Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

review of 21/00839/PPP

There had been circulated copies of the request from Mr Trevor Jackson, per Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels to review the decision to refuse the planning in principle application for the erection of dwellinghouse, formation of new access and associated work on Plot 1,  Site Adjacent to Stroma, Charlesfield  St Boswells.  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review; Decision Notice; Officers report; papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; objection comments, consultation replies, additional information and List of Policies.  Members firstly considered whether there was a building group in the vicinity under Clause A of Policy HD2 and noted that there were a number of existing houses in the immediate vicinity alongside the road to the north of the site, together with a further dwellinghouse known as “Westlea” formed from a conversion adjoining the site to the south-west.  After considering all relevant information, the Local Review Body concluded that the development was consistent with Policies HD2 and HD3 of the Local Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. There was a difference of opinion amongst Members as to whether or not development was considered to be an appropriate infill addition between the building group and the industrial estate, and if any impacts from the industrial estate being known to incoming residential occupants were able to be mitigated.

VOTE

Councillor Ramage, seconded by Councillor Moffat moved that the decision to refuse the

application be upheld.

Councillor Small, seconded by Councillor Richards, moved as an amendment that the

decision to refuse the application be reversed and the application approved.

As the meeting was conducted by Microsoft Teams members were unable to vote by the normal show of hands and gave a verbal response as to how they wished to vote the result of which was as follows:-

Motion - 2 votes

Amendment - 4 votes

The amendment was accordingly carried and the application approved, subject to

Conditions and a legal agreement to secure developer contributions.

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 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, for the reasons detailed in Appendix I to this Minute.