Neighbours fail to stop farm storing big vehicles

cognisance of local issues. This is the crux of our deliberations.

“The website associated with the application lists heavy plant of the earth moving type and advertises such, but there is no mention of agricultural activity. This is endorsed by local observations.

“The access of heavy plant has a detrimental effect on the local road network. Any formalisation of this use would lead to both increased wearing of road surfaces and increased traffic hazards for other road users. Also, the actual access to and from the site presents awkward turns on an increasingly busy road.

“Noise disturbance to neighbours, especially at antisocial hours, is not compatible with rural life. Currently the disturbance is greater than presented and will only increase if commercial use is granted.

“In our opinion, [SDCC] believes that there has been and still is an intention to mislead and that this is a commercial development unsuited to rural Perthshire.”

However PKC case officer Persephone Beer has since recommended the application be approved so long as Mr Bryan and his staff stick to a noise management plan approved by the local authority’s environmental health team.

“Environmental health has requested that a condition requiring the submission and implementation of a noise management plan be attached to any consent,” she said in her delegated report of handling.

“As a noise management plan has already been submitted by the applicant that has been approved by environmental health, I intend to attach a condition to ensure that the plan is implemented.

“I consider that the noise management plan addresses concerns of the community council and other objectors with regard to noise and as such do not consider that a restriction on hours of operation is required.”