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Wednesday 11 March 2025 meeting at 7.30pm, via ZOOM
In attendance
Peter Hayward, Chair, PH Dorothy Breckenridge, Sec.,
Margaret Porter, MP Maureen Berry, MB
David Petch, DP Scott Farmer, elected rep, SF
Helen Bang, minute clerk, HB
1 Introductions and welcome
1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
1.2 Apologies – police, Morag Holdsworth.
1.3 Declarations of interest for items on agenda - none.
1.4 Items raised by members of the public for inclusion - potholes.
2 Community Police report
2.1 Attached as Appendix I.
It was agreed we need to keep reporting issues to do with dangerous driving and thefts
of property, e.g. quad bikes. It is hoped that the police will be able to attend when the
CC returns to in-person meetings.
The police should be asked to provide information for the newsletter about how to protect
against quad bike theft. It is almost impossible to insure items once there have been
thefts.
3 Minutes of previous meeting held on 11 February 2024
3.1 Proposed DP, seconded PH. ACTION HB to send to DB for Stirling Council and put on
CC area of VRG website.
4 Matters arising / Actions from the February meeting:
3.1 Approved December minutes to DB and website, draft February minutes HB closed
5.1 Potholes/ Roads CC enquiries PH
ongoing Some potholes have been filled in on the New Line Road. More work is
required.
5.8 Look into practicalities of generator for the community - to be reviewed
when Community Hall is built.
SSEN to be updated, once the Hall is constructed a generator will be required and
would contribute to community resilience. New action DB
8.3 Roads issues - ongoing JP/HB
Drain at Muir Park - the road is not wide enough for two vehicles at this
point, there should be some sort of signage. PH
PH sent Stephen Bly a thank you for the pothole work.
9.3 Biodiverse garden at reservoir, contact Ranger closed
10.11 Newsletter - articles requested. closed
12.2 Concern with trees on telephone wires JP
MB and DP have had trees near telephone wires pruned closed
14.2 Flytipping contact Tillhill DB ongoing
DB - trying to get in touch, no response yet. The new Ranger is in
post.
Flytipping is very bad at the moment. Is it connected with the new
booking system for the tip? SF - this isn't the case. It has reduced the
landfill considerably, vans from other areas have decreased as all
commercial waste disposal now have to be paid in all surrounding Council
areas.
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Land services - during Covid and the aftermath they were very supportive of
communities doing litterpicks. This seems to have gone into abeyance. Who is
the contact for this now?
Local place plan - one of the key aspects that has been raised is flytipping in
the community. Residents are willing to step up but they need the Council to
take uplifted litter away. It needs to be a regular service.
PH to put in a CC enquiry. New action PH
14.4 Morag Holdsworth new email to be circulated MH closed
5 Chair’s report (PH)
5.1 All items covered elsewhere in the agenda.
5.2 PH thanked MB for her work on the local place plan.
6 Secretary’s report (DB)
6.1 We have a new Scottish Water Ranger, Helen Roundtree. ACTION HB to allow
immediate posts on Facebook Carron Valley Connections.
6.2 Asset form has been submitted to Stirling Council.
6.3 DB circulated Earlsburn/Kingsburn extension application update. ACTION HB
7 Treasurer’s report (MH)
7.1 Attached as Appendix II
Balance is £1266.79.
8 Stirling Councillor report (SF)
8.1 The budget has now been passed. Council tax went up by 8.8% Less than some
councils in Scotland. There was a proposal to set £2 Million in recurring savings for
services - e.g. music tuition, mental health, nursery provision to be ring-fenced but this
was defeated.
8.2 No communications received from CV residents recently, but SF and other elected reps
are available if any issues come up.
9 Local Place Plan (MB)
9.1 Attached as Appendix III
9.2 Local history was mentioned as Sheila Laidlaw and the late David Gillespie were very
involved with this.
Iain Macfarlane was involved with work at Kirk o'Muir. He worked with Murray Cook.
PH to provide email for Iain Macfarlane. ACTION HB send Sheila Laidlaw email.
