Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

The Planning Officer spoke to the terms of supplementary report number 4 and also drew Members’ attention to the main report of handling and supplementary reports numbered 1, 2 and 3.

The Committee postponed determination of the application at their meeting on 18 January 2023, pending the submission of further drawings from the Applicant, which were received on 6 February 2023.  In light of the most recent submission Planning Officers have re-consulted the Roads Department.  A request was before the Members to continue consideration of this application to the March PPSL Committee meeting to allow time for the Roads Officer to respond to this most recent submission and for policy NPF4 to be applied to the application following its adoption on 13 February 2023.

Decision

The Committee agreed to postpone determination of this application to the March meeting of the PPSL Committee.

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 8 November 2022, supplementary report number 1 dated 22 November 2022, supplementary report number 2 dated 10 January 2023, supplementary report number 3 dated 16 January 2023 and supplementary report number 4 dated 8 February 2023, submitted)

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

At the PPSL Committee on 23 November 2022 it was agreed to continue consideration of this application and instruct Officers to make arrangements for the Committee to accompany Planning and Roads Officers on a site visit which subsequently took place on 12 January 2023. 

The Area Team Leader advised that he had received an email from the Applicant on 17 January 2023 intimating that he would like to submit further amended plans to address issues raised within supplementary report number 3.  The Applicant sought continuation of this application to the February PPSL Committee to give him time to submit these revised plans. 

Decision

The Committee agreed to continue consideration of this application to the PPSL Committee in February 2023.

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 8 November 2022, supplementary report number 1 dated 22 November 2022, supplementary report number 2 dated 10 January 2023 and supplementary report number 3 dated 16 January 2023, submitted)

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

The Area Team Leader spoke to the terms of the report and to supplementary report number 1 which referred to an email circulated to all Members of the Committee by the Applicant in response to comments in the original report.  Reference was also made to a further email circulated by the Applicant to all Members of the Committee this morning.  This application was before the Committee for consideration due to the large volume of representations received, 108 in support and 4 objections.  It was drawn to Members’ attention that in terms of the original list of representations received, Officers had been contacted by Clive Burns, Josephine Brown and John Crossan who were listed as supporters and now wished their representations to be removed bringing the new total down to 105 in support.  Officers had also received contact from other parties who could not recall submitting a representation.  It was noted that Officers accepted submissions on face value and any issue of misrepresentation was a civil matter.

The site is located within the minor settlement area boundary of Rhu and the Rhu Conservation Area.  The principal of the development has been established under the previous consent reference 20/01150/PP.  This application solely relates to the variation of roads conditions relative to planning permission 20/01150/PP.  During determination of this application a revised package of information was submitted by the Applicant which included a set of revised drawings, a report by ECS Transport Planning Ltd and a covering letter from the Agent detailing the basis of their reasoning behind the proposal to vary/remove the roads conditions relative to planning permission 20/01150/PP.  The Roads Officer was re-consulted on the basis of this revised package of information and in turn the Applicant has passed comment on this consultation, to which the Roads Officer has provided a further response.  The Roads Officer has concluded that conditions 3a, 3b and 5 should remain unchanged for the reasons stated in Appendix A of the report and that conditions 4, 6, 7 and 8 can be amended as detailed in Appendix A of the report. 

It is recommended that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions and reasons detailed in the report.

Motion

To agree to grant planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons detailed in the report.

Moved by Councillor Liz McCabe, seconded by Councillor Andrew Kain.

Amendment

To agree to continue consideration of this application and instruct Officers to make arrangements for the PPSL Committee to accompany Planning and Roads Officers on a site visit, with the application being brought back to a future meeting of the Committee for determination following this site visit.

Moved by Councillor Mark Irvine, seconded by Councillor Jan Brown.

A vote was taken by calling the roll.

Motion                                     Amendment

Councillor A Hampsey            Councillor Armour

Councillor Kain                        Councillor Brown

Councillor McCabe                 Councillor Hardie

Councillor Wallace                  Councillor Howard

                                                Councillor Irvine

                                                Councillor Martin

The Amendment was carried by 6 votes to 4 and the Committee resolved accordingly.

Decision

The Committee agreed to continue consideration of this application and instruct Officers to make arrangements for the PPSL Committee to accompany Planning and Roads Officers on a site visit, with the application being brought back to a future meeting of the Committee for determination following this site visit.

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth dated 8 November 2022, supplementary report number 1 dated 22 November 2022, submitted)