Agenda and minutes

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Members, please note that all plans and supporting documents relevant to the review can be viewed online here and by entering the application reference number 220267.

With reference to article 1 of the minute of meeting of 17 August 2022, 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 erection of a first floor extension at Kercallie Cottage, 8 Charles Place, Aberdeen, AB25 3TW, Planning Reference number 220267/DPP. 

Councillor Boulton as Chair made reference to the site visit undertaken earlier today and gave a brief outline of the business to be undertaken, advising that the LRB would be addressed by the Assistant Clerk, Mr Mark Masson 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 Mr Masson, 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 3 March 2022; (3) the decision notice dated 16 June 2022; (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’s agent; and (6) a consultee response submitted by the Roads Development Management Team.

Ms Greene made reference to Appendix 9 – Shadow Cast, which had been submitted by the applicant and which expanded on the drawings previously  submitted. She advised that the appendix could be shared with members as part of the presentation and the LRB decided that this would be helpful.

Ms Greene then described the site advising that it comprised a single-storey granite-built dwellinghouse and its front and rear curtilage was in a residential area. The dwellinghouse had a northeast facing principal elevation. The immediate surrounding area was particularly dense in nature, with the site bounded by Charles Place, a pedestrian lane, to the northeast; residential dwellings (5 and 7 Charles Street) and a 7 bedroom HMO property (9 Charles Street) to the southeast; the residential flats of 506 George Street to the southwest and the PDSA Pet Hospital (30 Fraser Place), which had staff living accommodation in its upper floor to the north. The building did not front a road as its principal elevation was screened from Charles Place by way of c.2m high boundary treatment. The dwellinghouse was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.