Scottish Borders Council

Agenda and minutes

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Continuation: Consider request for review of refusal of application for erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage on land SW of 3 Mill Lade, Blyth Bridge. 19/01645/FUL. 20/00005/RREF. pdf icon PDF 4 MB

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Minutes:

CHAIRMAN

The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed Members of the Local Review Body and members of the public to the Scottish Borders Council’s open on-line meeting.  The meeting was being held remotely in order to adhere to guidance on public meetings and social distancing currently in place, due to the Covic-19 pandemic.

 

MEMBER

Having not been present when the following reviews were first considered Councillor Anderson did not take part in the review of the following applications.

 

 

 

With reference to paragraph 5 of the Minute of 25 May 2020, there had been re-circulated copies of the request from Mr & Mrs William Rose, per Kanak Bose Ltd, Ogscastle, Roman Road, Carnwarth, to review refusal of the planning application for erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage on land south west of 3 Mill Lade, Blyth Bridge. The supporting papers included the Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice); Officer’s Report; papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; Consultations; and a list of policies. Also circulated were copies of submissions from SEPA and Council’s Flood Risk Officer in relation to the additional information and response to those submissions from the applicant. Members noted that the proposed site lay immediately outwith the settlement boundary of Blyth Bridge and the application was therefore contrary to Policy PMD4 of the Local Development Plan.  They proceeded to look at the four qualifying requirements which would provide an exception to this policy and concluded that the application did not meet any of those criteria.  Members also noted that, following consideration of the additional information, SEPA and the Council’s Flood Risk Officer maintained their objection to the application on grounds of flood risk.

 

DECISION

AGREED that:-

 

(a)        the review could be considered without the need for any further procedure on the basis of the papers submitted and the additional written submission;

 

(b)       the proposal would be contrary to the Development Plan and that there           were no other material considerations that would justify departure from          the Development Plan; and

 

(c)        the officer’s decision to refuse the application be upheld and the application be refused, for the reasons detailed in Appendix I to this Minute. 

 

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Continuation: Consider request for review of refusal of application for erection of dwellinghouse with attached garage at Disused Sawmill Cowdenknowes Earlston. 19/01611/FUL. 20/00007/RREF. pdf icon PDF 82 KB

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Minutes:

With reference to paragraph 1 of the Minute of 1 June 2020, there had been re-circulated copies of the request from Mr Francis Peto, per Aitken Turnbull Architects Ltd, 9 Bridge Place, Galashiels, to review the decision to refuse the planning application for erection of dwellinghouse with attached garage at disused sawmill, Cowdenknowes, Earlston. The supporting papers included the Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice, Officer’s Report and consultations); papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; and a list of policies. Also circulated were copies of additional information provided by the applicant which included photographs of the existing buildings within the Cowdenknowes building group and comments on the additional information from the Appointed Officer.  In their discussion Members reiterated their view expressed when the review was first considered that a house would be acceptable on this site only if its siting and design respected the setting and character of the building group at Cowdenknowes.  With reference to the photographs submitted by the applicant they commented on the traditional style of the buildings which in several cases had been altered or extended in a way that was sensitive and in keeping with their character.  Whilst accepting that the proposed site could be part of the building group they concluded that the proposed design was not sympathetic to the character and setting of the group, nor did it contribute positively to the sense of place.

 

DECISION

AGREED that:-

 

(a)        the review could be considered without the need for any further procedure on the basis of the papers submitted and the additional written submission;

 

(b)       the proposal would be contrary to the Development Plan and that there           were no other material considerations that would justify departure from          the Development Plan; and

 

(c)        the officer’s decision to refuse the application be upheld but varied and the application be refused, for the reasons detailed in Appendix Il to this Minute. 

 

 

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