Agenda and minutes

Minute of Meeting of 7 September 2015 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

          MINUTE

1.      There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meeting held on 7 September 2015.

         DECISION

         APPROVED for signature by the Chairman.

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

         SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE: REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS

2.       With reference to paragraph 3 of the Minute of 27 April 2015, there had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Regulatory Services which sought approval of the Supplementary Planning Guidance on Replacement Windows and Doors, which was contained in Appendix A to the report, as a material consideration in the determination of applications.  The report explained that following the public consultation period, a total of seven consultation responses were received and the main elements of each of the consultation responses were detailed in Appendix B to the report along with responses, and officer recommendation.  The report went on to advise that a number of minor changes to the SPG had come about as a result of the public consultation and these were detailed in the report.  Members thanked officers for their work on this guidance and hoped that the degree of flexibility within the guidance would assist officers in the determination of future applications.

          DECISION

AGREED to approve the use of the document as Supplementary Planning Guidance in the determination of planning and listed building applications.

          DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillors Ballantyne, Fullarton and White declared an interest in application 15/00806/FUL in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the Chamber during the discussion.

APPLICATIONS

3.       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 I to this Minute.

          The meeting adjourned at 1.25 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

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

         APPEALS AND REVIEWS

4.      There had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Regulatory Services on Appeals to the Scottish Ministers and Local Reviews.

         DECISION

         NOTED that:-

(a)  there remained two appeals outstanding in respect of:

·         Land South East of Halmyre Mains Farmhouse (Hag Law), Romanno Bridge

·         Land West of Muircleugh Farmhouse, Lauder

(b)  Appeal requests had been received in respect of the following:-

(i)      Construction of wind farm consisting of 8 No turbines up to 100m high to tip with associated external transformers, tracking, new site entrance off A701, borrow pit, underground cabling, substation and compound and temporary construction compound on Land South East of Halmyre Mains Farmhouse (Hag Law), Romanno Bridge – 14/00738/FUL.

(ii)    Wind farm development comprising 7 No wind turbines 110m high to tip with ancillary equipment, access track and associated works on Land West of Muircleugh Farmhouse, Lauder – 14/01081/FUL

(c)  Review requests had been received in respect of the following:-

(i)            External alterations and erection of 4 No flagpoles at Office West Grove, Waverely Road, Melrose  - 15/00504/FUL

(ii)              Erection of dwellinghouse on Plot A, Chirnside Station, Chirnside

(d)       Reviews outstanding were as follows:-

·                    Raebank, Chapel Street, Selkirk

·                    Land South West of Pyatshaw Schoolhouse, Lauder

·                    12 Todburn Way, Clovenfords, Galashiels

·                    Land South West of Clackmae Farmhouse, Earlston

·                    Land South of Riding Centre, Newlands, Sunnyside, Reston

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 items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.”

            PRIVATE BUSINESS

5.       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 to this Minute on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.

SUMMARY OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

         Development Contributions in respect of Planning Application 14/01153/FUL – Erection of 40 dwelinghouses and Associated Works

1.      The Committee considered a report by the Service Directory Regulatory Services on Developer contributions. 

The meeting concluded at 2.50 p.m.

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