9.3 MP will email comments - defibrillators. ACTION MP
9.4 Windfarms Reference to Falck - should now be Nadara.
9.5 Mention of community benefit - Green Energy also pay an element of community
benefit. PH has provided an update approved by VRG Treasurer.
9.6 Concerns about census data. The previous 2011 version related to Carron Valley and
District, this is the data we have been working with regarding energy efficiency etc.
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Suddenly a new set of data has been provided that doesn't match as it includes
additional communities not connected with Carron Valley.
(1) Census data is a historical timeline for the community. This history has been the basis
for a lot of community projects to date, but 2021 will provide false outcomes for your
work.
(2) Census data has been the basis for Local Place Plan development both past, present and
our future needs and aspirations. current proposal will destroy the validity.
(3) Community has had no connection with Plean & East Stirlingshire in past or present. It has
nursery, school, pub, shops, health centre... none of which CVDCC has, so future needs and
spirations are completely different.
9.7 Windfarm advice from 2019 - are there any plans from the Council regarding changing
this with so many proposed projects for the district?
SF advice will be coming from Scottish Government and will be in the next Stirling
Council Development Plan which will probably be available in a couple of years. The
local place plan is intended to influence this.
10 Valley Renewables Group report (MP)
10.1 The Board met on 4 March.
10.2 £6K grant from Nadara received for solar panels/battery for the hall
10.3 Next tranche of restricted/unrestricted funds due at the end of March
10.4 Made first payment to contractor
10.5 Agreed increase to admin clerk fee.
10.6 Newsletter sent out third week of February.
10.7 Facebook no issues currently
10.8 Community Hall - redesign of car park necessary as ground unsuitable, there were
additional costs for the redesign but we hope to save money elsewhere.
The contingency has already been spent. Also the septic tank had to be replaced as the
old one had a leak, it also has to be relocated.
10.9 Energy Efficiency - Ronan and Shirley are completing the latest visits. It is unfortunate
that the grant scheme was fully allocated and has had to be closed currently but the
surveyors are advising that work does not have to be done all at once.
10.10 Community Hall management group has met - a name has not yet been decided for the
hall.
10.11 Hallmaster is to be integrated into the website to enable people to book the hall.
10.12 A dedicated bank account will be set up. It is hoped the Jennifer Willgerod will take
over as Treasurer for this account.
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10.13 Alan Findlay is meeting with the Community Hall group to determine what equipment is
required in order to apply for outside funds.
10.14 The grants subgroup has met to discuss changes as many grants have been fully spent
early this year. They are considering all criteria and announcements about changes will
be made in due course.
New Venture Fund wil be closed, ebike and community grants, bursaries left as they
are. Other grant changes are still under discussion. If any councillors have any thoughts
please contact HB who will forward
10.15 Community Orchard at Old Sauchie is making good progress.
10.16 Next meeting is on 1 April.
11 Woodland Group report (DB)
11.1 Felling windblown timber and replanting of area damaged by winter storms.
11.2 Wood fuel day held Saturday 8 March, this was very successful.
12 Roads report (PH)
12.1 ACTION PH will contact Land Services, see item 14.2 under Matters arising.
12.2 C10 Road - the poor condition is still a problem.
12.3 MB viewers for her property - five have mentioned the state of the roads as putting
them off moving to the area.
12.4 Carers cannot access residents except for once a week when they have access to a
four by four vehicle.
13 Planning report (PH)
13.1 Planning application for property near Sauchieburn. Previous applications for barns
were rejected by Historic Scotland regarding the views, they may have views on the
construction and skyline changes by this proposed development.
13.2 Auchenbowie Distillery - repairing walls.
14 AOB
14.1 Nothing not covered elsewhere.
15 Date of next CC meeting Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 7.30pm via Zoom.
The meeting closed at 20:52
16 ACTIONS
3.1 Minutes to DB for Stirling Council and put on CC area of VRG website. HB
4 5.8 Look into practicalities of generator for the community - to be reviewed
would contribute to community resilience. DB
14.2 uplifted litter away. It needs to be a regular service.
