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(A)       The Convener welcomed members to the first proper meeting of the Planning Development Management Committee, and thanked those members who had served on the Development Management Sub Committee who were not continuing.

            (B)       With reference to Article 3 of the minute of meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee of 18 July 2013, the Committee was advised by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development that the developer had agreed that the replacement football pitch at Stoneywood Estate (121652) would meet the requirements of the North East Junior Football Association, as had been requested by the Sub Committee.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the update.

The Committee had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 22 August 2013.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

The Committee had before it the minute of the meeting of the Committee (Visits) of 29 August 2013.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

Reference Number - 130420

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

That the Committee express a willingness to approve the application in respect of planning permission for a mixed use development comprising 45 residential units, 3 commercial units and associated car parking, with consent being withheld until the existing legal agreement for the wider OP72 site had been amended to apply to this application, and the developer had made an appropriate financial contribution in lieu of onsite affordable housing provision via an appropriate mechanism agreed by the Council, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That no residential unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless a combined footway/cycleway link from the new community to the footway of Langdykes Road has been constructed via the existing route of the track that links Whitehills Road to Langdykes Road and in accordance with a further detailed scheme that has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority; unless the planning authority has given written consent for a variation; (2)  That none of the commercial units hereby approved shall be used other than for uses within Use Classes 1, 2 or 4 of the Use Classes (Scotland) Order 1997 unless planning permission has been granted for a change of use of the unit; (3)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a full site waste management plan for the processing of construction and demolition waste has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. No work shall be carried out unless in accordance with the approved plan unless the planning authority has given written consent for a variation; (4)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme of all drainage works designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) 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; (5)  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; (6)  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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Reference Number - 130615

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

That the Committee express a willingness to approve the application in respect of planning permission for a change of use from bar/nightclub to office space and associated car parking, including the erection of a multi-storey development and partial demolition of the existing building, with consent being withheld until such time as a developer’s contribution had been secured towards works to the local road network, core paths/public realm improvements in the area and the Strategic Transport Fund, subject to the following conditions:-

(1) That no development shall take place unless a scheme, including submission of materials samples, 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 full details, including elevational and cross sectional drawings, shall be submitted to show all works, including repair and cleaning works, to the remaining fabric of the listed building. These shall include the installation of the Capitol's art deco style clocks within the building.  That all works, as so agreed, to the frontage, canopy, and interior of the existing building - the 'Capitol' - must be fully implemented prior to any part of the development being brought into use. These shall be in accordance with the approved plans, or others subsequently approved and the building shall not be used unless the entrance is fully restored and available for use as the main entrance to the building, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority; (3) That the proscenium arch, decorative plaster work over the organ expression shutters and organ and all associated pipes, instruments and equipment required for the organ to be brought back into use, shall be carefully removed prior to any demolition works taking place. The organ and associated items shall be dismantled/removed and taken safely to storage facilities, in complete accordance with the method statement as submitted and approved as part of this permission, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority. The proscenium arch and decorative plaster work shall be removed and stored in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority; (4) That the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the cycle storage facilities as shown on the approved drawings, or others subsequently approved have been provided; (5)  That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing a detailed Travel Plan, which outlines sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car in accordance with the principles set out in the Transport Assessment (TA) by Fairhursts issue 4, or other TA as subsequently approved; (6) That no window replacement shall take place unless there has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Reference Number - 130029

With reference to Article 1 of the minute of its meeting of 29 August 2013, the Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

