Agenda item

There had been circulated copies of the request from Mr and Mrs Roddy and Rachel Jackson, per Ferguson Planning, Shiel House, 54 Island Street, Galashiels, to review refusal of the planning application for demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of replacement dwellinghouse at Folly Cottage, Woodside Farm, Kelso.  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review and associated documents (including the Decision Notice and Officer’s Report); papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; Consultations; and a list of policies. Members noted that the proposal was to demolish an existing dwellinghouse and to erect a replacement dwellinghouse and garage, which differed from previous planning consents in 2010 and 2017 for the site, which remained valid and which were for reinstatement/conversion of the existing building with extensions. In taking into account the fact that the proposed design was similar to previous consents and in fact was slightly smaller than the dwellinghouse approved in 2017, Members considered that impacts on the surrounding countryside were similar and remained acceptable. Members accepted that the building was an existing house for the purposes of policy and that the proposal represented an appropriate rebuilding of an existing house.  They agreed that, if possible, existing stonework from the demolition should be re-used in the development and asked for this to be added as an informative.

DECISION

AGREED that:-

(a)        the request for a review had been competently made in terms of Section 43A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;

(b)       the review could be considered without the need for any further procedure on the basis of the papers submitted;

(c)        the proposal was consistent with the Development Plan; and

(d)       the officer’s decision to refuse the application be reversed and planning permission be granted, subject to conditions and informatives, for the reasons detailed in Appendix III to this Minute.