New Edinburgh events space for young farmers approved at Royal Highland Centre by council planners
A new events space for farmers has been approved at the Royal Highland Centre by council planners.
The Scottish Association Of Young Farmers applied for permission on September 8 to construct a new multi-use events and catering space at 19 Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston Road, near to Edinburgh Airport.
The new steel portal frame building was approved by planners on December 8, and is to be used as a function centre/pavilion building including event space, office and kitchen facilities with internal space of approximately 500m². It will replace the existing Young Farmers Centre of approximately 600m².
The new building is proposed to be of steel frame construction, with a base-course of masonry cavity construction and steel-portal framing and a mixture of metal cladding and curtain walling with a profiled metal roof covering.
Approving the plans, the council’s chief planning officer David Givan said: “The use is appropriate as it is linked to the primary activities of the Royal Highland Centre. It reuses brownfield land, it is of an appropriate design, raises no adverse impacts on amenity and it accounts for flood risk.
“It is acceptable on transport and ecology matters where infringements of policy are acceptable given the nature and scale of the proposal.”
Penny Montgomerie, chief executive, Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), said: “This is fantastic news for SAYFC and for young people across rural Scotland.
“The approval of the Big Build planning application marks a hugely important milestone for the project and brings us one step closer to creating our new permanent centre that will support young farmers for generations to come and provide a space where they can collaborate, connect, and help shape the future of rural Scotland.
“We’re incredibly grateful for all of the support shown so far, which has helped us make a really positive start in raising funds for the Big Build. As we look ahead, we're now firmly focused on raising the remaining funds needed to close the funding gap and begin construction.
“Anyone wishing to support the Big Build can do so via our website, and we would warmly welcome support through donations, sponsorships, naming opportunities or collaborative partnerships.
“We are very open to exploring ways that businesses and organisations can work with us to help deliver this essential space for Scotland’s rural youth.”
The applicant now has three years to begin work on the new events space. And, details of all hard and soft surfaces shown on the approved site plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority before work is commenced on site.
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