Transport hub at Fleet Vale Car Park, Gatehouse of Fleet

“ERECTION OF TRANSPORT HUB WITH ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS INCORPORATING PROVISION OF SECURE BICYCLE LOCKER STORAGE FOR BICYCLES, E-BIKES (ELECTRIC BICYCLES) AND ACC-BIKES (ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC BICYCLES), BIKE WASH / PUMP / REPAIR STATION, BUS WAITING AREA WITH FIXED BENCHING AND SHELTER AND INSTALLATION OF 1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING UNIT AT FLEET VALE CAR PARK, GATEHOUSE OF FLEET”

“PUBLIC PUBLIC 1.3 Planning permission is sought for the erection of a transport hub on the grassed verge adjacent to the car park which would include a secure storage area for bicycles, E-bikes (electric bikes) and ACC-bikes (accessible bikes) with associated bus waiting area and bike wash / repair station, which would have a footprint of 8.01m x 14.305m.”

“The application relates to an area of ground associated with Fleet Vale Public Car Park which lies within Gatehouse of Fleet. The car park is served via an existing access off the High Street (B727 public road) with a grassed verge bounding the site to the north and High Street beyond. Garries Wood lies due south with a mixture of commercial and residential properties to the north and east. The Water of Fleet lies due west.”

“The area identified as at high likelihood of river and coastal flooding from the Water of Fleet lies to the west.”

“There is no recent relevant planning history on electronic record, relating to the application site.”

“Principle of Development 4.4 The national spatial strategy as set out in NPF4 supports the planning and delivery of sustainable places, liveable places and productive places. The intent of NPF4 Policy 13 is “to encourage, promote and facilitate developments that prioritise walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyday travel and reduce the need to travel unsustainably” and achieve three policy outcomes: • Investment in transport infrastructure supports…”

“At a local level, LDP2 Policy T1 supports the development of facilities for cyclists, whilst Policy T2 expects priority to be given to sustainable transport modes and specifies consideration should be given to the provision of electric vehicle charging points.”

“Council Flood Risk Management Team – Object based on the following: • The proposed development lies within the Medium Likelihood (0.5% Annual Exceedance Probability) Surface Water and Small Watercourses floodplain (including an allowance for future climate change) as detailed on DGi (information from SEPA), • Under National Planning Framework 4, new development must avoid the floodplain associated with the 1 in 200 year event with an allowance for climate change, • The…”

“[No consultation response was received from Police Scotland.]”

“The grounds of objection received can be summarised as follows:- a) The development would result in the loss of a mature tree b) The development would result in the loss of 2 non-EV parking spaces c) Existing EV spaces within the car park are considered under-utilised and are usually unoccupied. As such, there is no requirement for additional EV charging points.”

“APPROVED application 25/1189/FUL subject to conditions as detailed in the report.”