Agenda item

review of 21/01620/PPP

There had been circulated copies of the request from Mr Bruce Weir, per Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels to review the decision to refuse the planning application for the Erection of 4 no. dwellinghouses with associated infrastructure and access on Land South of Crunzion Cottage, Earlston Road, Stow.  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice and Officer’s Report); Papers referred to in the Officer’s report; Consultation replies; Objection comments; further objection comments and Applicant Response; Additional information replies and List of policies.  After considering all relevant information, the Local Review Body concluded that the development was contrary to Policy PMD4 of the Local Development Plan 2016 in that it would be located outside the settlement boundary of the village and did not meet the exceptions contained within Policy PMD4, particularly in that strong reasons had not been given to demonstrate that there was a shortfall identified by the Council through the housing land audit with regard to the provision of an effective five year housing land supply. Furthermore, PMD2 of the Local Development Plan 2016. This conflict with the Local Development Plan was not overridden by other material considerations.

 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)          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 III to this Minute.