Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

review of 21/00002/FUL

There had been circulated copies of the request from Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels to review the decision to refuse the planning application for the Erection of a dwellinghouse on Plot1, Land South East of Steading Buildings, Greystonelees Farm, Burnmouth.  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice and Officer’s Report); Papers referred to in the Officer’s report; additional information; correspondence; consultation replies; objections, general comments and list of policies.    After considering all relevant information, the Local Review Body concluded that the development was contrary to policy HD2 of the Local Development Plan (Housing in the Countryside) as there was no remaining capacity for the extension of the building group within the current plan period.  This capacity was taken up by two consents for new build dwellinghouses granted under this part of the policy on neighbouring plots. Policy HD2 stated that no further development above this threshold would be permitted, and there are no material considerations which would outweigh this.  Consequently, the application was refused.

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 further procedure on the basis of the papers submitted;

(c)          the development was contrary policy HD2 of the Local Development Plan 2016 (Housing in the Countryside) and that there were no other material considerations that would justify departure from the Development Plan; and

(d)          the decision of the appointed officer be upheld and the application refused, for the reasons detailed in Appendix III to this Minute.