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ISE OF LUING COMMUNITY TRUST: VARIATION OF CONDITION 9 RELATIVE TO PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 10/01059/PP - AMENDING ROOF MATERIAL FROM WEST HIGHLAND SLATE TO SSQ MATACOUTA SLATE: THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS CENTRE, CULLIPOOL, ISLE OF LUING (REF: 14/0101

Meeting: 22/10/2014 - Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee (Item 4)

4 ISLE OF LUING COMMUNITY TRUST: DISCHARGE OF CONDITION - VARIATION OF CONDITION 9 (ROOFING SLATE) OF PLANNING PERMISSION 10/1059/PP: THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS CENTRE, CULLIPOOL, ISLE OF LUING (REF: 14/01018/PP) pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Report by Head of Planning and Regulatory Services

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The Major Applications Team Leader spoke to the terms of the report which related to the Atlantic Islands Centre currently under construction.  In August 2014 the Committee considered an application to vary condition 9 to enable the use of Matacouta Spanish Slate.  The Committee agreed with the Officer’s recommendation not to accept this and it was agreed to amend the wording of the original condition and delete reference to West Highland Slate but still request that samples of the slate proposed to be used be submitted for approval.  The Applicant now wished to discharge this condition and Officers met on site with the Applicant to look at alternative slates, samples of which were presented to Members for consideration.  The Applicant’s preferred material is CUPA Heavy 3.  Reference was made to an email received from Edna White regarding her request that Scottish Slate be used on this building.  A letter from a geologist from the Slate Forum accompanied this email.  The Conservation Officer has confirmed that although the use of West Highland Slate remained a preference, there was a compelling argument that the finite resource of second West Highland Slate is retained for use on existing listed buildings and repairs within Conservation Areas; whereas new build developments provide an opportunity for new materials to be applied.   The Conservation Officer is satisfied that the CUPA Heavy 3 option is a good colour match to Luing Slate and laid to diminishing courses would be acceptable.  It was recommended that the request to utilise CUPA Heavy 3 roofing slate on this building be accepted on the basis that it is considered an appropriate natural slate for use on a new build project provided the slates are no larger than 405 x 205 mm and laid to diminishing courses.

 

Motion

 

Agreed to approve the Officer’s recommendation as detailed in the report at section (D).

 

Moved by Councillor David Kinniburgh, seconded by Councillor Richard Trail.

 

The Chair ruled and the Committee agreed to adjourn the meeting at 11.35 am to give Councillor McCuish the opportunity to prepare a competent Amendment.

 

The Committee reconvened at 11.45 am.

 

Amendment

 

That the request to discharge condition 9 be refused on the basis that the introduction of CUPA Heavy 3 slate would have a detrimental impact on the appearance and character of the Conservation Area given the difference in appearance between the CUPA Heavy 3 slate and natural West Highland Slate due to CUPA Heavy 3 slate’s lack of texture, different colour and size from West Highland Slate which remains available to the developer and which there is a compelling case for the use of West Highland Slate on this heritage building in a historic slate village.

 

Moved by Councillor Roderick McCuish, seconded by Councillor George Freeman.

 

The Motion was carried by 7 votes to 5 and the Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Decision

 

Agreed that the agent’s request to utilise CUPA Heavy 3 roofing slate on this building be accepted on the basis that it is considered an appropriate natural slate for use on a new build project.  The use of the CUPA Heavy 3 would retain the finite resource of WHS for use in Listed Buildings and conversion projects as well as sitting comfortably within the context of a new building.   The CUPA Heavy 3 is also considered to be an appropriate match in this context given its colouring, grain, texture and edge detail which closely align to that of WHS. 

 

Provided the slates are no larger than 405 x 205mm and laid to diminishing courses, it will result in an appropriate appearance in terms of the completed new building, and will not harm the surrounding Cullipool Conservation Area which already contains a number of different slate types.

 

(Reference: Report by Head of Planning and Regulatory Services dated 20 October 2014, submitted)

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Meeting: 20/08/2014 - Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee (Item 6)

6 ISLE OF LUING COMMUNITY TRUST: VARIATION OF CONDITION 9 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 10/1059/PP - CHANGE FROM WEST HIGHLAND SLATE TO SSQ MATACOUTA SLATE: THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS CENTRE, CULLIPOOL, ISLE OF LUING (REF: 14/01018/PP) pdf icon PDF 168 KB

Report by Head of Planning and Regulatory Services

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The Major Applications Team Leader spoke to the terms of the report advising that planning permission (10/01059/PP) was granted in February 2011 for the erection of a building incorporating a museum, licensed café, exhibition/function room and offices within the village of Cullipool on Luing.  Two non-material amendments have since been granted, which show the building reduced in size and its siting adjusted along with other minor changes.  Condition 9 of the original permission required that the roof of the building be finished in a slate which should be of West Highland origin.  This application seeks to vary that condition and use a specific Spanish slate which has been chosen as being of similar proportion, thickness and quality to that of traditional Scottish slate.  One of the main reasons the Applicant has stated for requesting this variation of the condition was due to his difficulty in sourcing adequate quantities of reclaimed West Highland Slate. The main issue in respect of the proposal is whether the proposed slate is a suitable alternative to one of West Highland origin and its impact on character and appearance of the Conservation area.  The proposal has elicited 33 representations, 18 objections and 15 expressions of support, the vast majority of which are from the residents on the island.  In this case whilst the proposed slate may match the size, thickness and quality of the traditional Scottish slate, it is considered it is too regular in appearance giving the overall effect of a roof with a different character to that of traditional Scottish slate.  In this case it is considered acceptable to vary the wording of the existing planning condition to remove the requirement for a slate of West Highland origin, provided samples from alternative sources are submitted for further approval such as Welsh or Cumbrian slate, rather than the Spanish slate proposed as these would in size, texture and appearance more closely relate to West Highland slate.

 

Decision

 

Agreed to grant planning permission and vary the wording of Condition 9 of Planning Permission 10/01059/PP as detailed below:-

 

9.         No roofing works shall commence on the building until a sample(s) of the proposed roofing slate to be used has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be completed in accordance with the duly approved sample(s) which shall be applied to the roof in diminishing courses.

 

Reason: To ensure the use of a roofing material of local provenance to reinforce local distinctiveness in the interests of visual amenity and to safeguard the character and appearance of the conservation area.

 

(Reference: Report by Head of Planning and Regulatory Services dated 7 August 2014, submitted)

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