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T In The Park given go-ahead for new site

By | Published on Tuesday 12 May 2015

T In The Park

It’ll take more than two ospreys to take down T In The Park. The Scottish music festival has just got planning approval for its move to a new site at Strathallan Castle.

As previously reported, some locals opposed the T festivities moving to their neighbourhood, while others expressed concerns over the impact the event would have on two osprey who nest near the Strathallan Estate (the site may have to include an exclusion zone around the nest).

But Perth & Kinross Council has now given the event permission to proceed at the Castle. Geoff Ellis, boss of T maker DF, told reporters: “We’re happy that the committee has approved our application and our team can get on with the plans for a fantastic first year of T In The Park at Strathallan Castle”.

He went on: “We’d like to thank the business and tourism sector who recognise the value of the event as one of Scotland’s national treasures and offered tremendous support throughout the process. Most importantly, massive thanks go to the local communities surrounding Strathallan who spent a huge amount of their own precious time to show the country that they warmly welcome T In The Park. We will deliver a festival to make them proud and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship, just like the one we had in Kinross and Milnathort for the last eighteen years”.

Addressing those who opposed the event taking place at its new site, the DF boss went on: “We do also understand that not everyone wanted the event at Strathallan but we would hope that these people now accept the decision following what has undoubtedly been the most rigorous and intensive process for staging an event in Scotland’s history. It is our intention to work closely with all residents to ensure that we are excellent neighbours and minimise any disruption to local life. We also hope they will appreciate that it is our intention to continue to work with the relevant authorities and organisations to ensure the long-term protection and safe-guarding of the local environment surrounding Strathallan”.

Concluding, he said: “We’re now excited about welcoming an outstanding line-up and the best audience in the world to the most beautiful festival site in the country this July!”

T In The Park takes place from 10-12 Jul.



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