Agenda and minutes

Minute of Meeting of 27 April 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 27 April 2015.

         DECISION

         APPROVED for signature by the Chairman.

          DECLARATION OF INTEREST        

2.       Councillor Smith declared an interest in application 15/00452/FUL in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the Chamber during the discussion.  Councillor Brown chaired the meeting for that item.

Consider the following application for planning permission:-

          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 the Appendix to this Minute.

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)          an appeal request had been received in respect of the 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;

(b)         a decision to dismiss the appeal had been received in respect of the Installation of anaerobic digestion sustainable energy plant at Ravelaw Farm, Whitsome, Duns  - 14/00763/FUL;

(c)         there remained an appeal outstanding in respect of Land West of   

   Kingledores Farm, (Glenkerie) Broughton, Biggar ;

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

(i)        Siting of residential caravan (retrospective) on Land West of Tibbieshiels Inn, St Marys Loch, Selkirk – 14/00835/FUL;

(ii)          Erection of veterinary practice building on Land South East of Paul Burton Warehouse, (Plot 8), Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso – 14/01342/FUL;

(iii)         Erection of boundary fence and garden shed (retrospective) at 1 Old Mill Cottages, West Linton – 15/00111/FUL; and 

(iv)         Part Change of use to form dental surgery suite at 3 Cherry Court, Cavalry Park, Peebles – 15/00275/FUL

(e)       the Local Review Body had upheld the Appointed Officers decision to refuse,

    replacement windows at 27-29 Eastgate, Peebles – 14/01400/FUL

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

DECISION

6.       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

          Minute

1.         The Committee considered the private section of the Minute of 27 April 2015.

Private Minute of Meeting of 27 April 2015 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)