Scone Palace plans given green light

A major £10 million Scone Palace development to create a "world class visitor attraction" has been approved.

- KATHRYN ANDERSON

The plans which have been 10 years in the making were presented to Perth and Kinross Council's Planning and Placemaking Committee on Wednesday, November 5.

Viscount William Stormont told councillors the proposal would allow the historic venue to "continue to punch high" in "an increasingly competitive tourism market" where "visitor expectations have increased".

The application was approved but subject to conditions which include not allowing the proposed copper cladding finish to the stable building extensions and ensuring any door and window replacements on the B-listed stables area are on a "like-for-like basis unless otherwise agreed".

Stormont Trading LP submitted an application to Perth and Kinross Council, to transform the palace's disused stable building into a visitor centre with a shop, restaurant and ticket office. The plans also included an adventure play park, a solar meadow with around 2000 panels, a new car park and new cycling and pedestrian links from Stormontfield Road.