Drumsmittal back garden skatepark approved after planning appeal

08 July 2023

Inverness businessman gets green light for his back garden skatepark 

Press & Journal      7 July 2023       Neil MacPhail 

A skateboarding plan on the Black Isle that was thrown out by councillors after attracting more than 30 objections has been granted on appeal.

Businessman Taran Campbell started to build the skatepark beside his house at Drumsmittal, near North Kessock, to allow him to continue his passion, but then discovered he needed planning permission.  His retrospective application to Highland Council was accompanied by new applications to extend his house, form a self-contained holiday-let unit, and build a sizeable shed.

All were refused last December by councillors who went against the advice of planning officers.

But “within minutes” Mr Campbell lodged an appeal and planning appeals reporter Ailie Callan came north to see the site and now he has the green light for everything.

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