PLANS for four glamping pods on the Rosneath Peninsula have been recommended for refusal by councillors.
Nikolay Petkov’s proposal for the facilities at Balkan House, in Rahane, will be considered at a meeting after 15 objections were received from the public.
But Argyll and Bute Council officials believe it is at odds with many local and national planning policies, and have said that planning permission should be refused.
The proposal, which has also received one neutral representation, will be considered at a meeting of the council’s planning, protective services and licensing committee on Wednesday, February 18.
A council officer 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.”
The official added: “Inadequate information has been submitted to allow a full assessment of the intensification of traffic movements generated by the proposed development (relative to development of the application site to provide a single dwellinghouse as previously approved) and the private access junction.
“On the basis of the information submitted, it has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the planning authority that the development can be adequately serviced by existing private sewage treatment infrastructure.
“Having regard to all relevant material planning considerations, it is considered that this planning application should be refused.”
