CEMETERY ASSET - APPENDIX- 2 - NO PRE-SALE SITES - cemetery rules update 2023
Argyll and Bute Council · 30 November 2023
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APPENDIX 2 ARGYLL and BUTE COUNCIL - CEMETERY RULES 2023 EDI – Nov 23 NO PRE-SALE OF LAIRS. LESS THAN 10 YEARS OPERATIONAL DURATION at AUG. 2023 HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND LOCATION REASON FOR NO PRE-SALE MITIGATION MEASURES Barbour Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. None – Adjacent land unsuitable due to shallow rock depth. BUTE AND COWAL LOCATION REASON FOR NO PRE-SALE MITIGATION MEASURES Kingarth cemetery South Bute Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Additional 30nr lairs created in current ground - adjacent extension being pursued. Initial contact with land owner Cnoc-an-raer Cemetery North Bute Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Section 2 to be expanded and developed within owned land Kilmorich (Cairndow) Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. No adjacent land available – option for new extension in wooded ground – cost prohibitive Strachur Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Additional 15nr lairs by relocating access road. New site south of village being explored. Initial approval from land owner – Ground investigation works to prove suitability within SEPA regs. Kilmun Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Additional 10nr lairs by removing access road. No scope to expand further – Sandbank Cemetery Cowal (Sandbank) Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Additional drainage and footpaths to develop 110nr lairs within current site. Adjacent land at Torlochan Site – Dept. responsibility transferred to RIS. Initial trial holes early 2023 - to be developed - confirm SEPA regs. Kilmodan (Glendaruel) Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. No scope to extend, new development unlikely - SEPA water course / Flood plain restrictions, affecting planning consent. Lochgoilhead Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. No adjacent land available – option for new extension in wooded ground – cost prohibitive new site to be investigated MID-ARGYLL, KINTYRE and ISLANDS LOCATION REASON FOR NO PRE-SALE MITIGATION MEASURES Kilkerran Cemetery (Campbeltown) Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale. Additional 100nr lairs in existing “6th Section” by converting roads and footpaths. Scope for 120nr more in unused land within bounds of cemetery. Further expansion on adjacent farmland not possible due
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to SEPA regs. restrictions on Planning Approval. New site to be developed West of Campbeltown, in early stages of Site Investigation and Planning Approval process. Patchen Cemetery Kintyre Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale Additional extension in field – initial site investigation required to confirm SEPA compliance. Bowmore Cemetery Islay Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale Additional extension in field – initial site investigation required to confirm SEPA compliance. OBAN, LORN and the ISLES LOCATION REASON FOR NO PRE-SALE MITIGATION MEASURES Pennygowan Cemetery , Mull Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale Adjacent land – unsuitable due to shallow rock - limited scope elsewhere for new site. Isle of Lismore Cemetery Less than 10 years available at current annual rate of sale Rock at shallow depth in “half” the current cemetery, to be removed and up-filled to maintain burial service. SEPA reg restricting further expansion at this site Limited suitable land elsewhere.