PH to put in a CC enquiry. PH
6.1 Scottish Water Ranger allow immediate posts on Facebook HB
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6.3 Earlsburn/Kingsburn extension application to go on Facebook HB
9.2 Iain Macfarlane email. PH
Sheila Laidlaw email HB
9.3 MP will email comments - defibrillators. MP
12.1 Land Services, see item 14.2 under Matters arising. PH
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Appendix I Police Report
Name of
Community
Council
11/03/2025 – Carron Valley Community Council
Our priorities in the Carron Valley area continue to be
Anti-Social Behaviour, Drug misuse/Drug dealing,
Road Safety and Community Engagement and
Reassurance.
Crime
reports
Crime Reports for the Carron Valley area between
12/02/2025 – 10/03/2025
Detected: 2
Assault - 1
Theft - 1
Undetected: 2
Theft by Housebreaking – report closed.
Fail to Stop – Report live and enquiries ongoing
Total Crime Reports: 4
No crime trends have been identified within the area.
999/101 CALLS
There were 10 calls made to Police for the Carron
Valley area over the stated period. The calls relate to
incidents including reports of road traffic matters,
planned shoots, theft by housebreaking, suspect
persons, a disturbance and Police Info.
Other
Incidents of
note/relevant
Community
Council
information
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Appendix II
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Appendix III
Draft LPP Report.
Our community have developed this plan to detail our commitment to demonstrate our local
needs, challenges aspirations for our future. Our plan will continue to evolve and develop as we
grow as a community together. We need to represent a wide range of needs and aspirations
while keeping in mind existing and differing challenges for individuals and communities across
the Carron Valley area.
What is a Local place plan?
A Local Place Plan (LPP) is a Scottish Government approach referred to as the NEW Scottish
Planning System. They were introduced in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, section 14. The
LPP contains the community’s proposals for the development and use of the land and so
provides a new opportunity for communities to proactively feed into the council and national
development planning system. It provides local communities with the opportunity to raise issues
and proposals we wish to see developed across our communities ensuring public engagement
is reflected in the national planning systems.
Importance of community engagement and consultation.
We have a dispersed rural and diverse and ageing community. Made up of agricultural,
commuters and home industry. We need to ensure that a wide range of consultation
engagements opportunities are provided. The consultation will be at a range of community
activities and community council membership and valley renewables membership.
PART 1 - Understanding the Carron Valley area.
INTRODUCTION
Map of Carron Valley Community Council area. (pink outline demarks border) NEED to
change boundry as it goes through carron valley reservoir following river bed.
The Community Council demographics
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The 2021 census. – a meeting is planned to explore this data with Stirling council as the link with
Plean is not helpful to understand the specific issues in carron Valley. Perhaps we can compare
with Fintry and Cambusbarron??
The census data has been collated in areas which ensure no individuals can be identified. All
areas have been collated with a minimum population of 500 people. Carron Valley has a smaller
population than this and has been grouped with another area to maintain anonymity. Carron
Valley is linked with Plean and is referred to as Plean and South East in the census data. It is
Datazone S01013025. The total population of Stirling council is 93,410. The population of
the Plean and South East collective area is 821. The available breakdown is detailed below in
table 1
A -2
B-11
C- 3
Geography
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Carron Valley is a rural area with a range of excellent cycling, walking and picnic spots round
some of the most picturesque scenery with reservoirs, forests, hills and wind turbines. There are
seven reservoirs and a couple of lochs– detail on MAP. The largest reservoir Carron Valley was
built in 1935. There are beautiful walks around the reservoir with access to the Carron Valley
cycle trials. The trails provide 5 lines of offroad trails graded r-d graded trails. From the top end
of the reservoir access to Miekle bin a beautiful hill walk with panoramic views of central
Stirlingshire. The other reservoirs are the Coulter, Buckieburn, Earlseburn 1 and Earlesburn2
and North Third with the Fauklin reservoir which borders the Carron Valley area.
History
The most significant history is the John de Graham’s Castle built in 1270. The area is identified
by signage in the north east of the Carron Valley reservoir. however little of the castle is visible
– more could be done to enhance this historical area.
Standing stones in Craigangelt ground
Terracing on the side of ravines of the Buckie burn are still visible today but originate from
Roman times.
Industry. Information obtained from key people within the industry fields.
