Agenda item

Planning Reference – 221436

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Planning Officer:  Matthew Easton

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 extension of an existing car park with associated external lights and landscaping works, at land at International Gate, Dyce, Aberdeen, be approved subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

(01)  DURATION OF PERMISSION

The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this notice. If development has not begun at the expiration of the 3-year period, the planning permission lapses.

Reason – in accordance with section 58 (duration of planning permission) of the 1997 act.

(02)  BIRD HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN

No development shall take place unless a Bird Hazard Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, in consultation with Aberdeen International Airport. The submitted plan shall include details of –

·       Earthworks, soil stripping and excavation works;

·       Monitoring of any standing water within the site whether temporary or permanent.

Thereafter, the Bird Hazard Management Plan shall be implemented as approved, on completion of the development and shall remain in force for the life of the development. No subsequent alterations to the plan are to take place unless first submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority in consultation with Aberdeen International Airport.

Reason – to minimise the development’s attractiveness to birds which could endanger the safe movement of aircraft and the operation of Aberdeen International Airport.

(03)  LANDSCAPING

No development shall take place unless a scheme of landscaping for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The scheme shall include the proposed areas of tree/shrub planting including details of numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting.

Thereafter, 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 five 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 – to satisfactorily integrate the development into the surrounding area and enhance biodiversity.

(04)  DRAINAGE

The car park shall not be brought into operational use unless all drainage works detailed in the Drainage Assessment (ref: 151781 DA01) or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose have been installed in complete accordance with the said plan.

Reason – to safeguard water qualities in the adjacent watercourse and to ensure that the proposed development can be adequately drained.

(05)  EXTERNAL LIGHTING

The car park shall not be brought into operational use unless all external lighting detailed in the drawing WWL-XX-XX-PL-U96002 (Rev. P03) by Wallace Whittle, or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose have been installed in complete accordance with the said plan.

Reason – to ensure the site is adequately lit.

(06)  CAR PARK USEAGE

The car park hereby approved shall be used only for the parking of vehicles belonging to passengers taking flights to and from Aberdeen International Airport and any ancillary activity.

Reason – to ensure that the car park is not used as a general parking facility which would undermine efforts to encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport within Aberdeen.

The Committee heard from Mr Matthew Easton, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from members.

The Convener moved, seconded by Councillor Allard:-

 That the application be refused for the following reasons:-

The provision of additional car parking capacity near the airport would hinder the ability to encourage modal shift towards the use of public transport. There was no evidence that there were capacity issues with the existing level of parking available to those using the airport and additional supply was likely to make driving to and parking at the airport more attractive. This would be inconsistent with the following policies of  National Planning Framework 4; Policy 1 (Climate and Nature Crises) and Policy 13 (Sustainable Transport) as well as the Regional Transport Strategy, Local Transport Strategy and Policies T2 (Managing the Transport Impact of Development) and T3 (Sustainable and Active Travel) of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

Councillor Boulton moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Copland:-

That the application be approved conditionally in line with the officer recommendation.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) – the Convener and Councillors Allard, Blake, van Sweeden and Thomson – for the amendment (8) – the Vice Convener and Councillors Boulton, Cooke, Copland, Clark, Farquhar, Lawrence and Mrs Stewart.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the amendment and therefore approve the application in line with the officer recommendation.