Kippen holiday pod plan refused
Plans for holiday pods in Kippen have been refused by Stirling Council planners.
Mrs E Reilly had sought to create the pods, parking, a sauna building, engineering operations and a retaining wall plus an access track and passing places at Myreton Farm off Glinns Road.
However, seven objections were lodged raising concerns including light pollution, traffic and road safety, visibility, impact on the character of the countryside and wildlife, and noise. In their decision, council planners said:“the proposed development is for hut style holiday accommodations.the main concern is that it is not considered that this site can host the development without it being visually prominent, especially in a Local Landscape Area.
“On balance, whilst the wider area may be suitable for such development, it is not considered that this specific site can host such a development without it having an adverse visual impact on the local landscape. Whilst the huts in themselves are relatively small in scale, they are proposed to be sited on an open hillside with notable engineering works to facilitate the development.
“The positioning of the site on the side of a hill makes it visible from distances and the development would be visible from various points along the A811.”
The planners added: “The proposed development site is an agricultural field and land contamination is not a concern, it is not considered that a proposal for holiday pods would generate a degree of noise, odour or impact upon air quality that would be detrimental to neighbouring residential amenity. The site is located approximately 190m from the nearest residential property, and whilst the site is in an elevated position, the development is not considered to be a noise generating use. Whilst occupiers of the site may create a degree of noise, it is not considered to be a degree of noise beyond a residential use.”