Industry is mainly agricultural farming, forestry, wind farms, fishery farming, fishing,
ADD information from S Laidlow
Agricultural Farming.
ADD Map of farms across Carron Valley.
There are 24 farms across the Carron Valley area varying considerably in size. Almost all are
livestock of sheep and cattle. Some in the lower parts of area grow grain and barley, others grow
grass for silage and forage. Many farms have diversified over the years to include forestry, wind
turbines, solar panels, hospitality including B&B and holiday pods.
The size of the farms has evolved over the years, a few farms have increased but many have
been broken into smaller farms. Over recent years both poultry and dairy farming have ceased
to operate in the area.
Some of the key issues highlighted by farmers include
• Vehicle access due to the poor road conditions, lack of maintenance and regular gritting
road, road safety with high-speed vehicles.
• Issues with fly tipping where landowners become responsible for disposing of rubbish.
• The theft rate of farm equipment is unacceptably high. Periphery areas in central
Scottland have experienced theft of livestock to date Carron Valley have not experienced
this.
• The new proposed inheritance tax is a concern to many local farmers.
Valley Renewables Group
2007 saw the start of windfarm development interest within the Carron Valley and District Community.
A small team of local residents felt the need to safeguard the Community’s interests, especially in
obtaining some financial benefit related to the production levels of the first windfarm. To manage the
money accruing, the Valley Renewables Group (VRG), a registered charity and company limited by
guarantee, was set up in February 2008. The ‘community to benefit’ was defined as the area of Carron
Valley and District Community Council.
The objects of the VRG include advancing environmental protection, citizenship and / or community
development, education, encouraging volunteering, providing recreational facilities, and promoting other
schemes and projects with charitable purposes within the Community. All of these purposes are consistent
with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
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Since 2008 the VRG has developed enviable small grants schemes with wide ranging offerings aimed at
residents, which runs in parallel to a range of projects aimed at the Community as a whole. The VRG
Board is made up of a team of volunteers which manages income from all the windfarms of ~£125,000
(in 2024), with the help of a part-time admin assistant.
In 2018 a piece of woodland was acquired under the Government’s Community Right to Buy scheme.
This provides a focus for Community events and a now well-established wood-fuel scheme supplying free
logs to the residents. In addition, this provides a site upon which to build a small Community Hall currently
under construction.
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Wind farming
ADD wind farm map/
The Carron Valley and District Area is a hub of renewable energy. There are four wind farms across the
carron Valley area. And interest in extending existing farms or developing more is under consideration.
Some of the windfarms in the area provide funding to the community via community benefit funds,
distributed by the carron Valley renewable group (VRG). These funders are acknowledged below.
Earlsburn Windfarm
Earlsburn opened in 2007, it hosts 15 turbines, each 80m in diameter and capable of providing
2500kW, (Nordex N80/2500). The windfarm has a total capacity of 37,500 kW. It produces
enough clean electricity for 20.968 homes and, when compared to other power sources, can
save between 36,460 and 86,330 tonnes of CO2 each year. Developed by West Coast Energy,
Earlsburn is operated by falck renewables.
Falck Renewables provides community benefit funding to the Carron Valley and District
community which is managed by VRG on behalf of the Carron Valley & District Community
Council, the areas Development Trust. It also provides funding to the neighbouring communities
of Denny and District (via the Denny and District Community Fund) and Cambusbarron (via
Cambusbarron Community Council). The value of community benefit fund varies each year
based on the output of the windfarm.
Kingsburn Windfarm
Kingsburn is an extension to the Earlsburn Windfarm and is also operated by operated by falck
renewables. It opened in 2016 and hosts 9 turbines, each 90m in diameter and capable of
providing 2500kW, (Nordex N90/2500). The windfarm has a total capacity of 22,500 kW.
Annually it can produce 75,000 MWh, the equivalent to the energy consumed by approximately
17,800 homes and can save almost 32,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
As with the Earlsburn Windfarm, Falck Renewables provides community benefit funding to the
Carron Valley and District community which is managed by VRG on behalf of the Carron Valley
& District Community Council.
