Issue - meetings

The Local Review Body (LRB) of Aberdeen City Council met on this day to review the decision taken by an appointed officer under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to refuse the request for planning permission for the erection of a Carport to the Gable of 1 Woodburn Place, Aberdeen, Planning Reference 180643DPP.

Councillor Boulton as Chairperson gave a brief outline of the business to be undertaken.  She indicated that the LRB would be addressed by the Assistant Clerk, Mr Mark Masson with regards to the procedure to be followed and also, thereafter, by Mr Gavin Evans who would be acting as the Planning Adviser to the Body in the case under consideration this day.

The Chairperson stated that although the Planning Adviser was employed by the planning authority, he had not been involved in any way with the consideration or determination of the application under review and was present to provide factual information and guidance to the Body only.  She emphasised that the officer would not be asked to express any view on the proposed application.

The Local Review Body was then addressed by Mr Masson, Assistant Clerk in regards to the procedure to be followed, at which time reference was made to the procedure note circulated with the papers calling the meeting and to more general aspects relating to the procedure.

In relation to the application, the LRB had before it (1) a delegated report by Ms Sheila Robertson, Planning Technician; (2) the planning application dated 24 April 2018; (3) the decision notice dated 22 June 2018 (4) links to the plans showing the proposal and planning policies referred to in the delegated report; and (5) the Notice of Review submitted by the applicant along with a supporting statement with further information relating to the application.

The LRB was then addressed by Mr Evans who advised that the submitted Notice of Review was found to be valid and submitted within the relevant timeframes.

Mr Evans described the site, advising that the application site was located on the western site of Woodburn Place, occupying a corner plot at its junction with Woodburn Gardens. The site contained a detached, 1.5 storey dwelling of a hipped-roof design, which includes an integral garage. The dwelling had been previously extended in the past, with the addition of a single-storey extension to the rear (garden elevation) and more recently, the construction of a 1.5 storey extension on its south elevation facing onto Woodburn Gardens. This later extension allowed for the formation of an integral garage with internal accommodation above, within the roofspace. The site extended to approximately 970sqm, of which the extended property occupies a footprint of roughly 220sqm.The site was at the time of the officer’s report, enclosed by high leylandii hedging to its southern and eastern boundaries (onto Woodburn Gardens and Woodburn Place respectively. Woodburn Place rises northwards from Woodburn Gardens, and as a result the dwelling was slightly elevated when seen from Woodburn Gardens.

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