Agenda and minutes

Bute and Cowal Area Committee - Tuesday, 16 December 2008 2:00 pm

Venue: Queens Hall, Dunoon

Contact: Shirley MacLeod, Area Corporate Services Manager

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Minutes: An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Macintyre and Chief Inspector Mosley.
2.	Declarations of Interest Minutes: Councillor A McNaughton declared a non financial interest in items 5a and b by reason of personal knowledge of the applicant.
3.	Minutes
3a	Minute of Area Committee of 2nd December 2008 PDF 59 KB Minutes: The Minute of the Area Committee of 2^nd December 2008 was approved as a correct record.
4.	Corporate Services
4a	Cowal Way PDF 1 MB Additional documents: Cowal Way Paper for AB , item 4a PDF 47 KB Minutes: Members heard from the Access Manager on the request from Colintraive & Glendaruel Community Council for the Council to recognise the importance of the Cowal Way which links Portavadie with Inveruglas on Loch Lomond to the economy of the Cowal Peninsula. Decision The Committee agreed with the recommendations in the report by the Access Manager with the addition of “subject to match funding” added to point 2.4 of the report. (Reference: Report by the Access Manager – submitted)
4b	Capital Receipts PDF 56 KB Additional documents: Rothesay Town Bell grant application form 5 Dec 08 (3) , item 4b PDF 305 KB Minutes: The Committee heard from the Area Corporate Services Manager on the request by Fyne Homes Ltd for £3000 capital receipt funding to acquire and retain the Rothesay town bell. Decision The Committee agreed the allocation of the £3000 from the Rothesay allocation of monies, and agreed this would leave a balance of £11,740 for future allocations. (Reference: Report by the Area Corporate Services Manager dated 5^th December 2008 – submitted)
5.	Development Services
5a	Planning Application 08/00607/DET, J McNaughton, Site 1 Land 250 Metres south of Salthouse, Colintraive PDF 128 KB View the background to item 5a Additional documents: 00607 site 1 location plan, 02/12/2008 Bute and Cowal Area Committee , item 5a PDF 133 KB Minutes: Councillor A McNaughton, having declared a non financial interest in this item, left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of this matter. The Committee heard from the Area Corporate Services Manager on clarification of the decision made at the Area Committee on 2^nd December 2008 Decision The Committee agreed with the decision made at the Area Committee on 2^nd December that the application be continued to the January Area Committee to allow Members an informal site familiarisation visit. (Reference: Report by the Head of Planning Services dated 28^th November 2008 – submitted)
5b	Planning Application 08/00611/DET, J McNaughton, Site 2 land 250 metres south of salthouse, colintraive PDF 137 KB View the background to item 5b Additional documents: 00611 site 2 location plan, 02/12/2008 Bute and Cowal Area Committee , item 5b PDF 137 KB Minutes: Councillor A McNaughton, having declared a non financial interest in this item, left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of this matter. The Committee heard from the Area Corporate Services Manager on clarification of the decision made at the Area Committee on 2^nd December 2008 Decision The Committee agreed with the decision made at the Area Committee on 2^nd December that the application be continued to the January Area Committee to allow Members an informal site familiarisation visit. (Reference: Report by the Head of Planning Services dated 28^th November 2008 – submitted)