Garve & District Community Council

The next ordinary meeting of the Garve & District Community Council will be held online on MONDAY 9 June 2025 after the AGM which starts at 7.00pm BST

DRAFT AGENDA

Members of the public are very welcome to attend Community Council meetings and take part in the discussions under the guidance of the Chairman. This meeting will be recorded and will be archived and available for viewing for twelve months thereafter.

Introductions and Apologies

Declarations of interest

Approval of the draft minutes of the last ordinary meeting held on Tuesday 6 May 2025 and matters arising from the minutes including traffic issues

Treasurer’s report

AOB from Community Council members

AOB from members of the public

Screening reports, scoping reports and consultations

8. Building warrants, planning issues and licensing issues

9. Dates of future meetings

Lots of information shared and discussions had at last night's (6 May) Community Council meeting;- Here is the recording link https://bit.ly/GDCC-6May2025

Of particular interest the proposed wind farm known as Carn Fearna on the hill above Strathgarve which is now with the ECU for a planning decision. Any objections OR supportive comments must be made by 4th June. https://bit.ly/CarnFearnaECU

We know local people and those in the wider area have been very shocked about the visibility of the 9 proposed turbines, where they will be visible from and just how very visible they are going to be!

Good discussion with developer Boralex about their plans for the site known as Lochluichart East Bess - battery energy storage and their desire to work together with our community with the aim of having the traffic speed reduce on the A832 around the intended site from 60 MPH to 40MPH. That would / should negate unnecessary tree felling and bank excavation for 215 metres each side of the site entrance - the trees there are 150 years old. It is also feared that such an undertaking would frighten off the nesting Osprey which has been nesting a breeding there for years.

It has been suggested Boralex hold a 3rd pre planning event at Garve Public Hall to meet our community over coffee and cake on a Saturday when more people are likely to be free to attend.

More to follow on this, but we urge everyone to come along and join the discussion and get involved with trying to reducing the traffic speed and saving trees and wildlife! Draft minutes to follow ...

Since our last meeting ...

Garve & District Community Council currently has vacancies on the Community Council. The Community Council elected members consider it to be very important to have as broad a representation of our community as possible, as we cover a wide variety of community issues and to do this well, we would like members from all corners of our large area. We usually meet on the first Tuesday of the month. If you are aged 16 or over, live in the Community Council area and are on the electoral roll and would like to be considered for co-option onto the Community Council, please email garveanddistrictcc@yahoo.com with your name and contact details.

This website was last updated at 5.00pm on Thursday 8 May 2025.