Agenda and minutes

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The Sub Committee had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 27 September, 2012.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

The Sub Committee had before it the minute of meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee (Visits) of 4 October, 2012.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

MATTER OF URGENCY

The Convener intimated that he had directed in terms of Section 50(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, that a memo from the Roads Section be considered as a matter of urgency to enable the Sub Committee to consider all relevant information in relation to the following application.

Reference Number - 120340

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application for the proposed residential development of 81 units (including affordable housing), public open space, Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) and access works at the land to the north of Friarsfield Road, Cults with consent being withheld until a legal agreement is secured to deliver on-site affordable housing provision, planning gain contributions towards education facilities, sport and recreation facilities, library provision, community facilities and core paths; and financial contributions towards the delivery of the link road, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  that no development pursuant to this planning permission shall commence unless a detailed delivery statement for the entire link road has been submitted for the further written approval by the planning authority;  (2)  That no residential unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless a phasing plan for the entire development, which shall include provision of footpath and road linkages to the adjacent sites, has been submitted for the further written approval of the planning authority and thereafter the construction is undertaken in accordance with the plan unless the Council provide written agreement to the contrary;  (3)  That no residential unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless the proposed zebra crossing on Kirk Brae to the west of its junction with Friarsfield Road and associated footway on the north side of Friarsfield Road are constructed and operational;  (4)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall commence unless detailed plans of the proposed access arrangements connecting the application site to the public footpath to the east of the site which joins Craigton Road and Friarsfield Road, including sections showing the change in levels and the proposed materials, and thereafter the accesses to be provided in full accordance with the plans unless otherwise agreed in writing;  (5)  That no development shall take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority a detailed design for the proposed internal road serving the development.  The road shall be designed taking into account the principles set out in “Designing Streets: A Policy Statement for Scotland”;  (6)  That no development shall take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority a detailed design for the section of the link road which runs through the application site.  The plans shall include details of junctions, cycle/pedestrian paths, laybys and bus stops;  (7)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall take place unless a finalised SUDS scheme has been submitted for the written approval of the planning authority, in consultation with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), and all work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme;  (8)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall commence unless a detailed site specific construction method statement for the site has been submitted to and approved  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Reference Number - 120568

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of the redevelopment and extension of Mile End School to form 37 residential units with associated car parking and landscaping, alteration of the vehicular access on Beechgrove Place, the demolition of the single storey toilet block extensions, outdoor shelter and the stand alone dinner hut, subject to the following conditions, and to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure the affordable housing and planning gain contributions negotiated between the two parties:-

(1)  That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the car parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with Drawing No.  1000F 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;  (2)  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;  (3)  That 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 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;  (4)  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;  (5)  That no development shall take place unless a plan showing those trees to be removed and those to be retained and a scheme for the protection of all trees to be retained on the site during construction works has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Reference Number – 120569

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of Listed Building Consent for the redevelopment and extension of Mile End School to 37 residential units with associated car parking and landscaping, alteration of the vehicular access on Beechgrove Place and the demolition of the single storey toilet block extensions, the outdoor shelter and the stand alone dinner hut.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 111370

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for the demolition of the existing building and the change of use to form 11 flats at 41-45 Leadside Road, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  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;  (2)  That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the car parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No.  02 rev A 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;  3)  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;  (4)  That the use hereby authorised shall not take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority a scheme of 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;  (5)  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;  (6)  That none of the units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless a scheme detailing cycle storage provision has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter implemented in full accordance with said scheme;  (7)  That the facade of the flat hereby approved shall not be finished other than with natural granite blocks with a surface finish, block size and style of pointing and jointing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Reference Number - 120751

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for alterations, extension and change of use to form a restaurant/ café to the existing premises at 23-25 Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That the use hereby granted planning permission shall not take place unless a scheme showing the proposed means of filtering, extracting and dispersing cooking fumes from the premises has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority and that the said scheme has been implemented in full and is ready for operation;  (2)  That no part of this development shall take place unless a detailed assessment of the likely sources and levels of noise arising within, and those audible outwith, the premises has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority.  The noise assessment shall be carried out by a suitably qualified independent noise consultant.  All noise attenuation measures identified by the noise assessment which are required in order to prevent any adverse impacts on the amenity of residents in the surrounding area shall be installed prior to commencement of the use hereby approved, unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation;  (3)  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.  Refuse storage containers should be self-closing in order to minimise their attraction to birds;  (4)  That the premises shall not be open for business outwith the hours of 0700 and 2300;  (5)  That the garden ground associated with the premises shall not be used for outside dining;  (6)  That notwithstanding the provision of paragraph 16 of Circular 1/1998 no hot food takeaway service shall be provided as part of the Class 3 (Food and Drink) use at the premises.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 121185

