Agenda, decisions and minutes

Councillor Lumsden declared an interest for item 6.2 May Baird Avenue, by virtue of him being a Council appointed member of NHS Grampian Board. He considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting and he therefore would take no part in the consideration or deliberation of the item.

The Committee had before it the minute of the previous meeting of 20 February 2020, for approval.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record. 

The Committee had before it a planner of future Committee business. 

The Committee resolved:-

to note the information contained within the Committee business planner. 

Planning Reference – 191460/DPP

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Planning Officer:  Robert Forbes

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That the application for detailed planning permission for the redevelopment of the site including demolition of the existing unit to form affordable residential development with associated open space, roads, access, landscaping, car parking, engineering and infrastructure works including a combined heat and power facility, at 218 Auchmill Road Aberdeen, 191460, be approved conditionally and subject to a legal agreement.

Conditions

Open Space Provision / Play Area

No dwellings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the areas of amenity open space, play areas and private garden ground as identified on Drawing No.19155(PL)002 (dated 21.02.20) of the plans hereby approved have been laid out in accordance with the approved drawing or such other drawing as may be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. No development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place unless a scheme detailing the manner in which the play areas and open space is to be laid out and maintained has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. Such scheme shall include provision for a play area comprising at least five items of play equipment and a safety surface.

Reason - in order to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood.

Tree Protection

No development shall take place pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved unless a further scheme for the protection of all trees to be retained on / adjacent to the site during construction works has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and any such scheme as may have been approved has been implemented. No materials, supplies, plant, machinery, spoil, changes in ground levels or construction activities shall be permitted within the protected areas specified in the aforementioned scheme of tree protection without the written consent of the Planning Authority and no fire shall be lit in a position where the flames could extend to within 5 metres of foliage, branches or trunks.

Reason - In order to ensure adequate protection for the trees on site during the construction of the development.

Landscape Scheme

No development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority a further detailed scheme of soft landscaping for the site, which scheme shall include indications of all existing trees and landscaped areas on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development, and the proposed areas of tree/shrub planting including details of numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting. For the avoidance of doubt, the scheme should contain no open water features. All planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and any trees or plants which within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

In accordance with article 1 of this minute, Councillor Lumsden withdrew from the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business and was replaced by Councillor Wheeler.

Planning Reference – 191755/DPP

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Planning Officer:  Lucy Greene

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That there be a willingness to approve, subject to conditions and subject to the signing of a legal agreement to secure contributions towards core path network, primary education, healthcare, community facilities, affordable housing and provision of an upgrade to the bus shelter on south side of Westburn Road, the application for detailed planning permission for the erection of 32 apartments over 4 and a half storeys with associated car parking, landscaping and works at former Ross Clinic, May Baird Avenue Aberdeen, 191775.

Conditions

1.     That the use hereby granted planning permission shall not take place unless provision has been made within the application site for refuse storage and disposal in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority

Reason - in order to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood and in the interests of public health.

2.     That the flats shall not be occupied unless the car park has been laid out, including electric vehicle charging points and bollards installed, path from nursery laid out with access across the car park to green space and cycle parking has been provided close to the building in accordance with a plan submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.

Reason – in order to encourage active travel and residential amenity.

3.     That no development shall take place unless a scheme of all drainage works designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority and thereafter no part of the development shall be occupied unless the drainage has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme

Reason - in order to safeguard water qualities in adjacent watercourses and to ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

4.     That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls 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.

Reason - in the interests of visual amenity.

5.     That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a size and species similar to those originally required to be planted, or in accordance with such other scheme as may be submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority.

Reason - in the interests of the amenity of the area.

6.     That no development shall take place unless a scheme for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which sought approval to adopt the new Technical Advice Note (TAN) ‘Development Along Lanes.’

The Committee heard from Nigel McDowell who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered various questions from members.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee –

(a)             note the consultation findings of the Draft “Development Along Lanes” document approved for public consultation by the Planning Development Management Committee on 19 September 2019; and subsequent revisions proposed by Officers to the Draft document; and

(b)             approve the Technical Advice Note “Development Along Lanes” as planning advice in the determination of relevant planning applications. 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report and to thank officers for all of their efforts with the report. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which sought approval to adopt the content of a new Technical Advice Note (TAN) entitled “Materials: External building materials and their use in Aberdeen.”

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)             note the content of the consultation responses on the Technical Advice Note “Materials:  External building materials and their use in Aberdeen document, approved for public consultation by the Planning Development Management Committee on 19 September 2019; and subsequent revisions proposed by Officers to the draft document; and

(b)             approve the Technical Advice Note “Materials: External building materials and their use in Aberdeen”, as planning advice in the determination of planning applications. 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report and to also thank officers for their continued efforts with the work undertaken in the report.

-         Councillor Marie Boulton, Convener