ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

ationalise in order to maintain effective learning and teaching in thearea. Schools can also provide a valuable community focus,particularly smaller schools in the remoter parts of Angus, andtherefore are a vital part of rural life.Policy SC35 : Community Use of School FacilitiesAngus Council will encourage the use of school facilities, forextra curricular sporting, recreational and community uses.Development affecting school facilities will only be permittedwhere:• it can be demonstrated that facilities to be lost will not berequired in the future by either the school or the localcommunity;• the proposed use is compatible with the existing use oractivity; or• it can be demonstrated that alternative facilities of at leastequal community benefit and accessibility can be providedto serve the local area.Cemetery Provision2.90 There are a number of locations in Angus which will requireadditional cemetery provision over the Plan period. These areas areidentified in the Plan to safeguard the land from alternative uses. Landallocations in relation to Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar,Kirriemuir, Monifieth, Montrose and Liff are specified in the relevantSettlement Statements in Part 4 of the Plan. Detailed considerationremains to be given to the use of the land for such purposes and tomatters relating to access, site preparation and boundary treatment.At Dunnichen the cemetery extension will be into the field to the northof the existing facility and will require boundary treatment as part ofsite preparation.Proposal SC36 : Safeguard of Land for Cemetery UseLand is reserved for cemetery purposes at Aberlemno,Dunnichen Cemetery, Farnell, Kirkton of Auchterhouse, andPanbride. With the exception of Dunnichen, the areas are detailedon the relevant village boundary maps.Angus Local Plan Review47Finalised Plan