distances of the development from other infrastructure for safety reasons. The contents of the Report by the Development Management and Building Standards Service Manager, were noted.