APP/2025/1247 - Land to the West of Glenfinnan, Portlethen
December 9, 2025 Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee (Committee) Unknown View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...granted full planning permission for the erection of a dwellinghouse and installation of an air source heat pump, subject to conditions, despite the planning service's recommendation for refusal, because the applicant had sufficiently justified the proposal's compliance with coastal zone and national planning policies due to no negative visual impacts and the essential need for a farm worker's dwelling.
Full council record
Purpose
Application recommended for refusal and
referred to committee by members under the current scheme of
governance.
Content
Committee agreed to GRANT Full Planning
Permission subject to the relevant planning conditions and agreed
to delegate developer obligations contributions to the Planning
service as contrary to the Planning service recommendations the
applicant had suitably justified the proposal does meet the coastal
zone policy R1 of the LDP and Policy 10 of the NPF4 as there were
no negative visual impacts on the landscape and that a further
dwelling house within close proximity was required to accommodate
an essential worker for the farm enterprise in this instance in the
coastal zone.
Related Meeting
Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 9.30 am on December 9, 2025
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Approve |
| Decision date | 9 Dec 2025 |