Planning matters
House Plot for Sale West Torbreck
Highland Council Enforcement Notice for Dores Fish farm
Following a lot of correspendence by the CC the following notice has been served by Highland Council on Mowi.
Red John Newsletter
This is a Newsletter sent to us by ILI to keep us informed of updates and as we receive them I will publish them here to keep the Community updated.
Dores Fish Farm Response from Local Councillors.
From Cllrs Davidson and Fraser
MOWI have moved their fish cages and they are now in the wrong place. MOWI do not have planning permission for the current site and they have agreed to move it, but not committed to a timescale.
The original location of the fish cages will interfere with the tailrace of the proposed hydro-electric scheme and permission had been granted for a revised position. However, they can’t currently move it to their revised agreed position as the water is too shallow. MOWI are unwilling to return the cages to the previous site saying it will interfere with the Hydro tailrace construction. We do not consider this argument to be valid.
It seems unlikely that Red John will be operating for some years to come and hence they could use the original site and take time to explore and agree suitable sites. Therefore Planning Services may just put a enforcement order in place and MOWI would have to move back.
IMFLDP
Dear Community Council
- You will recall that we consulted you on this document at the beginning of 2021. The public, the development industry and a variety of agencies have commented and you can now browse ‘who’s said what’ via https://consult.highland.gov.uk/kse/event/35403/peoplesubmissions/section/5445428
- To see comments, browse using the left hand, expandable section headings to find what issue/place interests you and then click on VIEW COMMENTS. You don’t need to register. For example, to find comments for Alness click on ‘Main Settlements’ then ‘Alness’ then ‘VIEW COMMENTS’ (see below)
- Despite glitches with the consultation software we use (it’s currently the best available on the market but we are considering alternatives) we have received over 1,400 comments from 431 respondents. This is a record total for a Highland development plan. An online only consultation promoted through social media has prompted comments on a wider range of topics than usual which probably reflects that we’ve reached a younger and more diverse audience than those reached by the traditional methods of paper press advert, public library deposit and village hall exhibitions.
- We have only edited comments to delete personal private details and to rephrase references to named individuals that might be deemed defamatory/libellous. Occasionally we’ve moved comments to a more relevant section.
- We intend to report a summary of all comments received and the content of the next formalised Plan to the 7 relevant Council committees at the turn of 2021/2022.