Letter to Peter Marshall
Dear Peter
Landscape Guidance for Proposed Local Development Plan
At the meeting of local Members and Kinross-shire Community Councils’ Forum/Network on 20/11/13, it was agreed not to pursue a National Scenic Area for Kinross-shire, following information received from SNH. However, there remains continuing concern over the loss of the AGLV’s under Scottish Planning Policy and scepticism over the Reporter’s view that current proposed policy is a satisfactory defence against inappropriate development. As you know, in my submission of 10/12/11 to the MIR I proposed that local landscape areas should include the Cleish, Lomond and Ochil Hills, along with the River Devon and that a regional park for the Ochil Hills should be considered.
I note that SNH have contracted land use consultants to review the Tayside Landscape Character Areas and feed their work into the guidance before consultation.
I hereby make a formal request for the Kinross-shire elected Ward Members to be involved in discussions now around this review and in advance of wider public consultation, a request first made in my aforementioned submission.
Yours sincerely
Councillor Mike Barnacle
Independent Member for Kinross-shire
and on behalf of Councillors Cuthbert, Giacopazzi and Robertson
cc Helen Taylor, NNH Area Officer for Tayside & Grampian