Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

There had been circulated copies of the request from Mr & Mrs D Tully, per Stuart Patterson Building & Timber Frame Design, 5 Burnflatt Lane, Hawick, to review the decision to refuse the planning application for formation of dormer at 19 Myrescroft Road, Ancrum.  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review; Decision Notice; Officer’s Report; papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; and a list of policies. Members expressed sympathy with the position of the applicant, in seeking to achieve the additional accommodation required, by provision of a double width dormer.  In noting the prominent street frontage position of the property, they debated at length the scale and design of the proposed dormer and their opinion was divided as to whether this was of an appropriate scale and in character with the property and the adjoining area.  

 VOTE

Councillor Laing, seconded by Councillor Fullarton moved that the decision to refuse the application be upheld.

            Councillor Hamilton, seconded by Councillor Ramage, moved as an amendment that the decision to refuse the application be reversed and the application approved.      

Members voted as follows:-

            Motion             - 6 votes

Amendment     - 3 votes

The motion was accordingly carried and the application refused,

DECISION

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

(c)        the proposal would be contrary to the Development Plan and that there were no other material considerations that would justify departure from the Development Plan; and

(d)       the officer’s decision to refuse the application be upheld and the application be refused, for the reasons detailed in Appendix II to this Minute.