Killin Community Council Meeting
4th March 2025 in Lesser McLaren Hall
- Aitken welcomed everyone to the meeting.
- Recording of those present, and apologies received A. Aitken, F. Inglis, S. McRobbie, C.
Grant, P. Farquharson, A. Dowling, KAT member (J. Calder), National Park rep (D. Fettes), Cllr
- Earl (by video link) and several members of the public. Apologies from S. Inglis
- Declarations of interest – none
- Adoption of previous minutes Previous minutes proposed by C. Grant and S. McRobbie.
Adopted unanimously.
4 Notes of interest from members of the public – none stated
- SSE Presentation – SSE representatives delivered the presentation. The project will
consist of replacing the generators and other equipment. The exterior of the building will be
unaffected. SSE plans to replace one machine at a time, due to functionality and safety.
Work will begin in April 2025, and it is planned to be completed by July 2028. As well as
improving efficiency, it will extend the life of the power station by 40 years. This will lead to
an increase in traffic on the Glenlochay road. SSE will notify the community in advance of
any very large load transits through the village.
- Stirling Council report – the Council passed an 8.8% rise in council tax for Stirling. The
new budget has managed to avoid many of the previously proposed cutbacks to services.
However, Stirling will still be in a negative deficit situation going into the next financial year.
C60 Bus update –The first and last bus still not being utilised. The service is still needed
during the day, but yet no resolutions have been made. It has been requested that a light is
fitted to the front of bus to easily identify it. M. Earl raised the matter of where the bus can
reside, if they wish the bus to stay at Killin overnight. This matter was discussed at length
and several options will be explored.
- Treasurer’s Report – current report and balance read out. Last transactions recorded as
£100 for minute writer. Nursery donation of £750, proposed by C, Grant and seconded by
- Aitken
- Police report – A. Aitken noted nothing major on the report and advised that several
copies were made available for the meeting, and a copy will be held in the village library.
- Planning report & Roads report – work is starting on renewing the road markings within
the village. There have been new signs for 20mph zones, but the 40mph zone has not yet
been changed to 30mph. It was also noted by a member of the public that not all signs are
visible on both side of the road, and the signs were changed with no notification.
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- McRobbie raised the matter of the work being carried out at the ‘wee bake shop’. She
advised the meeting that it was not a listed building, and that no planning report has been
summitted. The matter will be investigated as this building is part of the national park, and it
was felt permission should be sought. The garden room beside the Capercaillie Chalet, next
to the falls of Dochart has been approved by Stirling Council, overruling objections from the
community council.
- KAT and other reports –. J. Calder is the new chair of KAT, and she gave an update
regarding recent KAT matters. The new KAT building, Fassifern, is now officially open, and
the opening day was a great success. The heritage exhibition, Tales of Killin, is currently on
display in the vacant shop, though the space is still available to rent. At the Old Mill, the
makers market is now open again for the season. J. Calder also said that KAT may be able to
organise a funding workshop for local groups and organisations. More on this to follow.
Funding still being sought for the pump track The Pavilion lease is currently in the process
of being signed, and will be for 20 years. Once finalised, the sports and pavilion committee
will be able to apply for necessary funding to implement necessary improvements. The
National Park will be holding an event on the 16 March at the Pavilion. This will include
cycling activities, and will allow residents to visit the Bike Doctor for advice and help. The
Youth club will be running a coffee and cake table at the event.
- Primary School The primary school head teacher updated the meeting on work that
that has recently been carried out at the school. Improvements have been made to the
front of the school, fences and the opening at the school gates, all mostly due to safety
concerns for the school children. There were concerns about the safety of the school
crossing and a request has been submitted for a traffic officer to come and review the
situation.
This year is the 65th anniversary for Killin primary school, and the school will be holding an
event on the 15th of June. Plans are currently in motion for this event and it will be open to
all members of the community.
The Breakfast Club has now been launched, having received a cheque for £250 from the
Coop as initial funding, and 50% of families have signed up. Startup Stirling have also
donated items to help. Funding is not currently available from Stirling Council and the
school is looking for long term funding to keep the project running. M. Earl said he would
assist where he could. The Nursery’s stay and play programme is working well, and is for
10-12 children of the age range 0-2 yrs.
- AOCB
- McRobbie informed the meeting that a grant from SSE for a new, permanent, all-weather
footpath from the Station Road car park to the head of Loch Tay has been awarded. The SSE
grant is for £100,000, and leaves only some funding still to be found.
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The overgrown ‘hedge’ at the caravan park is a continuing problem for local residents and
an eyesore for the village. The recent storms have made some of the trees unsafe, with
several broken branches lying on the roadway. It was noted that debris falling on the road
should be of concern to Stirling Council. A member of the public highlighted that this issue
needs to be addressed prior to the birds nesting. It was also noted that the verge in the
summer cannot be easily cut, and protruding foliage also obscures some road signage.
Storm Eowyn – C. Grant thanked the members of the Resilience Team and other members
of the public for their help in clearing the Ardeonaig Road of storm debris and for the help
they provided to residents of Dochart Road after the storm disrupted power supplies to that
end of the village. A. Aitken suggested that the Resilience Plan should be updated. C. Grant
to lead on this.
- Date and time of next meeting – 6 May 2025