| Conservation Plan: Grandtully & Strathtay
A long-heralded draft Grandtully and Strathtay conservation area appraisal document has been produced by P&K Council. It identifies what makes the proposed areas special and worthy of protection.
A council spokesman explained: “All councils are required to identify areas of special architectural or historic interest and designate these as conservation areas. The Highland Area Local Plan 2000 contains the proposal to designate a conservation area in Grandtully and Strathtay.
Victorian Recreational Villages
“A Conservation Area Appraisal is a management tool which helps to identify the special character and changing needs of an area. It also serves as supplementary planning guidance to the development plan and assists development management. “
The draft appraisal describes Strathtay and Grandtully as “essentially Victorian villages.” It adds: “The stone-built villas of Strathtay and Grandtully are mostly of the later 19th century, many with bracketed eaves and barge boarded gables. The buildings exhibit a variety of Victorian decorative elements, including Scots Baronial styles.
“By 1900, Strathtay and Grandtully were recreational villages, with a number of grand-scale villas surrounded by large, landscaped gardens. A substantial proportion of the population were permanent residents, being employed on the surrounding estates, as well as by the larger households.”
Public Consultation
Up to 14 July P&K council will consult with the public, local community groups and national bodies on the draft appraisal and its proposed boundary. A public exhibition will be held in Grandtully Village Hall from 24-26 June between 10am and 5pm each day, and until 7pm on Wednesday 25 June. There will be a break for lunch each day from 2-2.30pm.
Members of the council’s conservation and regeneration team will be available each day to answer questions and collect comments. Responses can also be sent to the team at Perth and Kinross Council, The Environment Service, FREEPOST SC06140, Perth, PH1 5BR.
All comments must be received by 14 July and will be taken into account in the final version of the document.
Once all the responses have been collected and considered, the draft conservation area appraisal and the draft boundary will be revisited in the light of the comments received. The finalised appraisal and boundary will then go to a meeting of the Enterprise and Infrastructure Committee for approval.
The new conservation area will then be formally designated by advertisement in the local and national press and notified to Scottish Ministers.
The council plans to finalise the designation during the autumn.
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