Approval has been given for a microbrewery to be set up next to a Strathyre hotel.
Mark Springham of The White Stag Inn applied to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park planners for a change of use and conversion of a storeroom and build a single storey extension for storage at The Studio in Main Street.
The hotel fronts the main road, with parking to the rear, with the store which will house the microbrewery at the most southerly part of the building.
The small proposed extension will cover around 20 square metres and the microbrewery will be open to visiting members of the public.
In their decision, park planners said: “The Stag Hotel is a long established hotel located within the southern end of Strathyre in a principally residential area. The microbrewery will compliment the existing business, which comprises a restaurant/bar and letting bedrooms.
“The brewery process will take over eight to 10 hours a day, seven days a week. Delivery of grain will be required once every four to six weeks.
“To ensure no adverse impacts occur, environmental health officials have recommended a number a conditions. These include restricting the hours of construction and times of delivery. Noise from plant and machinery should not exceed a rating set by environmental health.
“With regard to odour, prior to the use of the brewery, details of odour minimisation should be submitted for approval. It is considered that, subject to the recommended conditions, the small microbrewery can operate without any adverse impacts on the nearby residential properties.”
In documents submitted with the application, agents said: “With respect to the brewing process, the majority of this takes place from start to finish over seven continuous days, and most of this is silent while the beer is fermenting. A typical brew day lasts between 8-10 hours, beginning at around 7.30am.
“Outgoing beer deliveries will be by the applicant, hopefully once a week.
“As all of the work will be taking place within the existing building, not the proposed extension, the neighbours will not be aware of any noise, there being no door or window opening on the south elevation. Any aromas would be barely detectable from outside of the brewery and are not unpleasant.”
