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Report of Head of Development and Economic Growth

The Area Team Leader for the Bute and Cowal & Helensburgh and Lomond areas spoke to the terms of the report and to supplementary report number 1 which advised of further representations received .  Planning Permission is sought for the erection of a residential block comprising six flats on land at the site of the former St Brendan’s Church tower.  The site is within the main town of Rothesay where there is support in principle for residential development.  The scale and design of the proposed building are considered to be acceptable having regard to the surrounding properties and the site’s location within the Rothesay Conservation Area.  The proposal has attracted objections from 13 individuals therefore consideration has to be given to holding a discretionary hearing prior to determining the application.  The site is located within the Main Town of Rothesay and the proposal relates to an infill development between two existing residential blocks.  For these reasons the proposal is considered to be consistent in principle with Policy LDP DM 1 and Supplementary Guidance SG LDP HOU 1 of the Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2015.  Planning permission (ref: 09/01701/PP) for the erection of a flatted residence of six units with a car parking court was approved on 1 June 2012 and as such the principle of development has been established and the site specific issues have been addressed.   There are no objections from consultees and there are no other material considerations which would justify refusal.  Consequently, it is not considered that a discretionary hearing would give added value to the process and is not recommended in this instance.  It is 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.    Unless otherwise directed by any of the conditions below, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the details provided in the application form dated 26^th July 2019 and the approved drawings:

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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.      Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, prior to the occupation of the first flatted unit, visibility splays of 42 metres shall be formed in both directions measured from a point 2.4 metres back from the edge of the carriageway at the centre of the vehicular access. All boundary walls, fencing or vegetation within the visibility splays shall thereafter be maintained in perpetuity at a height not exceeding 1.05 metres above the level of the road.

 

Reason: In the interests of road safety.

 

3.      Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, prior to the occupation of the first flatted unit, the access shall be formed in accordance with Argyll & Bute Council standard detail SD08/005a, incorporating an access width of 5.5 metres.

 

Reason: In the interests of road safety.

 

4.      Prior to the commencement of any works on the construction of the flatted block (or such other timescale as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority), samples of the render, stone, roof covering and window frames to be used shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, the flatted block shall be constructed using the approved materials.

 

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and for the avoidance of doubt.

 

5.      Prior to the commencement of any works on the construction of the flatted block (or such other timescale as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority), details of the obscure glass to be fitted in the kitchen windows on the east and west-facing elevations of the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, the development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and maintained as such thereafter.

 

Reason: In the interests of the privacy and amenity of No. 32 Mountstuart Road and No.34 Mountstuart Road having regard to the Supplementary Guidance relative to the distance between habitable room windows contained in the Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2015.

 

6.      Prior to the commencement of any works on the access drive and parking/turning area (or such other timescale as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority), details of the surface treatment to be used shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, the access drive and parking/turning area shall be constructed using the approved materials.

 

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and for the avoidance of doubt.

 

7.      Prior to the commencement of the development (or such other timescale as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority), a detailed scheme of landscaping including boundary treatment(s), tree planting and details of trees and other features to be retained, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. This scheme shall specifically include proposed landscaping and tree/shrub planting including the age, species and location of tree and shrub planting. Additionally, the landscaping scheme shall include suitable screening  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7