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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Rory Colville and Roddy McCuish. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chair
welcomed everyone to the meeting which was held remotely in line with the
Council’s current approach to the Covid-19 guidelines. For the purposes of the sederunt, Iain Jackson,
Clerk to the Committee, read out the names of the Members of the Committee and
asked them to confirm their attendance. In advance
of the meeting interested parties had been asked to confirm if they would make
presentations to the Committee. Mr Jackson
read out the names of those representatives and asked them to confirm their
attendance. The Chair,
having explained the hearing procedure that would be followed, invited the
Planning Officer to present the case. PLANNING Mr David
Moore, Senior Planning Officer made the following presentation to the Committee
making reference to Powerpoint slides – Thank you,
chair. Good Morning everyone. Chair there
have been further objections received after the Supplementary report 2 report
was written and appendix C produced. These have been received Friday afternoon,
Sunday and this morning. I will quickly run through these and all should now be
on public access. Susie Will
(EMail provided) 25.02.22 14.22 Lois Smith
(Email provided) 25.02.2022 14.41 Jacky
Baillie MSP 25.02.22 13.45 On behalf of
Lorna Masterton - Questions Adequacy of Surveys and that Members do not have
adequate information to make a proper decision – this is addressed in
Supplementary Report 2 She received
a telephone call from one of the teachers at the local school who had taken a
photograph of a red squirrel in their grounds. She has since spoken to the
headmistress and she has registered the sighting – This off site report is not
considered material to the application. Debbie Carr
- Braeside Cottage Portincaple – 26.02.22 – 16.50 Angela
Anderson (Time for change Argyll and Bute) E mail – 28.02.22 (0.45) Questions
quality and conclusions of ecological surveys A. Anderson
(Plastic Free Helensburgh) – Also Questions
quality and conclusions of ecological surveys All known
objections are on public access. 4 additional
objections received by post and booked in this morning - G Brownhill Vivian
Flemming Alan
Flemming N Flemming No matters
have been raised in these additional objections which are not already addressed
in the reports provided to Members. As of this
morning the planning authority has received 163 Objections and 6
representations in respect of the proposals. Slide 2 –
This is a local planning application for the construction of 24 housing units
on land accessed off station road Garelochhead. Construction
of new vehicular access road off Station Road Junction
improvements at junction of A814 and Station Road Installation
of traffic calming measures on Station Road Construction
of footway on Station Road Slide 3 –
identified the Railway Station, Station Road Access
Point, Junction works, Location Slide 4 –
Aerial View. Shows site on edge of urban boundary on white land contained by the
railway line, station road Point out
the extent of the housing development itself and those parts of the site not
subject to development. Treed boundary and core path linkages. Slide 5 LDP
2015 extract - This indicates the allocated housing site for 24 units under
H-AL 3/3 Slide 6 LDP
2 - Housing allocation removed. Site now in settlement boundary. Site is not
identified for any protective designation such as OSAP and therefore housing
development could still be considered acceptable subject to compliance with
plan policies. Application would have to be judged on merits. Slide 7 –
Overall Layout - Larger detached homes – railway to top/north – point out large
areas of the site towards the railway not developed and also trees retained
around the edges of the site. Will return to this at slide 12 which indicated
landscape strategy and planting. Slide 8 –
House Type A - 3 bedroom – 2 spaces Slide 9 –
House Type B - 4 bedroom – 3 spaces Slide 10 –
House Type C - 4 bedroom – 3 Spaces Slide 11 –
House Type D - 4 Bedroom – 3 Spaces The house
designs are considered to have provided attractive accommodation. Slide 12 –
Officers noted the growing concerns of representations on biodiversity
interests and advised the applicants that this matter required a more robust
approach than had historically been the case in previous approvals, with
particular reference to the 07 permission. As a result
of these Drawing LS-01 Landscape Strategy – Committing to biodiversity
enhancement approach has been submitted. Tree protection measures for many on
the larger boundary trees and trees not within the development footprint are
also proposed. Slide 13 –
Core access road to site. This was submitted at the request of the area roads
engineer to provide reassurance that acceptable standards could be met in terms
of any RCC submissions. Slide 14 –
Cross sections of road gradients were requested by the Area Roads Engineer and
provided by the applicants provided to ensure acceptable gradients for RCC
could be provided Slide 15 -
Visibility splays at new access to station road achieved Slide 16 -
off-site footway improvements and traffic calming Slide 17 -
Proposed off site junction works with A814 improving junction layout and safety Slides 18 - 34
Photographs of site and Station Road from now on Chair in
Conclusion The
principle of the development is acceptable having regard to the allocation of
land for residential development in the adopted development plan. The proposals
will provide an appropriate layout and design for this well contained site.
Notwithstanding the third party objections which have been received, it is
considered that the topography of the site, the layout of the scheme, the
landscaping proposed, and the house designs and external finishes present a
form of development which will accord with LDP and SG policy requirements. The proposal
accords with the adopted Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan (LDP) and
supplementary guidance and there are no other material considerations,
including views expressed by third parties, which would on officers’ opinion
warrant other than planning permission being granted in this instance. Thank you chair that concludes my ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |