Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

There had been circulated copies of the request from Mr Neil Fortune and Ms Valerie Mauchlen, per Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels, to review the decision to refuse the planning application for erection of dwellinghouse with detached garage on land north west of Strathmyre, Old Belses, Jedburgh. The supporting papers included the Notice of Review; Decision Notice; Officer’s Report; papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; Consultations; general comment; and a list of policies. The Planning Advisor drew attention to information, in the form of amended drawings, which had been submitted with the Notice of Review documentation but which had not been before the Appointed Planning Officer at the time of determination.  Members agreed that the information was new but considered that it met the Section 43B test, was material to the determination of the Review and could be considered.  However, they also agreed that the new drawings could not be considered without affording the planning officer and roads planning officer an opportunity of making representations on this new information.

DECISION

AGREED that:-

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

(b)       new evidence submitted with the Notice of Review in the form of amended Drawings - PP01 (Floor Plan Section, Elevations) and Drawing SP01 Site Plan

            met the test set out in Section 43B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and was material to the determination;

(c)       the review could not be considered without the need for further procedure in the form of written submissions;

(d)       the planning officer and roads planning officer be given the opportunity to comment on the new drawings submitted with the Notice of Review documents; and

(e)        consideration of the review be continued on a date to be arranged.