Craigengelt Windfarm
Craigengelt was completed in 2010. It hosts 8 turbines, each 90m in diameter with a hub height
of 80m, giving each turbine a total height of 125m. Each turbine is capable of producing 2500kW
(Nordex N90/2500), giving a total capacity for the Windfarm of 20,000 kW. Developed by
WPO/Engie Craigengelt is operated by Engie.
Engie provide community benefit funding to the Carron Valley and District community which is
distributed to the community directly by VRG.
Craigannet Farm
Craigannet Farm hosts one wind turbine which went live in 2017 and has capacity of produce
1,500kW of energy. The turbine has annual output of over 4.6 million kWh, enough to power the
equivalent of a thousand UK homes. It can save ~1,600 tonnes of CO2 a year, with the potential
to save more than 40,000 tonnes of CO2 over its 25-year lifetime. The turbine was developed
by Clean Earth Energy and is owned by Lomond Energy.
Carron Valley and District Community Council forestry report February 2025
The Carron Valley and district area landscape is predominated by upland moorland to the west and
improved grassland farms to the east. There are a number of large commercial conifer forests across the
Community council area predominately planted in the 1980s-1990s.The forest areas are predominately
planted with Sitka Spruce, (the major commercial conifer tree species grown in Scotland) and smaller
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areas of secondary commercial conifers including Scots Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Japanese Larch and
Norway Spruce. All forests will have been planted with additional relatively small areas of broadleaf trees
planted for amenity, landscape and conservation reasons.
Plan 1 below details those commercial conifer forest owned by the Scottish Government and managed by
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) shown in green and those owned privately as investment forest shown
in red. These forest whether under private or public ownership would be expected to continue to be utilised
for commercial timber production with the crops being felled and replanted approximately in a 35–50-
year cycle. Timber harvested from these forests will be expected to be dispatched by road and delivered
to a range of timber markets across central and south Scotland. In replanting the forests will tend to see a
more diverse package of tree species planted than that planted for the original crop. As they are replanted
all woodlands have to adhere to the UK forestry standard in terms of their restocking design. The UK
Forestry Standard is the technical standard for sustainable forest management in the UK. It sets out the
approach of the four governments of the UK and defines the requirements and provides guidance for
foresters on how to practise sustainable forest management in the UK. In this way, it provides a basis for
operating grant schemes and official controls and support for regulatory processes. It also provides the
foundation for a number of voluntary certification and quality assurance schemes used in the UK, and for
assessing compliance with environmental management standards.
The Carron Valley and District Community Council in addition to those areas of commercial woodland
has a number of areas registered both within the Ancient Woodlands Inventory (AWI) or the Native
Woodland Survey of Scotland (NWSS). These two registers of ancient and native woodland have been
developed to identify where such woodlands are present or importantly were present in the past. For the
AWI historic maps from 1750 and 1860 are used to identify where woodlands were present at the point
of the maps production. Such woodlands are then interpreted as being ancient in that they pre date the
general time when forests would have been planted.
The Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI) is a PROVISIONAL guide to the location of Ancient Woodland.
It contains three main categories of woodland, all of which are likely to be of value for their biodiversity
and cultural value by virtue of their antiquity:
i. Ancient Woodland (1a and 2a)
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Interpreted as semi-natural woodland from maps of 1750 (1a) or 1860 (2a) and continuously wooded to
the present day. If planted with non-native species during the 20th century they are referred to as
Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS).
ii. Long-established woodlands of plantation origin (LEPO) (1b and 2b)
Interpreted as plantation from maps of 1750 (1b1 ) or 1860 (2b) and continuously wooded since. Many of
these sites have developed semi-natural characteristics, especially the oldest ones, which may be as rich
as Ancient Woodland.
iii. Other woodlands on ‘Roy’ woodland sites (3)
Shown as unwooded on the 1st edition maps but as woodland on the Roy maps. Such sites have at most,
had only a short break in continuity of woodland cover and may still retain features of Ancient Woodland.
In plan 2, below the presence of woodlands registered within the AWI are shown in green hatching and
those registered in the NWSS in yellow. It is important to note that the areas shown in green hatching are
defined as Long Established Woodlands of Plantation Origin (LEPO). In most cases these are woodlands
which have been present since either 1750 or 1860 using the historic maps of these areas to identify their
status at that time.
