Green light for Turriff car showroom and service centre plan
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Plans to redevelop the site of a redundant former military fuel depot on the outskirts of Turriff have cleared a final hurdle today after councillors approved the development.
Having already received the backing of local councillor at the Formatine area committee last month, Crudie-based business Crown Motors who had brought forward plans to Aberdeenshire in January saw their application go before members of the infrastructure services committee.
This was a required step as permission to transform land on the southern approach to the town, on the main A947 route was outwith the current local development plan and considered as both a departure and a major change of use.
The proposals includes an extensive vehicle display area, along with a new service centre, MOT bay and customer parking.
External and internal electric vehicle charging points would be installed at the site, and the showroom will focus on both hybrid and the next generation of electric cars.
Crown Motors also hopes to install a new footpath linking the business to a bus stop on the A947.
This matter was raised by councillor Paul Johnston at the meeting, with planners indicating that this, as an outline application would be dealt with in specified matters.
He also raised the issue of the lighting being used on site as concerns have been raised about light polution from such a large development, to which planners offered the same response.
The recommendation to approve the application was agreed unanimously.
The brownfield site currently contains four redundant fuel storage tanks, which have long been out of use and were at one time connected to the site on the other side of the A947 when it served as a fuel depot.
Further discussion and a full design proposal will now be worked upon before any building work commences.
