Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps Settlement Statements and Proposals Maps have been produced for the following settlements: - page Ardeonaig ..................................................................................... 112 Arnprior ......................................................................................... 114 Ashfield ......................................................................................... 116 Balfron * ........................................................................................ 118 Blairlogie ....................................................................................... 124 Bridge of Allan * ............................................................................ 128 Buchlyvie * .................................................................................... 136 Cambusbarron .............................................................................. 140 Cowie * ......................................................................................... 144 Deanston ...................................................................................... 150 Doune * ......................................................................................... 154 Dunblane * .................................................................................... 158 Durieshill ....................................................................................... 164 Fallin ............................................................................................ 170 Fintry ............................................................................................. 176 Gargunnock ................................................................................. 180 Keltie Bridge (Rural Activity Area) ................................................. 182 Killearn * ....................................................................................... 184 Kinbuck ......................................................................................... 190 Kippen * ........................................................................................ 192 Plean * .......................................................................................... 196 Stirling * ........................................................................................ 202 Strathblane & Blanefield * ............................................................ 238 Thornhill * ..................................................................................... 244 Throsk .......................................................................................... 248 Sites outwith settlements.............................................................. 254 Also, maps have been produced for housing sites falling within the Countryside (i.e. out with a settlement). * The population figures quoted for the settlements marked with an asterisk are Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities, published on 31 July 2014. The remaining population figures are from the 2011 Census and are based on Community Council Area Profiles, with the exception of Cambusbarron which is an aggregate of the 2011 Census population data for the Census Output Areas wholly contained within the settlement boundary. Note: Although the village of Croftamie falls within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Local Development Plan area, much of the Croftamie Community Council area is covered by the Stirling Local Development Plan. 111 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Ardeonaig 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps Description: Ardeonaig is a dispersed rural community on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the northernmost part of the Local Development Plan area, approximately 7 miles east of Killin. It lies at the mouth of the Ardeonaig Burn where it enters Loch Tay. The community is the only example of a crofting-type settlement within the highland area of the Local Development Plan, and has a population of approximately 70 people. Spatial strategy considerations: Ardeonaig is within the Rural Villages Area and is a Tier 5 settlement as identified in the Settlement Hierarchy. Whilst it is a recognisable community, it is entirely within the area defined as countryside. Given its size and dispersed nature, and the lack of local shops and services, there are limited opportunities for new development and therefore no sites are allocated for development. Any development that does come forward will be subject to policies on development in the countryside, and reference should be made to SG: Housing in the Countryside in relation to housing developments within historic crofting landscapes. The area at Ardeonaig shaded in green on the settlement statement map is identified in Historic Environment Scotland’s Historic Land Use Assessment as an area important for its crofting landscape. The community also lies entirely within the Creag Gharbh Local Landscape Area, an area of farmed and wooded lochside within a highland river basin, the ‘citation’ for which is set out in SG: Landscape and Biodiversity. SG: Landscape and Biodiversity also provides further information on landscape sensitivities and opportunities in this area. 112 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Ardeonaig 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps N a 113113 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Arnprior 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps Description: Arnprior is a small linear settlement with a population of approximately 187 people, located 14 miles west of Stirling on the A811, an old military road. It originally grew as a service point for the agricultural community and today is a mixture of private and local authority housing. There are no shops and limited services within Arnprior. There is no primary school, however there is a stand- alone nursery operated by Stirling Council. Spatial strategy considerations: Arnprior is within the Rural Villages Area and is a Tier 5 settlement as identified in the Settlement Hierarchy. Given the size of the settlement and limited services, it is considered that there are limited opportunities for new development, and therefore no development sites are allocated. The village lies on the very northern edge of the Forth/Kippen Muir Valley Fringe Landscape Character Area, an area of farmed valley fringe within a lowland transitional landscape. SG: Landscape and Biodiversity provides further information on landscape sensitivities and opportunities in this area. 114 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Arnprior 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps N a 115115 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Ashfield 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps Description: Ashfield is a small 19th century planned factory village, situated on an isolated loop of the Allan Water within an attractive rural landscape just two miles north of Dunblane. The settlement is characterised by the formal layout of former factory workers’ stone cottages set around a village green. This is juxtaposed with the industrial complex of the former Ashfield Mill by the riverside, which is now used mainly for storage purposes. The village was a working mill community for over one hundred years. It has witnessed no twentieth century expansion and its layout remains largely as it was at the turn of the twentieth-century, providing an excellent example of a modest factory village of the late industrial age. It has a small population of approximately 140 people, and has a village hall but no local shops or services. The village in its entirety was designated as a Conservation Area in 1976, and an Article 4 Direction is in place which means that planning permission is necessary for a range of minor developments which would normally be permitted development. Conservation Area Character Appraisals have been produced as Supplementary Guidance for all the existing Conservation Areas. Spatial strategy considerations: Ashfield is within the Rural Villages Area and is a Tier 5 settlement as identified in the Settlement Hierarchy. The Green Belt extends to the east of the village. More information on the role and function of the Green Belt can be found in SG: Green Belts. Given the status of the village as a Conservation Area, it is considered that there are limited opportunities for new development to be sympathetically located within the village envelope. The village has a well-defined and self- contained historic layout that the Council wishes to preserve. The village lies in the Allan Water Landscape Character Area, an area of rolling valley farmland within a lowland river valley. SG: Landscape and Biodiversity provides further information on landscape sensitivities and opportunities in this area. 116 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Ashfield 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps N a 117117 Stirling Local Development Plan 2018 Balfron 10. Settlement Statements & Proposals Maps Description: Balfron is located on the A875 approximately 19 miles west of Stirling and 12 miles north of Milngavie. It has a population of approximately 1800. The settlement is sited on south and west facing slopes with the River Endrick to the south. The original clachan centred around the church and village green expanded in the 19th Century with housing associated with a cotton mill on the River Endrick. Donaldson Park is a key open space located to the north-east, behind the Church. The Endrick Water to the south is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Spatial strategy considerations: Balfron is classed