Agenda, decisions and minutes

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The Sub Committee had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 22 March, 2012.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

The Sub Committee had before it the minute of the meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee (Visits) of 30 March, 2012.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

Reference Number - 111468

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for a proposed Class 1 (Food Store) Development, car parking, petrol filling station, means of access, landscaping and associated works at the former Summerhill Academy site, Lang Stracht, Aberdeen, subject to the completion of a legal agreement with the following conditions:-

(1)  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.  (2) Prior to the commencement of any development on site a comprehensive Travel Plan that sets out proposals for reducing dependency on the private car shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, in consultation with Transport Scotland.  The Travel Plan shall identify measures to be implemented; the system of management, monitoring, review and reporting; and the duration of the plan.  (3)  Prior to the occupation of any part of the development the modifications to the A90(T)/Kings Gate roundabout, generally in accordance with figure 9.13 of the SKM Colin Buchanan Transport Assessment dated September 2011, together with timing adjustments to the A90(T)/Lang Stracht signal junction, shall be implemented, or a contribution in lieu of the physical works made to Transport Scotland, to the satisfaction of the planning authority, after consultation with Transport Scotland.  (4)  That prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved the operator shall submit to and have agreed in writing with the planning authority a management plan for the routing of construction vehicles to and from the site which shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the agreed scheme.  For the avoidance of doubt all construction vehicles shall be required to access and exit the site using the main entrance on Stronsay Drive via Lang Stracht/A944 and North Anderson Drive/A90(T) only.  (5)  That for the avoidance of doubt this planning consent hereby granted shall be strictly for 6,331 sq.  metres floor area only (this provision shall allow for 3,383 square metres or thereby of trading floorspace and 2,948 square metres non-trading floorspace within the store) and that any permitted development rights by virtue of S26 (2)(a)(i) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 are hereby removed.  (6) 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.  AL(0)06 RevE 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.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Reference Number - 120172

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the demolition of an existing dwellinghouse and the erection of a new 3 bedroom detached dwellinghouse with integral garage at 66 Malcolm Road, Peterculter, subject to the following conditions:-

(1) That the dwellinghouse hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless a scheme for the provision of foul sewerage and wholesome water facilities has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority and that the said scheme has been implemented.  (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 this planning permission shall take place, nor shall any part of the development hereby approved be occupied, unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, a detailed scheme of site and plot boundary enclosures for the entire development hereby granted planning permission.  None of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the said scheme has been implemented in its entirety.  (4) That no development shall take place unless samples of all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved have 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.  (5)  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].  (6) That the building hereby approved shall not be brought into use unless details of the zero and low carbon equipment to be incorporated into the development and predicted carbon emissions, using SAP or SBEM calculations, have beeen approved in writing by the planning authority and unless the equipment has been installed in accordance with those approved details.  (7) 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 detailed scheme of landscaping for the front garden area of the site, which scheme shall include indications of all hard and soft landscaping.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 111196

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the proposed residential development comprising demolition of existing building and erection of 11 new build flats and associated car parking at 124 North Deeside Road, Peterculter, subject to the following conditions and the withholding of the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a binding agreement with the Council to secure the planning gain contribution:-

(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. 1012D 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 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.  (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, 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].  (5)  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.  (6) That the building(s) hereby approved shall not be brought into  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Reference Number - 111716

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for a proposed replacement dwellinghouse at 39 Deeview Road South, Cults, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  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.  (2)  That the en-suite window in the west facing elevation of the house hereby approved shall not be fitted otherwise than with with obscure glass unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation.  (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 planning authority and any such scheme as may have been approved has been implemented.  (6)  That any tree work which appears to become necessary during the implementation of the development shall not be undertaken without the prior written consent of the planning authority; any damage caused to trees growing on the site shall be remedied in accordance with British Standard 3998: 2010 "Recommendations for Tree Work" before the building hereby approved is first occupied.

The Sub Committee then discussed the application and the possibility of visiting the site.

The Vice-Convener moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Donnelly:-

that the application be determined this day.

On a division, there voted:-  for the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Reference Number - 120109

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the erection of a 17.5m high monopole supporting Vodafone and Telefonica antennae, transmission dish and equipment cabinet at Laurel Drive, Danestone, 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 one month of such removal.

The Sub Committee discussed the application and the possibility of visiting the site.

The Vice-Convener moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Donnelly:-

that the application be determined this day.

On a division, there voted:-  for the procedural motion (6) – the Convener; the Vice-Convener;  and Councillors Cormie, Donnelly, Jaffrey and Penny;  against the procedural motion (4) – Councillors Adam, Boulton, MacGregor and Yuill.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)         to determine the application this day; and

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

Reference Number - 111670

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the construction of a new cricket store within the cricket grounds with two self-contained apartments above and one being designated as groundsman’s dwelling at Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Morningside Road, Mannofield, 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 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, 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].

The Sub Committee heard from Councillor Yuill as a local member for the ward as well as a substantive member of the Sub Committee.  Councillor Yuill outlined concerns raised by residents in the area regarding the height, scale and finish of the application.

