ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

Policy SC42 : Roadside Facilities on A90(T)The preferred locations for commercial roadside facilities(including food, fuel, overnight accommodation and associatedparking) on the A90(T) are at the sites of the existing facilities atStracathro and at Orchardbank, Forfar, on the north eastquadrant of the junction with the A94. Proposals to extend therange and quality of the facilities at these locations will beacceptable provided they are mainly directed to meeting theneeds of road users. Outwith these two areas, new and extendedcommercial roadside facilities on the A90(T) to serve road userswill not be acceptable.2.109 The A92 coastal tourist route through Angus extends fromMonifieth to Lower North Water Bridge north of Montrose, a distanceof some 26 miles (41 km). Within the coastal corridor a range offacilities providing for the needs of tourists and long distance travellersare located adjacent to the A92 or within existing towns and villagesall of which are easily accessible from the A92. On the 11 mile (17 km)stretch between Monifieth and Arbroath, which is currently beingupgraded to dual carriageway standard, existing facilities are locatedat Ethiebeaton Park (travel lodge, restaurants, fast food and toiletstogether with planning permission for fuel), whilst a range of otherfacilities are located within Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath.Between Arbroath and Lower North Water Bridge facilities aregenerally located within the communities at Inverkeilor and Montrose.Local Plan policy seeks to support facilities within existingcommunities adjacent to the A92 by directing proposals for newfacilities to locations within existing development boundaries inpreference to the development of facilities within the open countryside.Policy SC43 : Roadside Facilities on the A92Any new roadside facilities serving the A92 should beaccommodated within the existing development boundaries andno new provision will be permitted within areas of opencountryside.Roadside Facilities include:• short term parking for bothcommercial and privatevehicles, including those onlywishing to rest and not to useany facilities;• fuel;• toilets;• picnic area ;• telephones;• catering;• retail;• tourist information;• cash dispenser;• overnight accommodation.(It is expected that all facilitiesare to be provided primarily tomeet the reasonable needs oftravellers and the scale ofprovision should be consistentwith these needs)(NPPG9 : The Provision ofRoadside Facilities onMotorways and other TrunkRoads in Scotland)Freight2.110 Angus Council seeks to encourage more freight to be carriedby rail or water where it provides a feasible alternative to road basedtransport and will safeguard appropriate sites for freight use, includingthe railway goods yard at Helen Street in Arbroath. Where appropriatethese are identified in the relevant Settlement Statements in Part 4.Policy SC44 : Rail and Sea Freight FacilitiesAngus Council will support proposals for freight facilities atlocations that are convenient and accessible to the rail networkor the Port at Montrose where these are compatible with adjacentland uses.Angus Local Plan Review53Finalised Plan