D-day for house bid ‘Lane’ scheme is backed by Perth and Kinross planners
Council planners have moved for approval a controversial scheme to build a house on a route which is claimed to be an ancient right of way.
The site at Needless Road and Cavendish Avenue in Perth’s Craigie district is used by residents as a cut through between different streets.
When first mooted for three homes, residents using ‘The Lane’ were strongly opposed to any development and won the support of councillors.
Perth-based Friarton Ltd then lost out in a scheme for two homes. The Lane in Craigie has been the source of a handful of controversial planning applications The latest application, house on the southern end of which attracted 25 letters of the path and to “re-route” the objection, asks for permission path between the proposed to build a single two storey property and 63 Cavendish Avenue.
PKC’s interim head of planning Nick Brian states in his report of handling: “From reviewing the letters of objection it is clear that residents from the surrounding area do utilise this site as a connection between Needless Road and Cavendish Avenue.
“The proposed layout accommodates access by providing a 2m wide path in the southern section of the site, opening out to the proposed car parking area then a 3m wide shared access northwards onto Cavendish Avenue.
“The retention of the path link in this application is an improvement compared to the earlier application that lost this connectivity and [the later] application where vehicular and pedestrian conflicts arose at the northern end of the site due the proposed second unit.
“I consider that the formation of the new thoroughfare has the potential to cater for an increase in user types as the current bollard arrangement and topography of the site currently restricts access for some users.
“Overall, I consider that the alternative routing included in this application is a suitable alternative.”