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for the change of use of the existing storage area to form a new roof terrace at Nox, 2 Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That no development shall take place unless details of how the noise attenuation recommendations (contained in sections 6.3 – 6.11 of Acoustic Assessment R-6013-SL1-RGM, dated 21st August 2012 by Robin Mackenzie Partnership) will be implemented have been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  Thereafter the agreed measures shall be implanted in their entirety and shall remain in place so long as the roof terrace is in use unless a written confirmation of a variation is received by the planning authority;  (2)  That no amplified music or public announcement equipment shall be fitted to, or be in use outwith the fabric of the main building;  and  (3)  That no development shall take place unless details of the position of any relocated mechanical plant has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)         to approve the recommendation; and

(ii)        to request that the licensing issues raised in the letters of objection be referred to the Licensing Board to consider.

Reference Number - 121083

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for a proposed summerhouse at 39 Deeview Road South, Cults.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)         to note that the summerhouse would not be used as a residential unit; and

(ii)        to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

MATTER OF URGENCY

The Convener intimated that he had directed in terms of Section 50(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, that a replacement application report be considered as a matter of urgency to enable the Sub Committee to consider the most relevant  and up to date information relating to the following application.

Reference Number – 120615

Replacement report

With reference to article 12 of the minute of meeting of the Sub Committee of 23 August, 2012, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for the proposed change of use and alterations on the first floor from an office to form seven flats at 27 Crown Terrace, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That, except as the planning authority may otherwise agree in writing, no construction or demolition work shall take place:  (a)  outwith the hours of 7.00 am to 7.00 pm Mondays to Fridays;  (b)  outwith the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Saturdays; or  (c)  at any time on Sundays, except (on all days) for works inaudible outwith the application site boundary.  [For the avoidance of doubt, this would generally allow internal finishing work, but not the use of machinery];  (2)  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;  (3)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place nor shall the building be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority an assessment of the noise levels likely within the building, unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation.  The assessment shall be prepared by a suitably qualified independent noise consultant and shall recommend any measures necessary to ensure a satisfactory noise attenuation for the building.  The property shall not be occupied unless the said measures have been implemented in full;  (4)  That none of the flats hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the cycle storage facilities as shown on drawing no. 120615-001 have been provided;  (5)  That prior to the date of occupation of each unit hereby approved, the developer shall provide evidence that it has paid for and provided two annual memberships of a car club for a period of two years the first owner of each flat;  and  (6)  That prior to the commencement of any works on site, an options analysis and appraisal relating to the increasing security at the entrance to the building and within the building itself shall be submitted for the further written approval by the planning authority and thereafter the agreed measures shall be put in place in consultation with the property owner and other tenants.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

To defer consideration of the application meantime to enable members to visit the site.  The reasons for visiting the site were the impact on the amenity of people living in the vicinity;  the access to the building;  and the viability and amenity of businesses in the vicinity.

Reference Number - 121052

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application for planning permission to install 1 x DSLAM telecoms cabinet adjacent to 136 Crown Street, Aberdeen, subject to the following condition:-

That in the event that any part of this equipment becomes obsolete or redundant, it must be removed within 6 months of such event.  In the event that all of this equipment is removed, the site shall be made good, in accordance with a scheme to be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority, within 1 month of such removal.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 120691

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

That the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for the erection of a garage at 37 Broomhill Road, Aberdeen, subject to the following condition:-

That the garage hereby granted planning permission shall not be used for any purpose other than that which is ancillary to the domestic use of the dwelling house.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to defer consideration of the application meantime to enable members to visit the site.  The reasons for visiting the site were the perceived height and scale of the development and the potential that the development could cause overshadowing to neighbouring properties and could represent over-development of the site.

The Sub Committee had before it a report by the Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure which provided a formal response to the Scottish Parliament for their call for evidence on the High Hedges (Scotland) Bill.

A copy of the proposed response was attached as the appendix to the report.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)         to note that the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development would enquire whether wide hedges were included in the proposed bill, and if they were not to be included, then a request to the Scottish Parliament for their inclusion would be made in the Council’s response;

(ii)        to request that the response includes the importance of cutting vegetation outwith the growing season; and

(iii)       to otherwise approve the response as set out in the appendix to the report as the Council’s formal response to the call for evidence on the High Hedges (Scotland) Bill.

- RAMSAY MILNE, Convener.