Agenda item

1.         CONTINUATION OF review 23/00023/RREF

1.1       With reference to paragraph 7, of the Minute of 14 August 2023, the Local Review Body continued their consideration of a request from Mrs Nancy Hunter, per Sam Edwards, Ferguson Planning, 37 One George Street, Edinburgh to review the decision to refuse the planning application in respect of the Erection of dwellinghouse with detached garage on Land South of Headshaw Farmhouse, Ashkirk, Selkirk.  The supporting papers included a) the submission by the Planning Officer on new information; b) Notice of Review including Decision Notice and Officer’s report; c) papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; d) additional information; e) Consultation Replies and f) List of Policies. 

1.2       Members noted that full planning permission was sought for the erection of a dwellinghouse with detached garage when the application was initially considered on 14 August 2023. Both parties agreed that that there was a building group at Headshaw and were satisfied that the building group had the numerical capacity to accept further housing within the current local development plan period. The Local Review Body then considered whether the site was well related to the sense of place of the building group. In terms of the siting and design of the dwellinghouse, Members concluded that the siting and single storey height of the proposal would not be visually dominant within the surrounding landscape with the rising land and mature planting to the north providing ample containment. After considering all relevant information, The Local Review Body reversed the decision of the appointed officer and indicated that it intended to grant planning permission subject to conditions and the applicants entering a Section 75, or other suitable Legal Agreement.

VOTE

Councillor Douglas, seconded by Councillor Scott moved that the application be approved.

Councillor Thomson, seconded by Councillor Moffat moved as an amendment that the application be refused.

On a show of hands Members voted as follows:-

Motion – 7 votes

Amendment – 2 votes

The motion 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 further procedure;

(c)       the development was consistent with Polies HD2 and PMD2 of the Local Development Plan Policy 17 of NPF4 and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. The development was well related to an existing building group where the siting, scale and design of the proposal respected the character of the group and the visual amenity of the surrounding rural area.

(d)       the officer’s decision to refuse the application be overturned.