The swathe of Perthshire countryside which is the site of next year’s T in the Park festival has been captured from the air.
Lying north of Auchterarder, the festival site is in the 1,000-acre estate grounds of Strathallan Castle.
The move from Balado near Kinross has split the community, with some welcoming the major event while others are bitterly opposed.
Concerns centre on the impact on the environment and claims the road infrastructure is inadequate to cope with tens of thousands of music fans.
A spokesperson for DF Concerts said the experiences of the people of Kinross-shire showed locals had little to fear.
“The last ever T in the Park at Balado was an incredibly emotional one,” they said.
“We’ve had an extremely happy time on that site and the most poignant moment of the weekend was our Sunday breakfast with the Kinross local residents who have become our very good friends and in some cases, our colleagues over the last 18 years.
“We really did build T in the Park in consultation with the Kinross community and as a result, we left Balado with not one single complaint to the council.
“We were also delighted this year that crime actually reduced, with arrests falling to 52 out of 85,000 people attending each day.
“We were also proud that our last year at Balado coincided with T in the Park being praised in Sepa’s magazine (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) for its outstanding commitment to ensuring minimal impact on the environment.
“As much as we were gutted to be forced out of Balado, we’re looking forward and we’re extremely excited about moving to Strathallan Castle. It’s an incredible site and we’ll be treating it with the same respect we did at Balado.”
One couple who live next to the proposed festival camp site, Mark and Kim Liddiard, of North Mains Farm, Strathallan, have written to Scottish ministers asking for a review of the planning process.
If the Scottish ministers reject their plea for DF Concerts to go through the process of applying for planning permission, the couple say they are prepared to go to the Court of Session for a judicial review.
Picture by Aerial Photography Solutions