PLANS for four glamping pods on the Rosneath Peninsula have been unanimously rejected by councillors.
Nikolay Petkov’s application for the facilities at Balkan House in Rahane were recommended to have planning permission refused after 14 objections were received from the public along with one neutral representation.
Argyll and Bute Council officials were also concerned that the proposal “would fail to respect the character and appearance” of existing built development.
Councillors agreed to refuse planning permission at a meeting of the authority’s planning, protective services and licensing committee on Wednesday, February 18.
A council officer previously said a report: “It is considered that the proposed development for siting of four tourist accommodation cabins would result in an overly-intensive nature of commercial activity that is incompatible with surrounding homogenous residential land use, and that it would not respect the character and appearance of the surrounding townscape.
“Rahane is a minor, rural settlement that has a tranquil, residential character. It is considered that the proposed development to site four one-bedroom tourist accommodation pods/cabins would result in a significant intensification of use that would be out of keeping with, and detrimental to this established quiet residential character.
“It is considered that the proposed siting of four tourist accommodation pods/cabins would fail to respect the character and appearance of the existing built development with regard to site layout/development pattern, site density, scale, massing and volumetric form.
“As such, the proposal would result in a materially adverse impact on local visual amenity and conflict with the principles of ‘place-making’ contrary to relevant local development plan policy.
“It is considered that the proposal would result in materially adverse impact upon the residential amenities of the occupiers of nearby houses by reason of direct over-looking of private outdoor amenity space and noise disturbance.”
Councillors on the committee agreed unanimously with the recommendation to refuse planning permission.
