Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth
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The Senior Planning Officer spoke
to the terms of the report. The proposal
seeks to develop an allocated housing site to provide a total of 101 dwellings
of varying sizes. The site itself forms
a greenfield site on the edge of Dunoon and is well used by locals for informal
recreation and as such is valued by the local community which is demonstrated
by the number of objections which have been received to the current planning
application. Notwithstanding these
objections to the principle of developing the site, this is an allocated
housing site within the LDP (Site H-AL 2/3: 100 units) and therefore the
principle of housing development on the site has already been agreed and
approved as part of the LDP adoption process.
Due to the number of objections received, from primarily local
residents, it is recommended that Planning Permission be granted subject to a
discretionary local hearing being held.
The Senior Planning Officer
referred to Supplementary Report 1 advising the Committee of a late objection
which had been circulated to Members on 22 September 2020.
Motion
To agree to a virtual
discretionary local hearing and to not hold an informal site visit with
additional information on the site being provided at the meeting through
photographs, satellite imagery or video.
Moved Councillor George Freeman,
seconded Councillor David Kinniburgh.
Amendment
To agree to a virtual
discretionary local hearing and to ask that Officers explore the feasibility of
a physical site visit.
Moved Councillor Audrey Forrest,
seconded Councillor Sandy Taylor.
A vote was taken by calling the
roll and Members voted as follows –
Motion Amendment
Councillor Rory Colville Councillor
Mary Jean Devon
Councillor George Freeman Councillor
Lorna Douglas
Councillor Graham Archibald
Hardie Councillor
Audrey Forrest
Councillor David Kinniburgh Councillor
Jean Moffat
Councillor Donald MacMillan Councillor
Sandy Taylor
Councillor Alistair Redman
Councillor Richard Trail
The Motion was carried by 7 votes
to 5 and the Committee resolved accordingly.
Decision
The Committee agreed to hold a
virtual discretionary local hearing in respect of planning application
reference 19/01456/PP and to not hold an informal site visit. Additional information on the site would be
provided at the hearing through photographs, satellite imagery or video.
(Reference: Report by Head of
Development and Economic Growth dated 4 September 2020 and Supplementary Report
number 1 dated 22 September 2020, submitted)
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