Agenda and minutes

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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 application for the formation of decking to the front, retrospectively at Craigbank, 132 North Deeside Road Aberdeen.

Councillor Mcrae as Chair for the meeting, gave a brief outline of the business to be undertaken, advising that the LRB would be addressed by the Assistant Clerk, Mrs Lynsey McBain with regards to the procedure to be followed and thereafter, by Ms Lucy Greene who would be acting as the Planning Adviser to the Body in the following case under consideration this day.

The Chairperson stated that although the Planning Adviser was employed by the planning authority, she 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.  He emphasised that the officer would not be asked to express any view on the proposed application.

The Local Review Body was then addressed by Mrs McBain, Assistant Clerk in regard 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 the Appointed Officer, Aberdeen City Council; (2) an application dated 19 December 2022 ; (3) the decision notice dated 23 March 2023 ; (4) links to the plans showing the proposal and planning policies referred to in the delegated report;  (5) the Notice of Review submitted by the applicant; and (6) a representation received who objected to the application and also a consultation response from Roads Development Management.

Ms Greene then described the site and outlined the appellant’s proposal which sought planning permission for the formation of decking to the front.  The application site comprised a ground-floor flat in a granite two-storey building, that was shared with 134 North Deeside Road above, and 128 and 130 North Deeside Road to the east. The site sits within a designated Neighbourhood Centre. The property had a south-facing principal elevation that fronts onto North Deeside Road and a rear elevation with a garden that borders the rear gardens at School Road. To the west was Peterculter Parish Church, a category-C listed building. The existing driveway was shared by 132 and 134 North Deeside Road and extends from the road around the rear of the building. The driveway had a length of approximately 17m from the road to the front elevation of the dwelling. The site previously had a section of driveway sitting to the front of property measuring 5.3m in width which is under the ownership of the applicant. A recent planning permission was granted for a garage sitting on the west boundary of the site on the existing shared driveway.

Ms Greene explained that the decking  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.