Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

The Planning Officer spoke to the terms of the report.  The proposal comprises the siting of 4 shipping containers in the concrete area adjacent to the south western elevation of the Argyll Arms Hotel and will be surrounded by a 1.8m high wooden fence.  Planning consent was previously granted on 28 May 2012 (ref: 12/00796/PP) for change of use of land for storage of caravans.  The site has been used for the winter storage of caravans from September – March.  The storage containers will be in situ all year round for a temporary period of two years.  The site is primarily surrounded by residential dwelling houses.  Although predominantly residential there is a precedent formed through the previous usage for storage of caravans.  The usage of the site for storage of caravans and the siting of shipping containers will have a similar impact on the development setting and the amenity of the surrounding area.  The erection of the 1.8m fence will mitigate any impact on amenity of the area which the siting of the shipping containers may have.

The proposal conforms to the relevant policies of the development plan and it was recommended that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed in the report of handling.

Decision

The Committee agreed to grant planning permission subject to the following conditions and reasons:

1.    The development shall be implemented in accordance with the details specified on the application form dated 14^th May 2021; supporting information and, the approved drawings listed in the table below unless the prior written approval of the planning authority is obtained for an amendment to the approved details under Section 64 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

Reason: For the purpose of clarity, to ensure that the development is implemented in accordance with the approved details.

2.    This permission shall cease no later than two years from the first siting of the containers on the land other than in the event of a further permission for continued use having been granted upon application to the Planning Authority. Within three months of the cessation of the use all portable buildings/structures shall be removed from the site, and the land which shall be restored in accordance with a reinstatement scheme to be submitted to and approved in advance in writing by the Planning Authority.

Reason: To define the permission and in order to protect the amenity of the locale.

3.    Notwithstanding the effect of Condition 1, no development shall commence until written details of the type and colour of materials to be used in the external finishes of the four shipping containers and construction/finish of the new fence have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be completed using the approved materials or such alternatives as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to integrate the development into its surroundings.

4.    The change of use of land for the siting of the four storage containers shall only be used for the personal storage of items of the owner and their dependants of the associated hotel and / or for the use of storing materials and tools for the purposes of repair and maintenance of the hotel. 

Reason:  To control the use of the containers to protect the wider amenity of the area.

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 6 October 2021, submitted)