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Plans have been put in place for a restaurant with an in-house small batch gin distillery as well as seven houses at a major site in Aviemore.
Cairngorm Residential LLP has submitted plans for the development of the empty Laraig View house at the northern entrance to the village.
The application was filed with the Highland Council Planning Department in Kingussie by Inverness-based Ecos Design earlier this week.
Cameron Munro, developer at Cairngorm Residental LLP, told Strathy: “We are extremely pleased with our submission and believe it provides an interesting and engaging entry to Aviemore from the north.”
The planning submission states, “The restaurant will be at the center of the development occupying 0.70 acres of the site closest to the B9152.
“The area of ​​the restaurant building and parking lot will be raised from existing ground levels to match road levels.
“The concept of the restaurant will be inspired by an established gin operation currently managed by the future management of the restaurant and will continue to showcase the passion and love of combining local ingredients throughout the food and drink offerings. drinks.
“The menu will focus on the four seasons and change regularly to celebrate the seasonality of products from local niche suppliers. “
The report continues: “A still working gin will be installed in the main building next to the restaurant.
“This aims to provide a modest visitor experience allowing for demonstration and tasting experiences during the day. “
The main operation of the distillery will be contained in an outbuilding providing storage for all necessary machinery, materials and finished products. Distillation, bottling and labeling will take place here.
There will be parking spaces for 20 customers. The accommodation offered is for five detached houses and two semi-detached houses.
The existing properties on the site would be demolished if the plans were approved.
The Design Statement Report states: “The house is unoccupied and would require a significant upgrade both internally and externally to be of an acceptable habitable standard …
“To the east of the house is a dilapidated old farmhouse built of stone and slate with a gross interior area of ​​around 142 square meters. The building is in a potentially dangerous area.
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“At the rear of the house are two semi-detached one-story wooden cottages with a corrugated iron roof and would require significant improvement both internally and externally to be of an acceptable standard of living.
The request was called by the Cairngorms National Park planning committee for a decision.
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