These areas are likely to be a either conifer non-native woodland and broadleaf woodland . The
designation of LEPO is there to reflect the long term presence of woodland on the site and the value of
that woodland in terms of its environmental impact would require to be assessed site by site.
Where the woodlands are shown yellow (NWSS) it is anticipated these will comprise of native woodland
species which can then either be natural or planted.
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Scottish Water.
Scottish water is responsible for maintaining the reservoirs across Carron Valley – approach for
information and key issues.
Freshwater Research Unit.
The Niall Bromage Freshwater Research Unit (NBFRU) is the Institute of Aquaculture’s salmonid
freshwater research unit and is situated approximately seven miles from the main University of
Stirling campus, in Carron Valley. The unit is gravity fed from the nearby Buckieburn reservoir,
which provides over two million gallons a day of temperature stable water, as it is drawn from a
constant depth all year round. It is the UK’s largest freshwater research field station and holds
various Salmonid species at differing life stages. The unit’s research was pioneered by the late
Professor Niall Bromage whose research on photoperiod control and maturation was
groundbreaking research in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Work continues on a variety of topics including animal welfare, improved animal health, welfare
and resilience, animal nutrition, improved industry performance, improved industry
sustainability, reduced environmental impacts. The research carried out at the Institute of
Aquaculture is crucial to the success of Scotland’s growing Aquaculture industry with innovation
at the forefront of Scotland’s largest food export. The facility at Buckieburn combined with The
National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub (NATIH) based at the University of
Stirling, will be a pioneering innovation centre set-up to drive the UK’s ambitions to become a
world leader in modern aquaculture practice.
Aquaculture is a rapidly expanding industry, with a global growth rate of 8%, while in Scotland,
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the sector has ambitious plans to double its output by 2030. This gives us a unique opportunity
to increase the economic, social and environmental benefits of aquaculture.
It will use the latest research and tackle the major challenges facing aquaculture
producers, such as fish welfare and managing environmental impacts, to make sure that the UK
leads and innovates the aquaculture industry. NATIH is due to open in 2025 and is a £17 million
investment by the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal
Fishing across Carron Valley
ADD- Map of reservoirs and lochs.
There are a range of trout fishing across the Carron Valley area, there are nine areas of water
within or on the periphery of Carron Valley. The largest is Carron Valley reservoir which hosts a
fishery with membership only syndicate and hosts guided still water brown trout fishing events.
The Coulter is a private club for Larbert and Stenhousemuir angling association. Loch Walkin,
Buckieburn, Earlsburn 1 and Earlsburn 2 are private members syndicates, Swanswater is a
paying fishery. There are considerable issues with poaching, antisocial behavior, fires and waste
left around the waterways.
PART 2
Consultation.
Initial consultation approach.
We wanted to consult widely across the community about the need to develop a local place plan.
Our August 2024 community event provided an ideal opportunity to inform many locals of the
intention to develop a LPP for the community. We set up a display of examples of proposals or
existing initiatives and developments across Carron Valley (see appendix 1). The examples
demonstrated how easy it is to highlight our ideas in the template which had been developed to
encourage members of the community to share their ideas in relation to the needs and
aspirations for their local area. A few locals populated the template at the event which was great
others took the template away to give them time to consider their ideas and populate later.
A total of 25 households across the area showed considerable interest and took away the LPP
template to consider in their own time proposals that they think would add value to our
community.
The pins in the map below detail the household who engages in the consultation.
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Many agreed that the road conditions was by far the greatest concern. With additional
suggestion for the need for better signage, speed restrictions, tree trimming to improve
visibility/safety.
The lead for the Community Growers is keen to expand on the existing proposal which we will
facilitate shortly. Action required - MB
A range of new issues raised included
1. Current poor road conditions (detailed above) immediate action – promote in newsletter
the mechanism of reporting as it was obvious that while we are all concerned, we DON’T
report.
