Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Committee had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 14 July 2016 for approval.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record.

Planning Reference Number – 140730

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Planning Officer – Paul Williamson

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

That the Committee show willingness to approve the application, subject to a Section 75 legal agreement linking this application for detailed planning permission, to the over-arching existing legal agreement for the wider development, and the developer obligations identified therein, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)       That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the windows and doors of the development hereby approved has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed - in the interests of visual amenity.

(2)       That none of the units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless a scheme detailing cycle storage and motor cycle parking provision has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter implemented in full accordance with said scheme - in the interests of encouraging more sustainable modes of travel.

(3)       That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the car parking areas hereby granted planning permission for that specific dwelling or apartment block have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. 342_Ph1a_C1C2_005 Rev D of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority. Such areas shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose other than the purpose of the parking of cars ancillary to the development and use thereby granted approval - in the interests of public safety and the free flow of traffic.

(4)       That no individual development plot shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority, a comprehensive Residential Travel Pack for that development plot, setting out proposals for reducing dependency on the private car. This should also include information on external connectivity to key facilities, and, in consultation with local schools and the planning authority, information on safer routes to schools - in order to encourage more sustainable forms of travel to and from the development, to ensure that the amount of private car trips generated by the development does not exceed that identified in the supporting Transport Assessment, and in the interests of the safety of pupils travelling to and from local schools.

(5)       Prior to the commencement of any works on site a detailed scheme for surface water drainage shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, in consultation with SEPA. All work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme - To ensure adequate protection of the water environment from surface water run-off.

(6)       Prior to the commencement of any works on site, a site specific Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Planning Authority in consultation with SEPA.  The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Planning Reference – 140844

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Please note: There are no Letters of Representation associated with this report.

Planning Officer – Mathew Easton

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

That the Committee approve the application conditionally, but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure:-

(1)       The provision of 25% affordable housing on site;

(2)       Financial contributions towards a gypsy traveller halting site within the ‘Greenferns Landward’ site;

(3)       Financial contributions towards primary education provision and the provision of serviced land within the site for a new two stream primary school;

(4)       Financial contributions towards secondary education provision;

(5)       Financial contributions towards community facilities and sports and recreation and provision of serviced land within the site for new sports pitches;

(6)       Financial contributions towards healthcare and provision of serviced land within the site for a new health centre;

(7)       Financial contributions towards strategic transport improvements (road or rail) along  the A96 corridor; and

(8)       Financial contributions towards mitigation on the local roads network .

Members received information in relation to the legal challenge to the Strategic Development Plan Supplementary Guidance in respect of the Strategic Transport Fund.

The Committee heard from Matthew Easton, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the report.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally as outlined above.

At this juncture, the Convener indicated that he would be speaking on behalf of Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank Community Council in support of their objections in relation to the following item of business, and therefore vacated the Chair in favour of the Vice Convener.

Planning Reference – 151772

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Planning Officer – Nicholas Lawrence

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

That the Committee show a willingness to approve the application subject to a section 75 Agreement addressing the provision of affordable housing, education contribution, car club space, associated Road Traffic Order, sport and recreation contribution, community facility contribution, together with appropriately worded planning conditions, as follows:-

(1)       that no development pursuant to the planning permission in principle hereby approved shall be carried out until such time as a further application has been made to the planning authority for approval of the matters specified in this condition and such approval has been granted; these matters being details of the:-

(a)       detailed design and external appearance of the building(s) the height and roof form shall accord with the submitted drawings;

(b)       landscaping of the site, including construction and laying out of the access and the installation of a swale or other measures in order to handle water from the former mill lade;

(c)       details of the boundary treatments, including the hedge and temporary treatment to the boundary in the period before the hedge reaches its intended height;

(d)       a construction method statement;

(e)       full details of access junctions onto local road network; and

(f)        the submission and agreement in writing from the local planning authority of an agreed phasing plan for the residential and student accommodation elements of the development hereby approved.

Reason:  To comply with Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by the Planning etc.  (Scotland) Act 2006.

(2)       The development hereby permitted is restricted to a maximum of 80 residential apartments, of which 20 will be affordable dwellings, and 425 student bed spaces;

Reason:  To define the scope of the development applied for and in the interests of proper planning.

(3)       The landscaping details to be submitted pursuant to Condition 1 above shall include:-

(a)       Existing and proposed finished ground levels relative to a fixed datum point;

(b)       Existing landscape features and vegetation to be retained;

(c)       The location of new trees, shrubs, hedges, grassed areas and water features;

(d)       A schedule of plants to comprise species, plant sizes and proposed numbers and density;

(e)       The location, design and materials of all hard landscaping works including walls, fences, gates, roads surfaces, street furniture and play equipment;

(f)        An indication of existing trees, shrubs and hedges to be removed; and

(g)       A programme for the completion and subsequent maintenance of the proposed landscaping.

All soft and hard landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and shall be completed during the planting season immediately following the commencement of each respective phase of the development or such other date as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.  Any planting which, within a period of 5 years from the completion of each phase of the development, in the opinion of the Planning Authority is dying, being severely damaged or becoming seriously  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Planning Reference – 151842

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Planning Officer – Nicholas Lawrence

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

that the Committee refuse the application for replacement NHS staff accommodation with new build key worker housing comprising of 110 units along with associated open space, parking and infrastructure.

The Committee heard from Nicholas Lawrence, Senior Planner who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered questions from members. 

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Cooney moved a procedural motion:-

To defer consideration of the application until a future meeting of the Committee to allow officers to discuss with the applicant the possibility of resolving issues pertaining to the current application involving the omission of block G and the ‘allotment area’ including the access road and rotating block E and in the meantime to undertake a non-determining site visit of the location.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (15) – The Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Cooney, Corall, Cormie, Dunbar, Greig, Hutchison, Jaffrey, Lawrence, Malik, Jean Morrison MBE, Nicoll, Jennifer Stewart and Sandy Stuart; against the procedural motion (1) – Councillor Donnelly.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the procedural motion.

Planning Reference – 160379

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Planning Officer – Mathew Easton

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

That the Committee refuse the application for the proposed demolition of existing single storey office and workshop building and the erection of new 3 storey office, training workshop building including storage and associated car parking.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation and therefore refuse the application.

Planning Reference – 160753

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Planning Officer – Ross McMahon

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

that the Committee refuse the application for the erection of two semi-detached residential dwellings.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation and therefore refuse the application.

- Councillor Ramsay Milne, CONVENER