Scottish Borders Council

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Training Room, Old School Building, Scottish Borders Council, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA

Contact: Fiona Henderson 01835 826502  Email: fhenderson@scotborders.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Minute. pdf icon PDF 164 KB

Minute of Meeting of 4 November 2019 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

Minutes:

1.            Minute.

There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meeting held on 4 November 2019.

 

         DECISION

         APPROVED for signature by the Chairman.

 

2.

Applications. pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Consider the following applications for planning permission:-

Additional documents:

Minutes:

2.         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 applications as detailed in Appendix l to this Minute.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest.

Minutes:

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

          Councillor Ramage declared an interest in the following item in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the Chamber during the discussion.

 

4.

Tree Preservation Order SBC 57 Haig House, Princes Street, Hawick pdf icon PDF 136 KB

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

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Minutes:

2.         TREE PRESERVATION ORDER SBC 57 HAIG HOUSE, PRINCES STREET, HAWICK

There had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Regulatory Services to consider the confirmation, modification or revoking of Tree Preservation Order SBC57.  The report explained that the Tree Preservation Order SBC57 which replaced Order SBC 32 had been made under delegated powers on 10 June 2019 and covered 12 individual and groups of trees containing mixed semi and mature trees and included Oak, Limes Yew and Cypresses at 25 Princes Street and replaced an earlier Order made at the same site.  The trees varied in, providing different age class, diversity of colour and included broadleaf and conifer species.  The order was as a result of an independent tree preservation order assessment following a review of all orders.  The trees were visible from Commercial Road and Princes Street, Hawick.  The report detailed the background to the Tree Preservation Order, which required to be made, confirmed, modified or revoked within 6 months of the order being made. 

 

DECISION

AGREED to confirm the Tree Preservation Order SBC 57.

 

5.

Appeals and Reviews. pdf icon PDF 140 KB

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

Minutes:

6.            Appeals and Reviews.

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

 

              DECISION

              NOTED that:-

 

(a)       there remained 2 appeals outstanding in respect of :-

 

(i)      Land West of Whitslaid (Barrel Law), Selkirk; and

 

(ii)     Land North West of Gilston Farm, Heriot

 

(b)       Review requests had been received in respect of

 

(i)        Erection of dwellinghouse on Land North West of Poultry Farm, Stow Road, Lauder – 18/01766/PPP;

 

(ii)       Erection of two dwellinghouses on Garden Ground of 7 Heriot House, Heriot – 18/01766/PPP;

 

(iii)      Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of replacement dwellinghouse at Folly Cottage, Woodside Far, Kelso – 19/00965/FUL; and

 

(iv)      Erection of porch and replacement boundary fence at 4 Lauder Road, Earlston – 19/01018/FUL

 

(c)       the decision of the Appointed Officer had been upheld in respect of Replacement windows at 5-1 Sandbed, Hawick – 19/00203/FUL

 

(d)       there remained two reviews previously reported on which decisions were still awaited when the report was prepared on 28th November 2019.

 

·            Land North Eats of Maxton House, St Boswells

·               Land North East of Hoprigshiel Farmhouse, Cockburnspath

 

 

(e)     there remained 3 S36 PLI’s previously reported on which decisions were still awaited when the report was prepared on 28th November 2019.  These related to

 

·            Fallago Rig 1, Longformacus

·               Fallago Rig 2, Longformacus

·            Crystal Rigg Wind Farm, Cranshaws, Duns

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The meeting concluded at 12.30 p.m.


 

 

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