Three holiday letting units at West Lanegate, Shieldhill

“CHANGE OF USE, ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO FORM 3 HOLIDAY LETTING UNITS AND INSTALLATION OF SHARED SEPTIC TANK AND SOAKAWAY AT WEST LANEGATE, SHIELDHILL”

“The application seeks full planning permission for the conversion and extension of the buildings to form 3 holiday lets. Building A would have 3 bedrooms with downstairs kitchen / living / dining space and shower room and upstairs sitting room and master bedroom with shower room. The south-west elevation roof would include photovoltaic panels and the unit would also have an air source heat pump. Building B would be a one bedroom unit with new build to the rear.”

“The site comprises a range of agricultural buildings adjacent to a working farm yard. Building A comprises a sandstone barn. Building B a two bay stone garage with hayloft over and the Building C is a storeroom with sandstone walls and slate roof and breeze block shed. Access is taken from the adjacent C16n public road and the farmhouse situated to the south of the road.”

“The site is affected by the following planning constraint: • Torthorwald Ridge Regional Scenic Area…”

“There is no relevant planning history on the site.”

“Principle of Development 4.4 The primary policies in relation to the principle of the proposal are NPF4 Policy 30 Tourism and LDP2 Policy ED9: Tourism b). As LDP2 has no identified specific locations for tourist accommodation and as no other criteria is met, no support can be offered under NPF4 Policy 30.”

“Impact on Residential Amenity 4.10 NPF4 Policy 14 - Design, Quality and Place provides general intent regarding these matters. NPF4 Policy 30 e) also states “Development proposals for the reuse of existing buildings for short term holiday letting will not be supported where the proposal will result in: i.”

“Council Roads Team – No objections subject to conditions.”

“APPROVED application 26/0346/FUL subject to the conditions detailed in the report.”

“That none of the holiday letting units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied / brought into use unless and until the off-street car parking / turning areas shown on the approved drawings have been formed in complete accordance with the said drawings or such other drawings as may be approved in writing for the purpose by the Council as planning authority.”

“That none of the holiday letting units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied as the sole or main residence of the occupant and they shall be used for holiday use only.”