Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

review 21/01283/PPP 

There had been circulated copies of a request from Duns Golf Club, c/o Andrew Lester, Wellrig Lea, Pouterlynie, Duns to review the decision to refuse the planning application for the change of use from Greenkeeper’s Yard to site for single dwelling house on Land South East of Hardens Hall, Duns  The supporting papers included the Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice and Officer’s Report); Papers referred to in the Officer’s report; general comments, additional information, consultation replies; objection comments and list of policies.  The Planning Adviser drew attention to information, in the form of 3 photomontages, but as the information contained in the photomontages had already been available to the Appointed Officer, the Planning Adviser suggested to members that this was not new information which required the 43B Test.  Members noted that the proposal was for the erection of a dwellinghouse on land South-East of Hardens Hall, Duns and the planning history leading to development in Hardens Road, both within and outwith the Duns settlement boundary.   After considering all relevant information, the Local Review Body concluded that the development was consistent with Policies PMD1, PMD2, PMD4 and HD2 of the Local Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. The development was considered to be an appropriate addition to an existing building group to the west of the site and this outweighed the location of the site outwith the Duns defined Settlement Boundary. Members were also content that it would be disproportionate to require a footpath link to Duns for a single dwellinghouse in consideration of the existing developments in the vicinity. Consequently, the application was approved subject to conditions and legal agreement.

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 development was consistent with Policies PMD1, PMD2, PMD4 and HD2 of the Local Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. The development was considered to be an appropriate addition to an existing building group to the west of the site and this outweighed the location of the site outwith the Duns defined Settlement Boundary. Members were also content that it would be disproportionate to require a footpath link to Duns for a single dwellinghouse in consideration of the existing developments in the vicinity. Consequently, the application was approved subject to conditions and legal agreement.

(d)        the officer’s decision to refuse the application be overturned and the application approved, subject to conditions, for the reasons detailed in Appendix III to this Minute.