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shorebases
65. It is essential to ensure that adequate arrangements can be made for servicing offshore sites. Finfish farms in particular have substantial servicing requirements. Onshore sites are likely to be required as bases for servicing, purification, processing and maintenance operations and the storage of supplies and equipment. While it may be possible to locate some servicing facilities offshore, the location of huts or similar structures on offshore equipment is generally undesirable as they are liable to be visually obtrusive. In all cases, appropriate arrangements require to be made for the safe disposal of dead and diseased fish and offal and for any waste-generating operations such as net cleaning.
roads
66. The traffic generated by finfish farms can put considerable pressure on narrow rural roads and the consequential wear and tear has implications for the maintenance budgets of roads authorities. Planning permission for onshore facilities may be refused if the capacity of local roads is insufficient to accommodate service traffic. Ways in which such difficulties can be overcome where practicable include more transport of harvested fish by sea or rail rather than road.
accommodation
67. The availability of housing for employees may be an important consideration. Suitable accommodation is scarce in many parts of rural Scotland. Reasonable proximity between marine fish farming sites, service bases and staff accommodation is desirable on logistical grounds. The location of equipment and facilities within sight of occupied accommodation may be desirable for security reasons. Details of anticipated housing requirements and security considerations should be included within the initial development proposal. Planning permission for the development of onshore facilities does not imply that permission for a related housing development will automatically be forthcoming.
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