Agenda item

2.0     CONSIDER REVIEW OF 23/00049/RREF

2.1     There had been circulated copies of a request from Mr Graeme Forsyth c/o Yeoman Architecture Limited, Suite 6, 5 Kings Mount, Ramparts Business Park, Berwick-Upon-Tweed to review the decision to refuse the planning application in respect of the change of use of derelict agricultural building and extension to form dwellinghouse and erection of 17.8m high wind turbine (tip height) at The Blue House, Near Swansfield Farm, Reston, Eyemouth.  The supporting papers included Notice of Review (including the Decision Notice and Officer’s Report); Papers referred to in the Officer’s Report; further information and List of Policies.  The Planning Advisor drew attention to information, in the form of a Bat Survey Report, which had been submitted with the Notice of Review documentation, but which had not been before the Appointed Planning Officer at the time of determination.  Members agreed that the information was new but considered that it met the Section 43B test, was material to the determination of the Review and could be considered. However, they also agreed that the Bat Survey Report could not be considered without affording the Planning Officer and Ecology Officer an opportunity of making representations on this new information.

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)          new evidence submitted with the Notice of Review in the form of a Bat Survey Report met the test set in Section 43B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and was material to the determination;

(c)       the review could not be considered without the need for further procedure in the form of written submissions;

(d)       the Planning and Ecology Officer be given the opportunity to comment on the new evidence submitted with the Notice of Review; and

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