CEMETERY ASSET REPORT APPENDIX 2 Cemetery Development Programme
Argyll and Bute Council · 1 December 2022
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL - CEMETERIES DEVELOPMENT REVUE - 2021-22 APPENDIX 2 - Cemetery Development Programme CEMETERIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - in order of Priority ( Red, Amber, Yellow only) HIERARCHY OF NEED - by age - Area Data - as at OCT 22. - BASED ON SALE OF LAIRS TO NEW APPLICANTS ( uptake of remaining land) Key RED = 0-5Years remaining at current Lair Sale Rate = CURRENT DEVELOPEMNT PROGRAMME 2022-23 > AMBER = 5-10 Years For consideration in future programmes = early options to be considerd YELLOW - 10-20years Future Years - NO PLANS AT PRESENT - but uptake to be monitored. Cemeteries ACTIVE Expectancy - YEARS REMAINING CAPACITY - RE-EVALUATION OF PREVIOUS SITES - OCTOBER 2022 AREA / DISTRICT CEMETERY LAIRS SOLD SEPTEMBER 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 2022 NUMBER OF NEW LAIRS REMAINING FOR SALE OCT22 ESTIMATED REMAINING OPERATIONAL YEARS UPDATED COMMENTS - NOVEMBER 2022 - INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION POTENTIAL AND EXTIMATED COST ESTIMATED VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING ANY LAND PURCHASE or Average 5yr Cowal Strachur 3 6 2.00 12 New spaces FOUND 2022 in existing area On prog 2022-23 NEW SITE - Succoth Road tbc - land enquiries and Planning applications 2023. £ 150,000.00 Sandbank 10miles Isle of MULL Calgary 1 2 2.00 Development of extension 2021-22 ( ~160 single depth lairs ) Works completed in Lieu of land sale - to prepare area for use / access - Planning application for change of use - early 2023 £ 20,000.00 Beadoun (Tobermory) 15miles Cowal Cowal High Road 24 50 2.08 On development programme 2022 (# NEW ADJACENT SITE SANDBANK #) Major development of main cemetery for Dunoon and South Cowal - land enquiries and Planning applications 2023 for development in stages £ 100,000.00 n/a Cowal Kilmun 12 28 2.33 33 ADDITIONAL LAIRS IN EXTENEDED AREA 2022 however 12 already sold - 28 Lairs remain available 2023 - NO PRESALE TO PRESERVE SPACE. None - No land Sandbank 5miles Isle of ISLAY Keills, Islay 3 15 5.00 ***NEW*** Potential for extension of existing to be considered , brought into programme due to increased sales - CONSIDER NO PRE-SALE TO PRESERVE SPACE £ 40,000.00 Bowmore 8miles Cowal Kilmodan 1 6 6.00 Limited scope for extension on adjacent ground consider alternatives by 2024 None - No land Strachur 8miiles Kintyre Skipness 2 12 6.00 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - reconsider in 3 years (2025) CONSIDER NO PRESALE TO PRESERVE SPACE £ 40,000.00 Carrick M-A 11miles Isle of MULL Pennygowan 4 30 7.50 Limited scope for extension on adjacent ground - consider alternatives site - enquiries on suitable locations within next 2-3 years. ( by 2025) £ 50,000.00 Beadoun (Tobermory) 12miles Cowal Lochgoilhead 2 16 8.00 Limited scope for extension on adjacent ground-consider alternatives by 2024 £ 30,000.00 Strachur 10miles Kintyre Patchen 4 33 8.25 Potential for extension of existing to be considered within 3-4 years by 2025 £ 15,000.00 C/Town new 11miles Isle of ISLAY Bowmore 7 59 8.43 Potential for extension of existing review 3-4 years - adjacent land by 2025 £ 15,000.00 n/a Isle of BUTE Kingarth extension 4 36 9.00 Explore potential for Ph3 extension option in adjacent field - ownership enquiry and planning application Feb 2022 > re-asses Jan 2023 > £ 20,000.00 Barone Rd 7miles Isle of BUTE N. Bute Cnoc-an-raer extension 2 16 156 9.75 updated Sept 21 - Sufficient capacity - reconsider in 5 years CONSIDER NO PRESALE TO PRESERVE REMAINING SPACE - scope for adjacent extension £ 30,000.00 Barone Rd 5miles Helensburgh and Lomond Barbour 3 31 10.33 Limited scope for extension - reconsider alternatives in 5 years (2027) no suitable ground Rosneath 6miles Kintyre Kilkerran Existing Extension ## 14 147 10.50 No scope to extend - 4 sites West of Campbeltown to be considered 2022 for development of new main cemetery for Campbeltown and South Kintyre Currently - NO PRESALE OF LAIRS TO PRESERVE SPACE - sale rate reduced . £ 150,000.00 Campbeltown (New site - tbc) ~3miles DISTANCE TO NEXT NEAREST OR "MAIN" DISTRICT CEMETERY . Name Miles
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Isle of IONA Iona 2 26 13.00 Special residents requirements necessary for Lair Sales- review 5yrs ( 2027) £ 30,000.00 Suidhe(Bunessan) 5miles Cowal Kilmorich 0.15 2 13.33 On development programme 2021 NEW ADJACENT SITE land enquiries and design pending , towards planning application 2022 . No new lair sale since 2019 £ 30,000.00 Strachur 5miles Lorn Kilninver 2 27 13.50 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - reconsider in 5 years (2027) £ 30,000.00 Pennyfuir 10miles Isle of LISMORE Lismore 0.5 8 16.00 Additional 9 Lairs Sept 21 - On Development programme 2021-22 > in discussion with community council on suitable sites at chuch or elsewhere - IMPORTED SOIL REQUIRED - INSUFFICIENT DEPTH AT PRESENT £ 70,000.00 Appin 10miles Isle of BUTE Barone Road section A & B 10 190 19.00 updated Sept 21 - Sufficient capacity - reconsider in 5 years CONSIDER FOOTPATH EXTENSION AS PART OF WORK - scope for adjacent extension £ 60,000.00 n/a Kintyre Clachan (New) 2 40 20.00 Potential for extension of existing to be considered within 10 years by 2032 £ 30,000.00 Carrick M-A 9miles Isle of GIGHA Keil 1 24 24.00 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - 5 yrs - Scope for adjacent extension Patchen-Kintyre 12miles Kintyre Killean 2 58 29.00 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - reconsider in 5 years (2027) Patchen-Kintyre 6miles Lorn Kilbrandon (Balvicar) 1 33 33.00 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - reconsider within 2-3 years (by 2025) Pennyfuir 15miles Lorn Achnaba Ext 3 3 148 49.33 Special residents requirements for Lair Sales (limited scope to further extend) Pennyfuir 8miles Isle of ISLAY Kilchoman 3 184 61.33 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future - reconsider in 5 years (2027) Bowmore 11miles Mid-Argyll Carrick Old and New 1 72 72.00 Additional 70 Lairs released Sept 21. New Extension to lairs to north and carpark & access road to east - Plan started 2020 -21 , progress in next 5 yrs Achnabreac 16miles Kintyre Brackley 2 215 107.50 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future C/Town new 16miles Cowal Cladhamhulin/Millhouse 2 273 136.50 Sufficient capacity for foreseeable future Strachur 22miles 5 year programme Budget 310,000.00£ 6 - 15 year programme Budget 600,000.00£ TOTAL 910,000.00£