Agenda item

Copies of the following papers attached:-

review of 22/00081/FUL

There had been circulated copies of a request from C & V Developments c/o Ferguson Planning, 54 Island Street, Galashiels to review the decision to refuse the planning application for the erection of two dwellinghouses on Land West of Wellnage Station Road, 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; additional information; consultation replies and list of policies.  Members noted that the proposed development failed to comply with Policy EP7 of the Scottish Borders Local Development Plan 2016 in that the development would have a significant adverse impact upon the setting of The Wellnage, a category B listed building.  The site was initially part of an application for six houses in 2016 but this was then reduced to four houses on the other side of the access road – and these houses had now been fully developed. The current Review site was omitted from the amended plans submitted with the 2016 application, due to concerns over the setting of the listed building.  Members noted from the Decision Notice that the proposed dwellinghouses, in the location identified, was considered to isolate The Wellnage from its historic setting and erode the relationship between The Wellnage and the public road, which formed part of its primary setting. Furthermore, the Decision Notice stated that the proposal would result in the loss of a further section of historic boundary wall to create a vehicular access to the application site, which would further erode the historic character, layout and integrity of the historic estate. After discussion, Members considered it necessary to seek further procedure in the form of an unaccompanied site inspection, in order to view the proposals in relation to the setting of the listed building and the impacts of the existing houses on the site.

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 not be considered without the need for further procedure in the form of an unaccompanied visit to the site;

(c)          consideration of the review be continued to a future meeting on a date to be confirmed.