Issue - meetings

Reference No – 111566

Planning application documents can be viewed here –

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningDetail.asp?111566

Refused

The Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

That the Committee refuse the application in respect of planning permission for the erection of four detached dwellinghouses, on the following grounds:-

(1)       That the proposal would consist of housing within an area subject to flooding and is therefore contrary to: Policy NE6 - Flooding and Drainage in the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012 and Scottish Planning Policy Risk Framework in relation to flooding;

(2)       That the proposal is contrary to Green Belt Policy NE2 in the Aberdeen Local Development Plan as it consists of ‘main stream’ houses within the green belt and does not fall within any of the categories of development that may be acceptable due to their locational requirements; and

(3)       That the proposed houses due to their location, overall design and the cumulative effect when taken together with the houses on the neighbouring site, would be overly dominant within the setting and landscape and would be detrimental to the character of the green belt within the River Dee valley and to visual amenity within the surrounding area.  The proposal would be, thereby, contrary to Policy D6 - Landscape, Policy D1 - Architecture and Placemaking.

Councillor Boulton moved, seconded by Councillor Greig:-

That the application be refused in accordance with the recommendation contained within the report.

Councillor Corall moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jaffrey:-

That the application be approved, subject to the conditions suggested within the report, on the grounds that precedent had been set with regard to other developments in the vicinity, and that the risk of flooding was minimal.

On a division, there voted:-  for the motion  (13)  -  the Convener; the Vice Convener; and Councillors Boulton, Grant, Greig, Lawrence, MacGregor, Jean Morrison, Samarai, Jennifer Stewart, Sandy Stuart, Thomson and Townson;  for the amendment  (2)  -  Councillors Corall and Jaffrey.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.