2. The need for bins at the waterfalls and other high traffic areas
3. A community skip to help the community deal with waste and Dumb Dumpers.
4. Anti-social littering signs to promote visitors to take rubbish home. Develop a litter picking
zones across the community with Local authority up lifts.
5. Fly tipping – increasing problem across Carron Valley area
6. Purchasing community equipment to improve our surroundings e.g. grass cutting, dog
waste bins, litter (12 people), etc.
7. Increase reporting of anti-social driving cars, motor bikes and cycling. Locals were
reluctant to report issues as they perceived that they would be a nuisance to the
overburdened police services. On discussion with police, they are very keen to hear from
the community and suggested a range of ways of reporting methods. Including telephone
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999 or 101, reporting Police Scotland by emailing your concerns via their ‘contact us’
section of their website. Regular reporting with enable the police to understand the
problems identify patterns of behaviors and address the problem. Immediate action – ask
community police to develop and article for newsletter to promote reporting.
8. A map of suitable access points for open swimming in the area. Immediate action - raise
awareness of existing information available e.g. have an article in newsletter re- the
Scottish outdoor access code for open water swimming who have lots of information and
safety advice.
9. Develop a program of fishing training for young people.
10.Explore transport for our community.
11.Community outdoor fitness area.
Our current Local Place Plan looks like this
Action - Excel table to be inserted.
The future of our Local Place Plan.
It was interesting to hear the range of issues shared at the community event. Many of these will
give us food for thought as we develop the local place plan. We will continue to take opportunities
to consult with the residents of Carron Valley. This will ensure that our LPP is current and a
dynamic plan reflecting the views of all residents.
Current end to report. MB.
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Appendix1
Local Place Plan - LPP
Our ambition
A Local Place Plan will be developed for the Carron Valley area over the next few months. Your
help is needed to ensure the voice of the community is reflected and listened to. Initially we will
focus on the current projects e.g. Community woodland, and community meeting room. We will
also be looking to develop new proposals your ideas will be required and all suggestions
welcome. We need to be aspirational and ambition for our community to propose future changes
that we may wish to see. A consensus will be required to take ideas forward.
What is a Local place plan?
This is a Scottish Government approach referred to as the NEW Scottish Planning System. It
provides local communities with the opportunity to raise issues and proposals we wish to see
developed across our communities.
What do you need to do?
Please contact us to let us know your views and ideas. Talk to your neighbours to see what the
issues and challenges are within your local community of Carron valley. While we cannot make
any promises that your suggestions will be delivered. However, we need to raise awareness of
how we want to develop your local area. IF WE DON’T ASK, WE WON’T GET.
Please contact us or share your views at the next community events which include the woodland
days and our summer picnic in August.
In August 2024 we consulted widely across the community about the need to develop a local
place plan.
25 households showed considerable interest in taking away the LPP template to consider in
their own time proposals that they think would add value to our community.
The proposals exhibited were positively received.
Many agreed that the road conditions was by far the greatest concern. With the need for better
signage, speed restrictions, tree trimming to improve visibility/safety.
Adam Brooker who is leading the Community Growers is keen to expand on the existing
proposal and we will forward the proposal to him (adambrooker1@hotmail.com)
A range of issues raised included
• The need for bins at the waterfalls and other high traffic areas
• A community skip to help the community deal with waste and Dumb Dumpers.
• Anti social littering signs to promote visitors to take rubbish home. Develop a litter picking
zones across the community with Local authority up lifts.
• Purchasing community equipment to improve our surroundings e.g. grass cutting, dog
waste bins, litter (12 people), etc.
• Increase reporting of anti-social driving cars, motor bikes and cycling. On discussion with
police, they are very keen to hear from the community and suggested a range of ways of
reporting methods. Including telephone 999 or 101, reporting Police Scotland by emailing
your concerns via their ‘contact us’ section of their website. Regular reporting with enable
the police to understand the problems identify patterns of behaviors and address the
problem.
• A map of suitable access points for open swimming in the area. We need to make
reference to the Scottish outdoor access code for open water swimming
• Develop a program of fishing training for young people.
• Explore transport for our community.
• Community outdoor fitness area.
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025
APPROVED minutes CVDCC meeting 11 March 2025