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The Highland Council North Ayrshire Council Inverclyde Council Orkney THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER 2001 3043 Reference At Library Location of Proposed Develop- The Highland Council No Proposal ment/Applicant TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING LISTED BUILDINGS PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION LB/01/31 Gourock 41 Manor Alterations to form AREAS) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 Library Crescent dining room and Kempock Gourock kitchen within existing The undernoted applications have been received by the Council Place roof space including and may be inspected at the locations indicated. Any person wishing Gourock the enlargement of to make representations should do so in writing, within 21 days of existing dormers and the publication of this notice, to the appropriate Area Planning formation of additional and Building Control Office as indicated. dormer by W. Yousif Address Proposal/Ref No Plans Available at/ LB/01/32 Port Glasgow 6/8 Newark Construction of Representations to Fore Street Street chimneyhead and club Port Glasgow Port Glasgow skews and redecoration Stables annex to Alterations to stables Area Planning Office of gable wall by Boath Cottage to form residential 88 High Street D. Smith Auldearn accommodation and Nairn IV12 4BD Nairn henhouse to greenhouse LB/01/33 Gourock Queens Resi- Internal alterations 01/00166/LBCNA Library dential Home consisting of removal Kempock Ashburn Gate and installation of Cathedral Cottage Installation of oil fired Area Planning Office Place Gourock partitions by Rivendell (Formerly heating system and The Meadows, Gourock Care Homes Ltd Tornaver) oil storage tank. Dornoch IV25 3SF High Street Upgrade existing single LB/01/34 Inverkip St Josephs Extension to existing Dornoch glazed window panes Library Church church by The Trustees Sutherland with double glazed Station Road Greenock of the RC Diocese of IV25 3SH panes and replace Inverkip Road Paisley existing door with new Wemyss Bay half glazed door in sun porch A1 J/WV1 1 *5 /¥ 15 /"^O T T Mr Fraser Williamson, Head of Planning Services 01/00313/LBCSU Cathcart House, 6 Cathcart Square, Greenock (1601/86) 3 Harbour Street Alterations and exten- Plockton Library and Plockton sion of listed building Area Planning Office Ross-shire 01/00329/LBCSL Kings House IV52 8TG The Green North Ayrshire Council Portree, IV51 9BT TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION Ceilidh Hall Conversion of former Muir of Ord Scatwell House ceilidh hall to Service Point and AREAS) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 Strathconon residential use Area Planning Office Notice is hereby given that the application listed below together Muir of Ord (Listed Building 2 Achany Road with the plans and other documents submitted with them may be Ross-shire Consent) Dingwall, IV15 9JB examined at Legal and Regulatory Services, Cunninghame House, IV67QG 01/00925/LBCRC Irvine between the hours of 9.00am and 4.45pm on weekdays (4.30pm Fridays) excepting Saturdays and Public Holidays. Former Stables Conversion of former Muir of Ord Written representations may be made to the Assistant Chief Scatwell House stables to residential Service Point and Executive (Legal and Regulatory Services) at the address below Strathconon use (Listed Building Area Planning Office within the specified time from the date of publication of this notice. Muir of Ord Consent) 2 Achany Road Any representations received will be open to public view. Ross-shire 01/00927/LBCRC Dingwall, IV15 9JB IV6 7QG TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS IN CONSERVATION AREAS) Library House Replacement windows Cromarty Post Office Church Street (Listed Building and (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1987 Cromarty Consent) Area Planning Office Applications for Listed Building Consent Ross-shire 01/00931/LBCRC 2 Achany Road Written comments to be made within 21 days IV11 8XA Dingwall, IV15 9JB Application No: N/01/00747/LBC Address: Brisbane Mains Farm, Brisbane Glen Road, Largs, / D Rennilson, Director of Planning & Development (1601/109) Ayrshire KA30 SSL Proposed Development: Replacement windows (1601/5) Inverclyde Council TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 Orkney Islands Council Applications for planning permission, listed below together with the plans and other documents submitted with them, may be TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 examined at the Department of Planning, Cathcart House, 6 Application for planning permission listed below together with Cathcart Square, Greenock, between the hours of 8.30am and plans and other documents submitted with them may be examined 4.45pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4pm on Friday, and at the address below between the hours of 9am and 1pm Monday, also at the Libraries as indicated. Wednesday and Friday, 1pm to 5pm on Tuesday and Thursday, Written comments may be made to the Head of Planning Services 2pm to 5pm on Wednesday. within 21 days from the date of publication of this notice..
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