Agenda and minutes

Minute of Meeting 27 March 2017 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

         APPLICATIONS

         There had been circulated copies of reports by the Service Director Regulatory Services on applications for planning permission requiring consideration by the Committee.    

         DECISION

         DEALT with the application as detailed in the Appendix to this Minute.

          DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

          Councillors Campbell and Mountford declared an interest in Application 16/01417/FUL and Councillor Gillespie declared an interest in Application 17/00299/FUL in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct. They left the Chamber during the consideration of the respective applications.

Consider the following application for planning permission:-

         APPLICATIONS

         There had been circulated copies of reports by the Service Director Regulatory Services on applications for planning permission requiring consideration by the Committee.    

         DECISION

         DEALT with the application as detailed in the Appendix to this Minute.

          DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

          Councillors Campbell and Mountford declared an interest in Application 16/01417/FUL and Councillor Gillespie declared an interest in Application 17/00299/FUL in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct. They left the Chamber during the consideration of the respective applications.

Consider report by Service Director Regulatory Services.  (Copy attached.)

          APPEALS AND REVIEWS

         There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Planning Officer on Appeals to the Scottish Ministers and Local Reviews. 

         DECISION

         NOTED that:-

(a)       an appeal had been received in respect of part change of use of dwellinghouse and garden ground to wedding venue and erection of marquees at Hartree House, Kilbucho – 16/00865/FUL;

(b)       an appeal against enforcement had been received in respect of a boundary fence and summerhouse erected in front garden at 1 Borthwick view, Roberton, Hawick – 16/00105/UNDEV;          

(c)  there remained six appeals outstanding in respect of:-

(d)  review requests had been received in respect of the following :-

(i)              Erection of vehicle body repair workshop and associated parking on land 

  north west of Dunrig, Spylaw Farm, Lamancha – 16/01174/PPP;

(ii)        Erection of detached garage with first floor studio,  

 alterations and extension to dwellinghouse at Danderhall   

 Cottage, St Boswells –  17/00011/FUL;

(iii)         Erection of agricultural storage building with welfare accommodation on land west of former William Cree Memorial Church Kirkburn, Cardona – 17/00027/FUL;

(iv)         Erection of agricultural storage building with welfare accommodation on land west of former William Cree Memorial Church Kirkburn, Cardona – 17/00028/FUL; and

(e)         the decision of the appointed officer had been upheld by the Local Review Body in respect of:-

(i)            erection of cattle building with welfare accommodation at Kirkburn, Cardrona – 16/01422/FUL;

(ii)          erection of dwellinghouse on land east of Keleden, Ednam – 16/01425/PPP;

(f)            the decision of the appointed officer had been overturned by the Local Review Body in respect of erection of dwellinghouse on land east of Highland Brae, Lilliesleaf – 16/01536/PPP;

(g)       There remained four reviews outstanding relating to sites at:-

(h)      There remained three S36 Public Local Inquiries outstanding in    

     respect of the following:-

Before proceeding with the private business, the following motion should be approved:-

‘That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act’.

PRIVATE BUSINESS

          DECISION

          AGREED under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the business detailed in the Appendix II to this Minute on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.

             SUMMARY OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

5.       MINUTE

          The Committee considered the private section of the Minute of 27 March 2017.

6.       PROPER MAINTENANCE OF LAND AT THE FORMER NORTH TRINITY CHURCH, EAST BOWMONT STREET, KELSO

          The Committee considered and approved a report by the Chief Planning Officer.

7.       URGENT BUSINESS

          Under Section 50B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Chairman was of the opinion that the item dealt with in the following paragraph should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency, in view of the need to keep Members.

8.       DEFECTIVE ROOF COVERING, RAINWATER GOODS AND DRY ROT AT 2 HIGH STREET AND 12 MARKET PLACE, JEDBURGH

          The Committee received an update by the Principal Officer – Enforcement.

9.       CHAIRMAN

In noting that the meeting of the Committee was the last before the Local Government Election, the Chairman asked for his thanks to be recorded to all the officers, past and present, who worked within Planning and Building Standards, to the Democratic Services team who supported the Committee and to all the background support staff.  He also expressed his thanks to the Vice Chairman Councillor Brown and all the Members of the Committee for their support and co-operation.  On behalf of the Committee and the Council, Councillor Ballantyne thanked Councillor Smith for his time as Executive Member for Planning and Environment and complimented him on the quality of his chairmanship of the Planning and Building Standards Committee.  The Chief Planning Officer reciprocated thanks to Councillor Smith on behalf Officers.

Private Minute of the Meeting held on 27 March 2017 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

Consider report by Chief Planning Officer.  (Copy attached.)