Agenda item

            CONTINUATION OF REVIEW 21/00244/FUL

With reference to paragraph 1 of the Minute of 15 November 2021, the Local Review Body continued their consideration of the request from AB Wight Engineering Ltd c/o Murray Land & Buildings, Hillside, Dean Place, Newstead, Melrose TD6 9RL, to review refusal of the planning application for the erection of a new agricultural machinery dealership premises at Slater’s Yard, Charlesfield, St Boswells TD6 0HH.  Further procedure had been requested by Members, in the form of a written position statement on the Industrial Land available within Charlesfield Industrial Site, following a meeting between the Applicants, Applicants Agent, Planning Officer and a representative from Economic Development.  There had been circulated position statements from the Applicant and Planning Officer together with the response from the Applicant on the SBC position statement.  Following consideration of the position statements submitted by the applicant and appointed officer, together with a response from the applicant to the position statement submitted by the appointed officer and all relevant information the Review Body determined the case.  The Review Body were of the opinion that the development was consistent with Policies PMD4, ED7 and EP6 of the Local Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. The development was considered to be an appropriate use and building for the rural location and it had been demonstrated that there were no suitable alternative sites immediately available within Charlesfield Industrial Estate and the landscape and visual effects could be mitigated by appropriate conditions and was subsequently approved.

DECISION

AGREED that:-

(a)        the request for review had been competently made in terms of Section 4       3A

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, the unaccompanied site visit,the Hearing and the position statements submitted;

(c)       the development was consistent with Policies PMD4, ED7 and EP6 of the Local Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance.

(d)       the officer’s decision to refuse the application be overturned and the application approved for the reasons set out in Appendix I to this Minute.