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We published the notices for the Comrie Flood Protection Scheme on 28 February 2020. Two valid objections were received in relation to the scheme within the subsequent 28-day period. On 24 June 2020, Councillors took a preliminary decision to confirm the proposed scheme without modification. The Scottish Ministers subsequently confirmed that they did not intend to consider the scheme and so we were required to hold a Local Authority Hearing.
Officers have held separate discussions with both of the parties who submitted objections and while one objection was withdrawn, the other objection was maintained.
View a copy of this objection (PDF, 32 KB), with personal information removed.
We appointed an independent Reporter to consider the remaining objection at a Local Authority Hearing. The Reporter was appointed to make a recommendation to us on whether we should:
- confirm the proposed scheme without modification
- confirm the proposed scheme with modifications
- reject the proposed scheme
The Local Authority Hearing took place on 22 June 2021 at 10am.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing took place online via the Microsoft Teams platform. Members of the public were welcome to join the MS Teams live event, a recording of which can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
Local authority hearing - 22 June 2021
The hearing considered the following topics as part of the Flood Protection Scheme in the vicinity of the River Earn at the end of Commercial Lane, Comrie:
- the process of developing the flood scheme proposals
- the construction of the proposed flood scheme
- access steps and related issues
Outcome
Following the Local Authority Hearing, the Reporter provided us with a report (PDF, 278 KB) on 7 July 2021.
The report recommended that we dismiss this remaining objection and make a final decision to confirm the proposed scheme without modification.
Our Environment and Infrastructure Committee took this final decision on 18 August 2021. We published a final notice of the decision on the scheme on 3 September 2021 under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 and the scheme became operative on 15 October 2021.
The Scottish Ministers directed that planning permission was deemed to be granted on 16 December 2021.
Next steps
Please refer to our current progress and timeline page for the latest updates on scheme progress, community engagement and the latest community newsletter.
Contact details
If you have any queries relating to the Comrie Flood Protection Scheme, please email Ross Fletcher, Project Manager, via ComrieFloodScheme@pkc.gov.uk.
Correspondence can also be addressed to the Flooding Team, Environment and Infrastructure, Perth and Kinross Council, Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5GD.
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