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AGENDA ITEM Z.. .... —.— — NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Planning Applications for consideration of Planning and Transportation Committee Committee Date: 23 March 2016 Ordnance Survey maps reproduced from Ordnance Survey with permission of HMSO Crown Copyright reserved APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 23rd March 2016 Page Application No Applicant Development/Site Recommendation No 8−15 14/00514/FUL Planterra Energy Erection of Wind Turbine Refuse (59m to Tip of Blade), Formation of Access Track and Associated Works Land North Of Braidenhill Farm Yetts Hole Road Coatbridge 16−22 1 5/02480/FUL Zahid Rasul Change of Use from Refuse Former Public House to one Class 1 Retail Unit, one Class 2 Unit (Financial, Professional and other services) and one Hot Food Takeway, and external alterations comprising one ATM, two Flues and Shopfront alterations 62 Lochinvar Road Greerifaulds Cumbernauld G67 4AR 23−29 1 51024821FUL Mr David Wallace Change of Use and Grant Associated Redevelopment of Former Primary School to Training Facility and Offices Gartsherrie Primary School Gartsherrie Road Gartsherrie Coatbridge 30−41 15/02484/FUL North Lanarkshire Construction of School Grant Council and Theatre Facility with Car Parking, Playground Areas and Sports Pitches and Energy Centre Cumbernauld Academy School Kildrum Road Kildrum Cumbernauld G67 2UF 42−50 1 5/02495/PPP Mr Andrew Residential Development Refuse Hepburn (In Principle) Site West Of Glenmavis Road Glenmavis Airdrie 51−59 1 5/02644/FUL C M Builders Erection of 5 Houses Grant Croy Nursery School McSparran Road Croy G65 9HN 60−67 1 6/00007/AMD Modern Housing Amendment to Permission Grant 07/01 81 7/FUL From 57 Flats to 48 Flats and 4 Terraced Dwellings Site East Of Princess Road New Stevenston Motherwell 68−76 16/001 84/FUL Mr James Love Erection of Dwelling house Grant & Garage Site At Former Rigghead Hotel Stirling Road Airdrie ML6 7SS Application No Proposed Development: 14/0051 4/FUL Erection of Wind Turbine ( 59 to Tip of Blade) Formation of m , Access Track and Associated Works Site Address: Land North Of Braidenhill Farm Yetts Hole Road Coatbridge North Lanarkshire Date Registered: 27th March 2014 Applicant: Agent: Planterra Energy N/A 16 St Ninians Lanark ML11 7HX Application Level: Contrary to Development Plan: Local Application No Ward: Representations: 006 Coatbridge North And Glenboig No representation received. Fulton James MacGregor, Julie McAnulty, Michael McPake, William Shields, Recommendation: Refuse Reasoned Justification: The proposed development is considered contrary to policies EDI 3A 2 'Assessing Economic Development and Infrastructure Proposals' (and the supplementary planning guidance SPG12 'Assessing Wind Turbine Developments') and DSP4 'Quality of Development' of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan and Scottish Planning Policy in relation to impact on aviation safeguarding. Furthermore, the submitted application fails to provide sufficient information to demonstrate that there would not be a significant adverse affect the telemetry links in the area. Notification If minded to grant, the application will require to be referred to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Safeguarded Aerodromes, Technical Sites and Military Explosives Storage Areas) (Scotland) Direction 2003 due to an aviation objection. 113m − − i It Gas w Issues Distribution Station −' — − 113m \\" 41 _2 −−−−−−−l' 102. Pace Farm ;Garie( Cottage Soil Pi Issues Cromlet Farm Cottage − Braidenhill Farm let 112 •' ' Dryflat PLANNING APPLICATION 14/005141FUL Produced by Reproduced by perrrissron N Planning & Regeneration atIheOrdnanSurveyon Regeneration & Environmental Services behalf at HMSO QCrovm Erection of Wind Turbine (59m to Tip of Blade) A\ North Lanarkshire Council1 coprght and database nglri Formation of Access Track and Associated Works 2OD9 AN nghts reserved Fleming House −Ire OrdnanceSurvey 2 Tryst Road Lmetice Land North Of Braidenhill FarmYetts Hole Road, Cumbemauld Coatbndge G67 1JW ReasonsRefusal:for−The proposed development is contrary to policies EDI 3A2 Assessing Economic Development and Infrastructure (including the supplementary planning guidance SPG 12 Assessing Wind Turbine Developments) and DSP4 Quality of Development of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan and Scottish Planning Policy in that the development would be the cause of unwanted radar clutter adversely affecting air safety with no identified means of suitable mitigation. 