That the Committee express a willingness to approve the application in respect of planning permission for 65 residential houses, including infrastructure and landscaping, but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant had entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure the identified developer contributions towards primary education, community facilities, recreation, core path networks and the Strategic Transport Fund, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)   That the Dollar flatted properties proposed as part of the residential units of the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless acoustically attenuated ventilators have been installed within the lounge accommodation of these aforementioned properties; (2) That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority, a report on three days of noise measurements, to be undertaken at a representative location in the vicinity of the development.  These measurements should be weekday LAeq 1 hour or 15 minute readings and calculated to obtain 18 hour LAeq (23:00 - 07:00). Whilst these measurements may be unmanned, short term measurements when helicopters are in flight overhead should also be taken. If the noise measurement assessment report demonstrates the need for noise attenuation to be incorporated into the fabric of the residential units of the development hereby approved, then such attenuation measures as may be recommended by the planning authority shall be implemented in full prior to occupation of any residential unit; (3)  That the SUDS basin is constructed as per the detail included in the Drainage Assessment Issue 1 by Fairhurst dated 4 July 2013, and is capable of retaining flows up to and including the 1 in 200 year store event plus climate change; (4)  That the discharge rate, as outlined in the Drainage Assessment Issue 1 by Fairhurst dated 4 July 2013, does not exceed the greenfield flows as per the design calculations; (5)  That no development shall take place unless there has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority detailed plans showing the visibility splays for all new road junctions, including the 3 driveways accessing onto Hopetoun Grange, and thereafter the junctions shall be constructed in full accordance with the approved plans; (6)  That the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the lane to the west of the site between the A96 and the point that it interacts with what will become the spine road to the future development to the west is upgraded to an adoptable standard for pedestrians and cyclists. Notwithstanding that the phasing of construction on site may impact on when safe access and use of the path by pedestrians may be available,  details of the proposed upgrading work to the path must nevertheless be submitted to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Reference Number - 130489

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

That the Committee approve unconditionally the application in respect of planning permission for a proposed single storey extension to the existing Britannia Hotel to form a new lounge and bedrooms with external alterations.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application subject to the following condition:-

(1)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall take place until a scheme detailing the widening of the car park access to accommodate coaches, has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority and the works thereby approved have been carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Reference Number - 130946

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

That the Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for a change of use and conversion of the first to fourth floors of the existing building to form 40 serviced apartments, and the installation of replacement windows and associated dormer windows and roof lights, subject the following conditions:-

(1)  That the serviced apartments hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the cycle storage facilities as shown on drawing no. L(20)202 have been provided;  (2)  That the serviced apartments hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless a noise assessment is carried out to confirm the effectiveness of the works and that the predicted sound reduction levels detailed in the Bureau Veritas noise assessment dated 26 June 2013 have been achieved and the assessment has been submitted to, and agreed in writing by the planning authority, in consultation with the Environmental Health Service; (3) That the property, inclusive of the serviced apartments and building access, shall be constructed in accordance with the recommended design described in the Bureau Veritas noise assessment dated 26 June 2013, or in accordance with an equivalent scheme to meet specified noise reduction levels or ‘inaudibility’ criteria as may have been agreed in writing by the planning authority; (4) That the serviced apartments hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless details of a mechanical ventilation system drawing air from the roof of the building shall be provided for the apartments fronting Union Street to minimise exposure to potential exceedances of the national Air Quality Objectives has been submitted to, and agreed in writing by the planning authority, in consultation with the Environmental Health Service; (5) That following the first six months of the approved development being brought into use, details shall be submitted to the planning authority highlighting how the issues identified in the submitted Travel Plan have been achieved; and (6) That none of the serviced apartments hereby approved shall be occupied for a period in excess of 90 days in any one calendar year by any one family, individual or group.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 130849

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

That the Committee approve unconditionally the application in respect of planning permission for a change of use from residential property to house in multiple occupation.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 130404

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

That the Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for the erection of a temporary building to house sales and marketing facilities to service the proposed residential development at the site, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That the temporary buildng shall not be constructed until such time as an associated residential development has been approved; once this application has been approved the sales cabin shall be in place for a maximum period of two years; and (2)  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 demaracted in accordance with drawing No. APL_102 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.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor Delaney, one of the local members for the area, who expressed concerns regarding the use of advertising hoardings at neighbouring sites.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to approve the recommendation; and

(ii)           in regard to advertising hoardings, to agree in principle to the use of the following condition for future applications:-

(1) That the hoarding/temporary building hereby approved shall not be constructed until such a time as an associated residential development has been approved; once this application has been approved the hoarding/sales cabin shall be in place for a maximum period of two years and shall remain on site no longer than four weeks after the last house of the associated residential development has been sold.

Reference Number - 130711

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

That the Committee approve the application in respect of planning permission for a number of alterations to the existing property, including a new entrance with associated shop front alterations and the installation of new roof mounted refrigeration equipment, subject to the following condition:-

(1)  That the refrigeration plan shall comprise the equipment detailed in the KP Associates (UK) Ltd noise report dated 19 July 2013, or if alternative plant is proposed, the plant sound power level shall not exceed the sound power level of the plant detailed in the report.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

The Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which advised members of a recent appeal decision.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the outcome of the appeal decision.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

- RAMSAY MILNE, Convener.