Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: There were no apologies for absence. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest intimated. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chair welcomed all those
present to the meeting and introductions were made. The Chair advised that no
person present would be entitled to speak other than the Local Review Body
Panel and Mr C Reppke, who would provide procedural advice if required. The Chair advised that his
first task would be to establish if the Panel felt that they had sufficient
information to come to a decision on the review. Councillors Trail and Discussion followed on
whether it would be beneficial to have pictures of the relevant area provided
with the circulated papers, which may present a better understanding of the
application. It was noted that the
Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee had originally taken the
decision to reduce cost implications by not providing pictures before a first
calling. It was also felt that
planners should provide clarity on whether the Grampian condition applied and a
Section 75 applied to this submission. Decision The LRB agreed:- 1.
To hold an
accompanied site inspection and to invite the Applicant, the Applicant’s Agent
and Planning to this site inspection in order that the LRB could have a better
understanding of the location of the proposed development and how this would
fit into the surrounding environment, and the existing policy background; 2.
Agreed to request
whether the Applicant engage a landscape consultant to provide the LRB with an
opinion on the Applicants behalf of a landscape capacity study for the site and
to be advised of the timescale for the provision of the survey or otherwise; 3.
To request from
Planning appropriate conditions and reasons to attach to any consent if the LRB
were minded to approve this Planning Application; and 4.
To adjourn the
meeting and reconvene at the conclusion of the site inspection. The meeting of the Argyll and
Bute Local Review Body reconvened on Friday 13 September 2013 in North Connel
Village Hall, Oban, Argyll. Present: Councillor Sandy Taylor (Chair) Councillor R Colville Attending: Charles Reppke, Head of Governance and
Law The Chair welcomed all those
present to the meeting and introductions were made. The Chair welcomed everyone
to the meeting and advised that parties to the Review were not permitted to
address the Local Review Body (LRB). He advised that the only participants
entitled to speak would be the Members of the LRB and Mr Reppke who would
provide procedural advice if required. The Chair referred to the
earlier site inspection (note of site inspection attached as Appendix A to this
Minute) and asked the Panel if they now had enough information before them to
come to a decision on the Review. The LRB confirmed this to be
the case and went on to determine the merits of the case. Councillor
Colville advised that he had been helped by the site visit. Motion Having regard to the terms of the landscape impact assessment presented by VLM design on behalf of the applicant and having weighed that against the assessment carried out by Gillespies in 2010 I am minded on this occasion to favour the assessment made by VLM on the basis that the potential impacts on the landscape will be minor and that there will be no significant effects on panoramic views and the special qualities of the designated area. The development does not form part of the open pastoral land but rather comprises rough grassland with mature vegetation where development could be sited with existing tree groups. The VLM report recognises
that the southern boundary of the site is open but this could be mitigated
by planting of native hedgerow and tree species as part of any development
and provided that there was careful site planning it would be possible in
landscape terms to integrate the development into the site to have a strong
relationship with the existing building group of Blarcreen. Furthermore the proposed
dwelling would not compromise the landscape qualities of the river setting
further to the west nor impact on views towards Loch Etive. The open fields in the centre
of the ROA have no capacity to accept development but this site is distinct
from that and is not part of that landscape character and as such the
application is viewed as compatible with policy p/dcz4 and LP env10 and as not
having any materially adverse impact on the Area of Panoramic Quality. The application also requires
to be assessed against policy STRAT DC 5, LP ENV1, LP HOU 1 and it does not
meet any of the criteria that would allow it to be assessed as consistent with
that policy. However, having regard to
the landscape assessment referred to above the application can be approved as a
minor departure from policy STRAT DC 5, LP ENV1 and LP HOU 1. On the basis
that it will have de minimus impact on the landscape character provided
additional planting is undertaken given that the site is distinct from the low
lying improved pasture land which would have much wider visibility in the
landscape. The development of this site
would exhaust the capacity of the area to accommodate any further
development given the dispersed nature of the settlement pattern in this area
and the landscape character of the ROA. He moved also that the conditions and reasons detailed
by the planning officers in the pack for the meeting be imposed on the approval. Moved by Councillor Colville
and supported by Councillors Taylor and Trail. Decision The
Argyll and Bute Local Review Body agreed by a majority to grant planning
permission for the development subject to the following conditions and
reasons:-
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