2. The proposed development is contrary to policy EDI 3A2 Assessing Economic Development and Infrastructure Proposals (including supplementary planning guidance SPG12 Assessing Wind Turbine Developments) of the Adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan as the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to prove that the development would not adversely affect the telemetry links in the area. The proposed development is contrary to policies EDI 3A2 Assessing Economic Development and Infrastructure (including the supplementary planning guidance SPG 12 Assessing Wind Turbine Developments) and DSP4 Quality of Development of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan in that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to prove that the development would not result in significant impacts on the surrounding landscape and visual amenity. Background Papers: Consultation Responses: Defence Infrastructure Organisation letter received 23d April 2014 Landscape Services memorandum received 121h June 2014 NLC Greenspace memorandum received 13th May 2014 and 91h October 2015. National Air Traffic Services (Safeguarding) letter received 17 April 2014 Wind Farm Enquiries (Spectrum) letter received 14 th April 2014 Atkins on behalf of the water industry letter received 15th April 2014 Joint Radio Company (JRC) on behalf of energy provider e−mail received 16th April 2014 Scottish Environment Protection Agency letter received 8th April 2014 Scottish Rights Of Way and Access Society letter received 23 rdApril 2014 Traffic & Transportation memorandum received 22 rd April 2014 The Coal Authority letter received 23 rd April 2014 Pollution Control memorandum received 17th April 2014. Glasgow Airport letter received 30th May 2014 Edinburgh Airport letter received 19th May 2014 Contact Information: Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Mr Gordon Arthur at 01236 632500. Report Date: 3rd March 2016 APPLICATION NO. 14/00514/FUL REPORT 1. Site Description 1.1 The proposed wind turbine would be located within an agricultural field to the south of Palace farm Yetts Hole Road, Glenboig. The field is in an area of undulating landscape and is situated on a slight rise if viewed from the west. The land continues to rise slightly in an easterly direction. The field is bound by Gartsherrie Burn to the south and Braidenhill Farm beyond, further agricultural fields and soil pit to the east, Yetts Hole Road and a slight valley with agricultural fields to the west. The wind turbine would be located in the southern part of the field beyond Palace farm and towards a small water course. The wind turbine would be approximately 798m west of the Glenmavis settlement and 1.5 Km north of the Greenhill district of Coatbridge. The former Glenmavis gas Storage facility is 577m to the north. The above ground structure for this has now been removed. There are some individual properties approximately 554m south west and 388m to the south of the site. Electricity pylons cross the landscape 253 metres to the north of the site near where the access would be placed. Access would be via an existing track of Yells Hole Road. 1.2 There are other constructed wind turbines in the wider area including Braidenhill wind turbine (ref 05/02032/FUL − 78m high) which is approximately 604m south of the application site; Gaindykehead wind turbine (ref 111003781FUL − 47m high) approximately 2.6 km north and Bellstane Farm turbine (ref 11/00891/FUL −86m high) at 3.4km to the north east. Planning permission is in place for a turbine at Bartlett's factory (ref. 07/1715/FUL − 126m) at 2.8km to the east. A planning application was received for a wind turbine (13/01585/FUL − 67m high) 500m to the south east of the site was withdrawn on the 12th March 2014 following an objection from Glasgow Airport. 2. Proposed Development 2.1 Planning permission was initially sought for the construction of a single wind turbine that would be 67 metres in height to tip of the blade. This was latterly reduced to 59 metres in height to blade tip following a request from the applicant. The total generating capacity of the wind turbine would be up to a maximum of 500kW and will be connected into the grid. The development would include other ancillary works including foundations, access track and formation of sub−station. Access would be taken directly off Yells Hole Road via an existing junction. 2.2 The wind turbine would have an operational lifespan of 25 years and after this time the developer would be required to remove the wind turbine and all associated development unless further planning permission is acquired. 3. Applicant's Supporting Information 3.1 The applicant has submitted a planning supporting statement which includes sections on the main development considerations including: • Landscape and Visual Assessment • Avian and nature designations • Traffic and Transportation • Radar and Telecommunications • Noise levels, contour plan and supporting literature • Shadow Flicker information • Aviation constraints • Mining constraints • Protected species survey 4. Site History