Agenda and minutes

Minute of Meeting of 30 May 2016 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

1.      MINUTE

         There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meeting held on 30 May 2016.

         DECISION

         APPROVED for signature by the Chairman.

Consider the following application for planning permission:-

2.       APPLICATION

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

         DECISION

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

Residential development comprising five houses and associated access at Redundant Station Yard and associated access, Dolphinston, West Linton (Copy attached.)

Installation of 15m monopole including antenna, ground-based cabinets and fence enclosure on Land South of Deveron Cottage, The Loaning, Denholm (Copy attached.)

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

     3.      APPEALS AND REVIEWS

         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)        Scottish Ministers had sustained an appeal in respect of the wind farm development comprising 9 No wind turbines and associated infrastructure/buildings/access (further revised scheme – tip heights of Turbines 1, 2 and 4 reduced to 110m – all others to remain at 125m) on Land North East and North West of Farmhouse Braidlie (Windy Edge), Hawick.

(b)         there remained 2 appeals outstanding:-

(i)          Land South East of Halmyre Mains farmhouse (Hag Law), Romanno Bridge;

(ii)         Land North of Upper Stewarton, (Kilrubie Wind Farm Development), Eddleston, Peebles; and

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

(i)           Erection of dwellinghouse and upgrade access track at Redundant Water Treatment Works, North East of Broughton Place Cottage, Broughton  – 15/00890/PPP;

(ii)          Erection of three dwellinghouses on Land North of Bonjedward Garage, Jedburgh - 15/01521/PPP;

(iii)         Erection of cattle court incorporating storage areas and staff facilities and erection of animal feed silo in Field No 0328 Kirkburn, Cardrona - 16/00114/FUL;

(iv)         Change of use from storage barn, alterations and extension to form dwellinghouse on  Land and Storage Barn East of Flemington Farmhouse, West Flemington, Eyemouth - 16/00136/FUL.

(d)         the Local Review Body had upheld the Appointed Officers decision to refuse the erection of dwellinghouse Builders at Yard on Land South West of 76 St Andrew Street, Galashiels – 15/01557/FUL.

(e)       The Local Review Body had overturned the Appointed Officers decision in respect of the following:-

(i)            to refuse the change of use from Class 4 (Office) to Class 2 (Beauty Therapy Salon) at Block 2, Unit 6, Cherry Court, Cavalry Park, Peebles – 15/01498/FUL; and

(ii)       removal of Condition 3 of planning permission 04/02011/FUL pertaining to uccupany of the dwellinghouse at Craigie Knowe, Blainslie Road, Earlston

(f)        there remained three reviews outstanding:-

(i)        Land South of Camphouse Farmhouse,  Camptown, Jedburgh;

(ii)       5 East High Street, Lauder ; and

(iii)     Land South of Primary School, West End, Denholm.

URGENT BUSINESS

4.        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 informed.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING

5.         The Chairman reported that the Planning Performance Framework 2015/16 report for submission to Scottish Ministers would not be ready until the end of July 2016.  The Chairman highlighted that there had been significant improvements in terms of performance in a number of categories.  As the next scheduled meeting was Monday, 1 August 2016, the Chairman requested that Members grant delegated authority to Officers to enable the preparation of the full version of the Planning Performance Framework 2015/16 to be completed and submitted to Scottish Ministers within the timescale.

         DECISION

          AGREED to grant delegated authority to Officers to enable the full version Planning Performance Framework 2015/16 to be completed and submitted to Scottish Ministers within the timescale.

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

          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

1.            MINUTE

     The Committee considered the private section of the Minute of 30 May 2016.

URGENT BUSINESS

2.        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.

     CAVALRY PARK, INDUSTRIAL UNITS, PEEBLES

3.         With reference to paragraph 4 and Appendix III of the Local Review Body Meeting held on 6 June 2016, the Chairman led discussion on studies which had now been done into the Use Class pattern within Cavalry Park, Peebles.

The meeting concluded at 12.20 p.m.

Private Minute of 30 May 2016 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)