ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

EDZELL1. Edzell is an attractive village situated in the north east of Angusapproximately 9.5 km north of Brechin and close to theAberdeenshire boundary. The village supports a wide range ofcommunity services and facilities and acts as a social, service andcommercial centre for a considerable rural area, including, GlenLethnot and Glen Esk.2. The character of Edzell derives from its wide High Street, the gridiron street pattern, the continuity of design in many of the olderbuildings and large open areas which include the Muir and woodlandto the north, the wooded banks of the river North Esk to the east andEdzell woods and Golf Course to the south. These natural andmanmade features have influenced the urban form of the village andcontinue to contribute to its character. The basic form ofdevelopment, particularly the grid iron pattern has generally beenmaintained as the village has grown with no residential developmentnorth of Lethnot Road.PROFILERole:Attractive residential villageapproximately 9.5 km north ofBrechin supporting a range ofservices.Population:Census: 2001 - 783;1991 – 747% Change 91/01 : +4.82Housing Land Supply June2004:existing - 32Drainage:No constraints3. Planning permission has been granted for housing at LethnotRoad/Slateford Road and Lindsay Place, which will meet localhousing needs within the plan period. A new primary school has beenbuilt in the north of the village to replace the school at Church Street.This provides an opportunity for the existing school building andassociated land to be reused and redeveloped for alternative uses.Planning permission has also been granted for the construction of anew health centre which will improve the existing facilities within thevillage.4. The former mart site located north of Lethnot Road has not comeforward for employment use despite being allocated for a number ofyears but has been subject to pressure for residential development.Lethnot Road provides a marked division between the built up area ofEdzell and its landscape setting, which is one of the most striking andattractive features of the village. Whilst it is considered that residentialdevelopment north of Lethnot Road would not be appropriate theLocal Plan provides opportunities for the redevelopment of the formermart for employment uses of an appropriate scale and nature throughPolicy SC16 : Rural Employment set out in the chapter on Working.KEY ISSUES/DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY5. Given the physical boundaries to the village, careful considerationof the scale, future direction, design and layout of new developmentwill be required to ensure that it respects the form and setting of thevillage and integrates with the surrounding rural landscape. In thelight of recent permissions for residential development outlined abovethe strategy for Edzell is to allow for a period of consolidation and tolimit additional residential development within the plan period to theredevelopment of brownfield and infill sites within the villageboundary.Angus Local Plan Review201Finalised Plan