Plans for interactive aquatic play area in Montrose approved

An Angus beachfront will be given a new lease of life after plans for an interactive aquatic play area were approved.

An application submitted to Angus Council from developer Ustigate Waterplay last December outlined plans to build the children’s play area on the site north to the Beach Café on Traill Drive in Montrose.

The play area will have a range of features aimed at children of all ages, with activities catering for youngsters with additional support needs included.

Drawings of the proposed plans outline how a “splashpad” will be installed, alongside a stream which runs through the area to a shallow pool for paddling in.

This aims to “allow children to learn about movements and flow of water”.

A wide range of jets will also be built, which will “offer play experiences for all abilities”.

A separate area with multicoloured rubber spheres will also be installed aimed at younger children.

The paddling pool on the site will be retained, as well as the timber fencing around the area and the picnic facilities already in place.

An additional document submitted by the Kent-based company details how the play area would work, with water being “taken from the mains supply and delivered through sequenced ground jets”.

Any time a child uses the play area, they will kickstart the in-built system and water will be pumped through various pipes and valves, which will subsequently activate the features.

The company behind the plans is the largest of its kind in the UK and has completed more than 100 installations of aquatic play equipment over the past 30 years.

No objections were raised during the consultation process, and Angus Council subsequently approved the plans.

It is not known when work is due to begin, but the firm’s permission lasts three years.