Cairndow - Inverfyne
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ISS007 Development Land : Cairndow - Inverfyne S012 - Various sites around Loch Fyne Oyster Reporter: Complex P001 - Bute and Cowal Spatial Diagram Development plan PDA 9/13 - Cairndow - Inverfyne reference: S010 - Clachan, Cairndow PDA 9/12 - Cairndow - Oyster Bar Body or person(s) submitting a representation raising the issue (including reference number): Ardkinglas Estate (00223) Provision of the development plan to which the issue relates: Planning authority’s summary of the representation(s): S012 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) P001 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/13 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) S010 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/12 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/12 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) The objector seeks further recognition in the spatial strategy of the Local Development Plan in relation to Cairndow in terms of the settlements contribution to the economic growth of the area and mentioning specific businesses. The objector further states that the Council must give commitment to supporting growth of these businesses including their physical growth and infrastructure needs together with their spin offs, including ancillary uses and housing. The Objector required the spatial strategy to be expanded to better recognise the activities for which Cairndow is renowned in order to meet the criteria set out in the Vision of the plan. The Objector contends that where Key Rural Settlements are being encouraged to maximise their potential and build on their existing strengths it makes no sense not to provide some flexibility in the building of new homes, particularly affordable homes. The presence of a planning permission in principle at the head of the loch – 09/00385/OUT and to include that in the spatial strategy/ housing/ landscape is a missed opportunity and should be rectified. The Objector requests that the Housing Allocations table on page 64 of the LDP written statement should be amended to include the effective, consented in principle site at Clachan/ Cairndow (09/00385/OUT) for 16 housing units. In addition, the Objector considers that further small cluster housing allocations should be identified around the Loch Fyne Oyster complex in order to meet the Vision requirements of the plan and provide a range and choice of homes in order to allow the economic growth of this location to be sustained. There is capacity, in particular at two sites: South Clachan and Cuil Beg to the south of the Oyster Bar complex. Modifications sought by those submitting representations: S012 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) P001 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/13 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) S010 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/12 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) PDA 9/12 - Ardkinglas Estate (00223) The Objector required the spatial strategy to be expanded to better recognise the activities for which Cairndow is renowned in order to meet the criteria set out in the Vision of the plan. The Objector requests that the Housing Allocations table on page 64 of the LDP written statement should be amended to include the effective, consented in principle site at Clachan/ Cairndow (09/00385/OUT) for 16 housing units. Small cluster housing allocations should be identified around the Loch Fyne Oyster complex in order to meet the Vision requirements of the plan and provide a range and choice of homes in order to allow the economic growth of this location to be sustained. There is capacity, in particular at two sites: South Clachan and Cuil Beg to the south of the Oyster Bar complex. Summary of responses (including reasons) by planning authority: The Council considers that the spatial strategy in the Proposed Local Development Plan does recognise the important contribution that Cairndow can play in the future economic growth of Argyll and Bute. Cairndow has been identified as a Key Rural Settlement and Tourist Development Area in the Proposed LDP(Core doc ref: xxx) and the Council is also supportive of a Community Plan being undertaken for Cairndow that can address local issues, constraints and opportunities in greater detail. Furthermore, the Council contends that it is not the purpose of the LDP spatial strategy to list, or indeed promote, every successful business in Argyll and Bute or state that their growth will be unconditionally supported by the Council through the vehicle of the LDP. While the Council welcomes sustainable new development in this location it must be done on the basis of complying with all relevant policies and supplementary guidance of the Local Development Plan when applications are duly submitted. In terms of housing the Council agrees with the Objector that there needs to be a good supply of affordable housing and range and choice in the local market in order to aide further economic growth in the area. In Cairndow, the Council has identified a number of mixed use PDAs including housing and other windfall opportunities that exist within the established settlement boundary and in the countryside zones most notably the Rural Opportunity Areas. The Council considers that its published Housing Land Audit March 2013 (Core doc ref: xxxx) clearly demonstrates that there are sufficient new sites for housing available to provide an effective housing supply in each housing market area as required by the Scottish Government. With regard to Cairndow the Council considers that there is sufficient flexibility in the spatial strategy for Cairndow in terms of housing supply, including the provision of affordable housing through the identification of the PDAs and Rural Opportunity Areas. The Council considers that designating the area affected by planning permission 09/ 00385/OUT (Production refs: xxx and xxx) for the purposes of building a child care centre and workshops/ business units as a PDA (9/13) is sufficient given that there are a number of known constraints that have to be overcome before the site can be considered effective Conclusion In conclusion, the Council considers that Cairndow should be retained as a Key Rural Settlement within the plan and that a Community Plan be implemented. The Council considers that the identification of PDA 9/16, PDA 9/13 and PDA 9/12 (Core doc ref: xxx) fully recognises the potential for new development in Cairndow subject to known constraints being overcome. Consequently the Council rejects the objector’s argument that they should become Allocations in the LDP Written Statement schedules. That said, the Council considers, if the Reporter is minded to accept, that a medium scale housing icon can be added to Cairndow in the Bute and Cowal Spatial Strategy diagram to reflect the potential for housing growth in Cairndow, subject to known constraints being overcome. Reporter’s conclusions: Reporter’s recommendations: .