Thornhill farmhouse gets conditional approval

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Conditional approval has been granted for plans to build a farmhouse in Thornhill.

Stirling Council planners have backed an application by Martyn Steedman for a farmhouse 145 metres south west of Mains Farm Caravan Park off Kippen Road.

In their decision they said: “The applicant has provided supporting evidence that there is a labour requirement

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for on site presence.

“Supporting justification has also been provided to state that the house is required to replace a substandard existing farmhouse located within the village envelope and to allow the occupiers to be closer to their farm and equipment.

“Whilst not all farming operations presented are considered to require an on-site presence it is accepted that some operations support such a presence in the interests of animal welfare and it is noted that removing the crop element still results in a labour requirement of approximately 1.58. The adjacent caravan site is under the ownership of the applicants.”