Month: June 2017

WIGWAM MEETING NOTICE UPDATE read below

27th June 2017 / Strathdearn

***UPDATE*** PLEASE NOTE ITEM (i) BELOW (WIGWAM CABINS APPLICATION) IS BEING AMENDED AND WILL BE RE-SUBMITTED AND DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF STRATHDEARN COMMUNITY COUNCIL,ON TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017 in the Strathdearn Hall, Tomatin at 7.30pm to discuss the following:

Planning Application for the erection of 12 WIGWAM CAMPING CABINS for holiday rental at 140m SW of Dell View, Tomatin.

(Highland Council Planning Ref No: 17/02645/FUL)

and

Felling Licence Notification for 19.65 hectares of conifer woodland at Garbole. Grid Ref: NH 747 235

(Forestry Commission Scotland – Public Register Case Ref: FLA02267)

PUBLIC MEETING – ALL WELCOME

Not going to manage to come to the meeting but wish your comments taken into account?

Send to Secretary (strathdearncc@hotmail.com) or Chair (vroden@btinternet.com or T: 01808 511355) before the meeting.

Your thoughts on campervans in the hall car park?

23rd June 2017 / Strathdearn

Dear Resident

The SCD board of directors have been discussing options to strengthen the viability of the current hall complex.

There has been some discussion regarding a service offering campervans a space to park overnight in the village hall carpark. This is a low key proposal aimed at a couple of camper vans (no tents or caravans), maximum stopping overnight – say 7.30pm – 10 am in the far corner of the car park. The benefits would be:-

(a) Advance booking (and payment) online – vans would submit registration number so we will know who is using the site. We would also encourage further donations.

(b) Additional income for the hall which would cover opening and cleaning for toilets as well as waste disposal charges.

(c) Accommodate vans already visiting the area who are looking for places to park up overnight (sometimes in unsuitable places like gateways etc)

(d) Anticipating trends that suggest the number of camper vans visiting the Highlands will continue to grow.

It has been noted that vans have already been in the car park asking if they can stay overnight and some may have done so already.

These are just initial thoughts at present and is in the very early stages of consideration. SCD would like to gauge the opinion of the community regarding this venture.

Please email any comments to strathdearnhall@hotmail.com