Zipwire attraction plan for Perthshire ski centre
The UK’s largest ski centre is set see the installation a new zipwire attraction after planning permission was granted last week.
At a meeting on Friday, February 26, the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) planning committee approved an application for three double zipwires and associated platforms and other infrastructure at Glenshee Ski Centre.
The attraction will take users from the top of the Cairnwell Chairlift to the ski centre base.
Addressing committee members, CNPA planning officer Stephanie Wade said:“The proposal for a zipwire attraction at Glenshee meets with our policies around supporting economic growth and particularly tourism and leisure developments and will have very little impact on the landscape in the context of its location within a ski centre.
“Like most ski centres in Scotland, Glenshee has been adapting and diversifying in recent years to help the business to become a year round visitor attraction and a development such as this, while meeting certain conditions, is one that I am happy to recommend for approval.”
Planning committee convener Gaener Rodger commented:“I fully support this proposal to enhance the facilities at the Glenshee Ski Centre.
“The project is a great fit with what the business is already offering and would certainly attract more visitors, supporting the local economy.
“In a year when the snow cover has been so fantastic but ski centres have had to remain shut, it is extremely frustrating so if we can do anything to support these businesses via the planning system then we must.”