Scottish Borders Council

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Scottish Borders Council, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minute. pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Minute of Meeting of 1 October 2018 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

Minutes:

1.            Minute

There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meetings held on 1 October 2018.

 

         DECISION

APPROVED for signature by the Chairman.

2.

Applications. pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Consider the following application 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.

Appeals and Reviews. pdf icon PDF 171 KB

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

Minutes:

3.         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)     Appeals had been received in respect of:-

 

                    (i)      Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use: Class 9 Residential at Glenacre, Camptown, Jedburgh - 18/00849/CLEU; and

 

                    (ii)     Erection of Chalet in Field Land East of Keleden, Ednam – 17/00131/UNDEV

 

          (b)     Scottish Ministers had upheld  an appeal in respect of the Erection of 2 No wind turbines 11.8m high to tip on Land South West of 6 Lamberton Holding, Lamberton

      

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

 

·               Land South West of Easter Happrew Farmhouse, Peebles

·               Hutton Hall Barns, Hutton

·               Land North West of Gilston Farm, Heriot

 

          (d)     Review Requests had been received in respect of:-

                       

                    (i)      Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and erection of detached garage/workshop at Elsiele, 61 West High Street, lauder – 18/00580/FUL;

 

                    (ii)     Change of use from Class 4 to include Class 11 (Leisure) and Class 3 (Café) at Factory Plexus facility, Tweedside Park, Tweedbank, Galashiels – 18/00764/FUL;

 

                    (iii)    Erection of dwellinghouse (renewal of planning permission 15/00036/PPP) on land North West of Chapel Cottage, Melrose  - 18/00644/PPP;

 

                    (iv)    Change of Use of land (optional locations) top site 2 No Glamping units for holiday let on Land North West, East and South East of Flatt Farmhouse, Newcastleton – 218/00686/FUL;

 

                    (v)     Change of use of Steading, alterations and extension to form dwellinghouse(revision to planning permission 17/00915/FUL) at Steading Buildings Billerwell Farm, Hawick – 18/00745/FUL;

 

                    (vi)    Erection of dwellinghouses on Land North East of Stainie Brae, Lower Greenhill, Selkirk – 18/00832/PPP; and

 

                    (vii)   Replacement windows (revision to planning permission 18/00211/FUL) at 41 North Hermitage Street, Newcastleton

 

(e)     the decision of the Appointed Officer had been Overturned in respect of:-

 

          (i)      Erection of dwellinghouse with associated access road, parking area and combined entrance/layby on Land West of Langton Birches, Duns – 18/00270/PPP;

 

          (ii)     Change of use from retail to tattoo studio (retrospective) at 52 Bank Street, Galashiels – 18/00398/FUL

 

          (iii)    Change of Use of land (optional locations) top site 2 No Glamping units for holiday let on Land North West, East and South East of Flatt Farmhouse, Newcastleton – 218/00686/FUL;

 

          (iv)    Change of use of Steading, alterations and extension to form dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 17/00915/FUL) at Steading Buildings Billerwell Farm, Hawick – 18/00745/FUL;

 

          (v)     Change of use from retail (Class 1) to mortgage shop (Class 2) and external re-decoration at 37 Bank Street, Galashiels

 

(f)      the decision of the Appointed Officer had been upheld in respect of replacement windows (revision to planning permission 18/00211/FUL)

 

(g)     there remained one Review outstanding in respect of Land North East of Ladywood, Lower Greenhill, Selkirk 

 

(h)     there remained three Section 36 Public Local Inquiries Outstanding in respect of:-

 

·         Fallago Rig I, Longformacus

·         Fallago Rig 2, Longformacus

·         Birneyknowe Wind Farm, Land North, South, East and West of Birnieknowe Cottage, Hawick

 

4.

Items Likely to be Taken in Private

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’.

Minutes:

4.            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 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.

 

SUMMARY OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

 

5.            REQUEST TO REDUCE DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT OF A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING RESIDENTIAL  DEVELOPMENT, RELOCATION OF ALLOTMENTS AND FORMATION OF WORKSHOPS AND EMPLOYMENT USES – MARCH STREET MILLS, PEEBLES

The Committee considered a report by the Chief Planning Officer.   It was agreed that, in view of the fact that applications 17/00063/PPP and 17/00064/CON had been deferred to allow Members to visit the site, the report be deferred to a future meeting.

 

5.

Request to Reduce Development contribution requirements in respect of a Mixed use Development comprising Residential Development Relocation of Allotments and Formation of Workshops and Employment Uses - March Street Mills, Peebles

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

 

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