Housing application approved for Killin
New homes could be built in Killin.
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park planners have approved an application by Mr G Easingwood for a house for holiday use at Laburnum Villa, at 1 Craignavie Road.
The site is south of the centre of the village immediately parallel to Main Street and in a mainly residential area which includes some large, traditionally-built houses, some of which are listed buildings.
The application site is within the rear garden of Laburnum Villa, an unlisted traditional stone villa in the Killin Conservation Area and which is currently used for short-term lets.
The plan is to subdivide the rear garden and form a new boundary wall aligning with the rear boundary of the neighbouring properties 1 and 2 Craignavie Road. The new, singlestorey building is to be used for tourist accommodation and will have two bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms, and a large communal kitchen/dining/lounge space.
Access would be via the existing driveway and provision for three on site car parking spaces would be provided within the new curtilage and there would be a new access path.
In their decision, the planners said: “The existing property would retain a garden to the western side of the property and a rear garden approximately eight metres deep. The proposed tourist accommodation would access the remainder of the original rear garden, which is largely grassed over.”
In a separate application, William Stitt has been granted approval to build a new house on land at Maragowan at Allt Fulieach.
In their decision, the park planners said:“The site is in the very northern part of Killin village, to the west of the A827 to Kenmore and Aberfeldy. The site is rectangular and slopes upwards by at least five metres to the west away from the road.
“There is an area of woodland to the west. To the north, beyond a traditional stone boundary wall, the site has been developed for housing and a new car park has been formed with a retention wall. To the south there is the curtilage of a house, Ardlochay Lodge, with a garage and shed located between the house and the timber fenced boundary with the site.
“A small burn descends from the west and meanders close to the southern boundary of the site. Across the road to the east the land slopes down towards Maragowan Caravan Park. The application includes an indicative plan showing a house footprint for a five-bed house.
“This is quite large in relation to the proposed curtilage size, however the house is set back from the building line, will have some rear garden ground, and include a driveway with adequate turning space, plus some front garden areas.
“No topographical information has been submitted in support of the proposal, however it is acknowledged that to accommodate the proposed size of dwelling indicated will involve a substantial cutting into the hillside to the west and involve a retention wall of approximately five metres.”