A national park planning committee have toured the site of a proposed new village by Aviemore.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) body will decided whether or not to grant planning permission for the controversial An Camas Mor development at Rothiemurchus next month.
The 1,500 home project was previously granted planning permission in principle in 2014.
The developers behind the project have reapplied for permission to be extended as no detailed plans emerged in that time.
Members of the planning committee visited the site after completion of a meeting in Boat of Garten yesterday morning.
They visited two viewpoints on the western and eastern edges of the site, which sits on the opposite bank of the River Spey from Aviemore.
The committee will give their verdict on the development at a meeting in Aviemore on June 30.
It was decided to split the decision over two dates because their would not be enough time to assess the application and carry out the site visit on the same day, while also dealing with other planning matters.
Both the CNPA and An Camas Mor declined to comment after the site visit.
The developers have previously said that they are seeking the extension in order to continue studying the “wide range of benefits” to the national park and its future population.
When the plans were submitted in March, a spokesman for the development said: “The development will create a sustainable new community with a unique combination of affordable housing, small business premises and community facilities in a woodland setting.”
The development has always been controversial, with a consortium of environmental campaigners taking a legal battle to the Supreme Court before dropping their appeal because of the cost of legal fees.
The latest application is also likely to be divisive.
Groups such as the Cairngorms Business Partnership and Aviemore Community Council have given it their backing because of the economic benefit and the need for new housing in the area.
However, a number of objections have been made, mostly relating to environmental concerns.
