Kippen homes agreed
Two new homes look set to be built in Kippen.
Stirling Council planners have conditionally approved an application by Dionne Shaw to develop land adjacent and east of Corner Cottage at Burnside.
While not objecting, Kippen Community Council had raised some concerns including that this area of Kippen had been subject to a significant increase in houses over the past few years - with houses currently under construction already at the site of the old Mink Farm further along the track - leading to an increase in traffic and putting the public at risk due to the number of vehicles and their speed.
Other issues raised by the community council included impact of construction traffic on an already impacted bridge at Burnside and the need for a reduced speed limit.
However, in their decision, Stirling Council planners said that roads officers had raised no objections to the application and added:“given the scale of the proposal, it is not anticipated that the additional vehicular trips generated will have a detrimental impact upon this section of public road, or upon the wider public road network.”
Two semi-detached homes with integral garages were proposed.
The planners added:“the site is set in the countryside on the outskirts of the village of Kippen. The site is bounded to the north by the access road (Burnside, from Kippen village) with field land beyond. East of the site is field land. To the south of the site there is farm land owned by the applicant and to the west the site will share a boundary with Corner Cottage, also owned by the applicant.
“The proposed development is located within a defined building group and will be visually related to the neighbouring dwellings.
“A number of houses have recently been approved along this road and the proposals will sit between them.
“A public right of way and public core path run along the private track from which the proposed development will take access, and connects the settlements of Kippen to Gargunnock and Stirling. As such, Stirling Council’s access officer has reviewed the proposed development as part of this consultation. The access officer has highlighted the importance of this route in providing public amenity for non-motorised users, and it should be noted that the route is required to remain open for all users before, during and after construction of the proposed development.
“As the core path is located on private land, outwith the application site red edge, this cannot be imposed as a planning condition, as it would not be enforceable through planning legislation.
“However, an advisory note will be added to the decision reminding the applicant of their obligation to keep the route open and free from obstruction at all times.”