Councillor Yuill then declared an interest in the application due to his social membership of Aberdeenshire Cricket Club and withdrew from the Chamber during the detailed discussion on the application.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 120059

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the erection of a (Class 7) student accommodation building, consisting of seven individual studio apartments at Elmbank Terrace, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions and withholding the issue of the consent document until such time as the applicant has entered into a binding legal agreement requiring the delivery of on-street car parking and restricting occupation of the building during term-times to students in full-time occupation:-

(1)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place, nor shall any part of the development hereby approved be occupied, unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, a detailed scheme of site and plot boundary enclosures for the entire development hereby granted planning permission.  None of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the said scheme has been implemented in its entirety.  (2)  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.  (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, 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].  (6) That  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Reference Number - 111915

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for change of use from Class 1 (Retail) to a pizza delivery/hot food takeaway establishment (Sui-Generis) with installation of extraction/ventilation and compressors at The Courtyard, Unit 1, North Deeside Road, Cults, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  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 from all external plant.  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.  (2)  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.  (3)  That the use hereby granted planning permission shall not take place unless provision has been made within the application site for litter disposal and, if appropriate, recycling facilities in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  (4)  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 8.00 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].

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 120131

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the erection of six 16m high floodlights to an existing rugby football pitch at Groats Road, Aberdeen.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 120100

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the removal of condition 5 from planning consent reference 97/2151 in order to allow unrestricted preparation of hot food on the premises of 236 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That no deep-fat frying shall be carried out on the premises.  (2)  That hot food shall not be sold from the premises other than during the hours from 7.00 am until 12.00 midnight.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

Reference Number - 120193

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the retrospective change of use from class 1 to mixed use classes 1 and 3, including an outdoor seating area at 225 North Deeside Road, Peterculter, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

 (1)  That the premises shall not operate other than during the hours from 8.00 am until 8.00 pm, Mondays to Saturdays inclusive and from 1.00pm until 6.00pm on a Sunday, unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation.  (2)  That no frying operations shall be carried out on the premises, 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 outdoor seating area for 1 no. sheffield cycle stand unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)         to amend the wording for condition 1 contained in the report as follows:  “That the premises shall not be open to customers other than during the hours from 8.00 am until 9.00 pm, Mondays to Fridays inclusive, 8.00 am until 8.00 pm on a Saturday and from 10.30 am until 6.00 pm on a Sunday unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation; and

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

Reference Number - 120314

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for the proposed change of use from a dress shop (class 1) to eat-in licensed restaurant (class 3) at 40-42 Thistle Street, 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 the use hereby granted planning permission shall not take place unless provision has been made within the application site for refuse storage and storage of recyclates in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  (3)  That, notwithstanding the use of the premises as a restaurant hererby approved, no cooking/frying operations or hot food preparation shall be carried out on the premises other than in complete accordance with the written appendix to the permission hereby granted, as referred to in the agent’s letter dated 24/2/12, unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation.  (4)  That the restaurant hereby approved shall not operate outwith the hours from 8.00 am until 11.00 pm on any day, unless the planning authority has given prior written approval for a variation.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

Reference Number - 120093

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application for a proposed toilet block near to the 7th green / 8th tee at the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Links Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That no development shall take place within the application site until the applicant has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work which shall include post-excavation and publication work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved by the planning authority.  (2)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved, and those of the external hard surface, 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.  (3)  That no solar panels shall be installed on the roof of the approved building until such time as detailed specifications have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

With reference to article 27 of the minute of meeting of the Sub Committee of 22 March, 2012, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which presented the Planning Brief for North Garthdee Farm for adoption.

The report recommended:-

that the Sub Committee –

(a)       adopt the North Garthdee Farm Planning Brief as interim planning advice; and

(b)       instruct officers to implement the process to ratify the Planning Brief as Supplementary Guidance to the Aberdeen Local Development Plan by the Scottish Government.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

The Sub Committee had before it for approval a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which presented the Planning Brief for the Robert Gordon University city centre campus for adoption.

The report recommended:-

that the Sub Committee –

(a)       adopt the Robert Gordon University City Centre Campus Planning Brief as interim planning advice, subject to two minor textual changes; and

(b)       instruct officers to implement the process to ratify the Planning Brief as Supplementary Guidance to the Aberdeen Local Development Plan by the Scottish Government.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.

The Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which advised members about the recent adoption by Scottish Ministers of supplementary guidance documents prepared by the Council in connection with the new Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to note the report.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of meeting of the Sub Committee of 29 September, 2011, the Sub Committee heard the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development request that she be granted delegated powers to reword a condition in the application at Stoneywood (110790) which would relate to the undertaking of a contaminated land survey at one of the plots at the site rather than all of the plots as previously agreed by the Sub Committee at its meeting in September, 2011.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to grant delegated powers to the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development as detailed above.

The Convener, on the occasion of the final meeting of the Sub Committee prior to the Local Government elections in May thanked all members of the Sub Committee for their commitment and hard work over the last five years.  She explained that the Sub Committee had been ably supported by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development and her team and also officials in the roads and the environmental health sections.  She thanked them all for their dedication and hard work on behalf of the Sub Committee.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to concur with the remarks of the Convener and thanked her for her hard work and commitment to the Sub Committee.

- Katharine Dean, Convener.