Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and the Panel introduced themselves.  The Chair advised that the only participants entitled to speak would be the Members of the LRB (Local Review Body) Panel and Mr Reppke who would provide procedural advice if required.

 

The Chair asked the Panel whether or not they felt they had enough information before them to reach a decision on the Review to which they replied they did not.

 

Councillor MacKay requested that a site visit be held to gauge the settlement pattern, the risk of flooding and to obtain further information from interested parties.  He requested that Ian Gilfillan, Roads and Amenity Services, be invited to attend the site visit to answer any questions the Panel may have on flooding.

 

Councillor Kinniburgh requested that the Planning Department provide a view on the SUDS and foul drainage proposals for the site. 

 

Councillor Kinniburgh noted that the reasons for refusal on page 65 of the agenda pack had been numbered 1, 5, 6 and 7 and requested clarification from the Planning Department on whether this was due to missing information or whether this had been a typographical error.

 

Councillor Kelly requested that more information on the suitability of the proposed bore hole for drinking water be provided by the Planning Department/Building Control.

 

Councillor MacKay requested clarification from the planning department on why the poor condition of the estate road connecting with Glen Massan Road mentioned on page 47 of the agenda pack had not been included in the reasons for refusal on page 56 of the agenda pack. 

 

Councillor MacKay requested that the Planning Department provide a resume on what pre-application discussions had taken place with the applicant.

 

Councillor MacKay requested that the Planning Department provide a view on the suitability of the proposed infilling to raise the level of the site based on any previous developments of similar nature that had been approved by the Department.

 

The Panel requested that the Planning Department, Roads Department, Applicant, Objectors and Ian Gilfillan be invited to attend the site visit.

 

Decision

 

1.      Agreed to hold an accompanied site visit to gauge the settlement pattern, risk of flooding and to obtain further information from interested parties on the following matters –

 

·         flooding risk

·         foul drainage and SUDS scheme

·         the proposed infilling of the site

 

2.      Agreed that the Planning Department, Roads Department, the Applicant, Objectors and Ian Gilfillan of Roads and Amenity Services be invited to attend the site visit, as interested parties.

 

3.      Agreed to request from the Planning Department written submissions in respect of –

 

a)      the Departments’ view on the SUDS and foul drainage proposals for the site;

 

b)      clarification on the numbering 1, 5, 6 and 7 within the Reasons for Refusal on page 65 of the agenda pack;

 

c)      the suitability of the proposed bore hole for drinking water;

 

d)      clarification on why the poor condition of the estate road connecting with Glen Massan Road, mentioned on page 47 of the agenda pack, was not included in the reasons for refusal;

 

e)      a resume on what pre-application discussions had taken place between the Planning Department and the Applicant; and

 

f)        the Departments’ view on the suitability of the proposed infilling to raise the level of the site based on any previous developments of a similar nature.

 

4.      That for the purposes of the written submissions the participants identified at 2 above be the interested parties.

 

 

The Argyll and Bute Local Review Body re-convened on Monday 16 August 2010 at 11.15am within Sandbank Village Hall, Sandbank

 

 

Present:	Councillor Danny Kelly (Chair) Councillor Neil MacKay Councillor David Kinniburgh
Attending:	Iain Jackson, Governance Manager (Advisor) Hazel Kelly, Senior Committee Assistant (Minute Taker)

 

Having undertaken an accompanied site inspection the Chair re-convened the meeting of the Local Review Body (LRB) which had taken place on 17 June in Kilmory.  He advised that the only participants that would be entitled to speak would be the Members of the Local Review Body Panel and Mr Jackson who would provide procedural advice if required.

 

The Chair asked the Panel whether or not they felt they had enough information before them to reach a decision on the review.

 

Councillor MacKay stated that the site visit had been very advantageous and that he now felt he had enough information to make a decision on the review.  Councillor Kinniburgh advised that he too felt he had enough information to make a decision on the review and that the site visit had been very helpful.  Councillor Kelly advised that he also felt he had enough information to make a decision on the review.  He advised that from the advice received from experts and from the site visit he could not see that there would be a problem with flooding on the actual site.

 

Councillor MacKay advised that from the wealth of information that had been received he felt that the information received from Mr Gilfillan, Flood Alleviation Officer, had been the most relevant.  He advised that all concerns over flooding had been virtually eradicated and that in his opinion it may be possible to approve the application subject to conditions.  He stated that at the previous meeting he had enquired as to how much pre-application discussion had taken place between the applicant and the planning section and felt that if more discussion had taken place then the concerns before them could have been eradicated at the time of the application.

 

Councillor Kinniburgh advised that he agreed with Councillor MacKay that many of the reasons for refusal had been alleviated.

 

Councillor Kelly advised that the site visit had been very worthwhile and from the advice received from the flooding experts he felt it may be possible to approve the application subject to conditions.

 

Mr Jackson advised that if the LRB were minded to grant planning permission they would need to request a written submission from the Planning Section providing draft conditions by which would allow the application to be considered for approval and that the LRB would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.