Agenda item

Consider report by Service Director Regulatory Services.  (Copy attached.)

There had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Regulatory Services on Appeals to the Scottish Ministers and Local Reviews. 

DECISION

NOTED that:-

(a)     Appeals had been received in respect of the following:-

(i)        Erection of 19 holiday lodges with proposed access and land treatment on Land North West of Whitmuir Hall, Selkirk  - 14/00848/PPP;

(ii)       Replacement windows and door at 62 Castle Street, Duns – 16/00125/LBC;

(b)     Enforcement action had been taken in respect of the provision of illuminated sign, 22 Bridge Street, Kelso – 15/00141/ADVERT;

(c)     the Scottish Ministers had dismissed the appeal in respect of the construction of wind farm consisting of 8 No turbines up to 100m high to tip with associated external transformers, tracking, new site entrance off A701, borrow pit, underground cabling, substation and compound and temporary construction compound on Land South East of Halmyre Mains Farmhouse (Hag Law), Romanno Bridge – 14/00738/FUL

(d)    there remained one appeal outstanding in respect of Land North of Upper Stewarton, (Kilrubie Wind Farm Development), Eddleston, Peebles;

(e)     review requests had been received in respect of the following:-

(i)        Replacement windows and door at 62 Castle Street, Duns  – 16/00126/FUL;

(ii)       Erection of dwellinghouse and garage on garden Ground of Lindisfarne, The Loan, Gattonside – 16/00162/PPP

(iii)      Erection of timber processing building incorporating biomass plant room and staff welfare provision, Field No 0328 Kirkburn, Cardrona - 16/00205/FUL;

(iv)      External re-decoration (retrospective) at Shop, 1 Leithen Road, Innerleithen – 16/00233/FUL;

 (v)    Change of use of land to commercial storage and siting of 42 No  storage containers (retrospective) on land East of Langlee Mains Farmhouse, Galashiels – 16/00397/FUL;

(vi)    Erection of poultry building and erection of alter sacred well and  

       stance for statue, Field No. 328, Kirkburn, Cardrona – 16/00494/FUL;

(vii)    Extension to form animal flotation unit, Field No328 Kirkburn,  

        Cardrona – 16/00495/FUL;

(viii)    Erection of two dwellinghouses, Land South of Primary School,   

       West End, Denholm – 15/01552/FUL

(f)     the Local Review Body had upheld the Appointed Officers decision to

refuse the following:-

(i)        the erection of three dwellinghouses on Land North of Bonjedward Garage, Jedburgh – 15/01521/PPP;

(ii)       Erection of cattle court incorporating storage areas and staff facilities and erection of animal feel silo, Field No. 0328 Kirkburn, Cardrona – 16/00114/FUL;

(iii)      Change of use from storage barn, aletrations and extension to form dwellinghouse on Land and Storage Barn East of Flemington Farmhouse, West Flemington, Eyemouth – 16/00136/FUL;

(iv)      Erection of timber processing building incorporating biomass plant room and staff welfare provision – Field No. 328 Kirkburn, Cardrona – 16/00205/FUL;

(v)       External re-decoration ( retrospective) at Shop, 1 Leithen Road, Innerleithen - 16/00233/FUL;

(g)    the Local Review Body had overturned the Appointed Officers decision to

refuse the following:-

(i)        Siting of caravan for permanent residence (retrospective) on Land South of Camphouse Farmhouse, Camptown, Jedburgh - ;

(ii)       Erection of two dwellinghouses on Land South of Primary School, West End, Denholm – 15/01552/FUL; 

(h)       there remained one review outstanding for 5 East High Street, Lauder.

(i)      the Section 36 Public Local Inquiry had been sustained in respect of the Wind Farm development comprising 18 wind turbines of up to 132m high to tip and associated access at Cloich Forest Wind Farm, Land West of Whitelaw Burn, Eddleston.

           (j)      there remained two Section 36 appeals outstanding in respect of:

·                Land North of Nether Monynut Cottage (Aikengall (IIa)), Cockburnspath

·                (Whitelaw Brae Wind farm), Land South East of Glenbreck House, Tweedsmuir.