Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

review of 22/01422/FUL

There had been circulated copies of a request from Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels to review the decision to refuse the planning application for the demolition of steading and farmhouse and erection of two dwellinghouses on land at Haughhead Farm and Steading Building.  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; objection comments; General comments and list of policies.     After considering all relevant information, the majority of Members concluded that the development was considered to be a justified exception to housing in the countryside policy provisions within the LDP. Matters concerning fenestration, fascia details, materials, landscaping, site services, bin storage, archaeology, contamination and access of way were able to be addressed by planning conditions. Developer contributions towards local school and affordable house would be addressed via legal agreement. Consequently, the application was approved.

VOTE

Councillor Mountford, seconded by Councillor Laing moved that the Officer’s decision be upheld and the application refused.

Councillor Small, seconded by Councillor Richards moved as an amendment that the Officer’s decision be overturned 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 – 5 votes

The amendment was accordingly carried.

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 development was considered to be a justified exception to housing in the countryside policy provisions within the LDP. Matters concerning fenestration, fascia details, materials, landscaping, site services, bin storage, archaeology, contamination and access of way to be addressed by planning conditions. Developer contributions towards local school and affordable house be addressed via legal agreement; and

(c)          the officers decision to refuse the application be overturned and the application approved, subject to conditions, for the reasons detailed in Appendix V to this Minute.