The current home of the T in the Park festival is at the centre of a fresh row.
Safety chiefs have been forced to deny accusations of double standards after it emerged that Balado will play a major role in this year’s Ryder Cup.
In a fortnight, the site will bid farewell to T in the Park, which is moving to Strathallan in 2015, as it is considered a potential hazard by the Health and Saety Executive.
However, the farmland will then be used as a transport hub for one of the world’s biggest sporting competitions in September.
Ryder Cup Europe bosses are to use the land as one of the event’s main park-and-ride sites, with thousands of golf fans expected each day of the week-long event.
The plan will go ahead despite T in the Park organisers citing safety concerns over an oil pipeline beneath Balado Farm as the reason it is moving from its home of 18 years.
Although the HSE has admitted that the risk of an incident occurring is “very low”, it insists the consequences would be “catastrophic” and has consistently warned against Perth and Kinross Council allowing the music festival to go ahead.
Experts have, however, indicated that the two considered uses for Balado are “completely different” and have raised no opposition to the park-and-ride plan.
A spokesperson from HSE said events are reviewed on a “case-by-case” basis.
They said: “HSE’s approach to advising on any use of land on or in the proximity of a major hazard such as the Forties pipeline is based on a careful analysis of the risks.
“Various other leisure activities have been held at Balado over the years.”
Meanwhile, a Ryder Cup spokesperson said it had worked with partners to ensure the Balado parking plan meets strict safety requirements.
They added: “We have had HSE backing for our plans for some time, meaning there are no health and safety concerns.”
T in the Park is one of a number of events that have been forced to relocate as a result of the presence of the BP Forties pipeline.
Kinross Show had to abandon plans to move to a new permanent site at Gallowhill Road on the edge of the town, while in 2011, the Scottish Traction Engine Society had to cancel its annual rally at the Balado site.