Notice of Meeting and Agenda Planning

Notice of meeting and agenda Planning Committee 10.00 a.m., Thursday, 16 May 2013 Dean of Guild Courtroom, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh This is a public meeting and members of the public are welcome to attend. Contact E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0131 529 5242 1. Order of business 1.1 Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting. 2. Declaration of interests 2.1 Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest. 3. Deputations 3.1 (If any) 4. Minutes, for approval as correct records or for noting 4.1 Planning Committees of 28 February and 19 March 2013 (circulated for approval) 4.2 Development Management Sub-Committee of 6 March; 20 March; 27 March; 17 April and 1 May 2013 (circulated for approval) 4.3 City of Edinburgh Planning Local Review Body of 27 February; 13 March and 24 April 2013 (circulated for noting) 5. Development Plan 5.1 Supplementary Guidance: City Centre Retail Core and Tollcross Town Centre - report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) 5.2 Supplementary Guidance: Edinburgh Bioquarter+SEW Parkland - report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) 6. Planning Policy 6.1 Edinburgh Design Guidance - report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) 6.2 Tram Developer Contributions - report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) 7. Planning Process 7.1 Planning and Building Standards Service Plan 2013-14 - report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) 7.2 SESplan 2013-14 Operating Budget – report by the Director of Services for Communities (circulated) Planning Committee – date 16 May 2013 Page 2 of 4 8. Motions 8.1 Motion by Councillor Bagshaw - Cycle Storage in Gardens Committee 1. Recognises the issues which have arisen, and continue to arise, in connection with cycle storage in gardens; particularly in front gardens where households have very limited other storage options; 2. Recognises and welcomes the City Council’s ambitious targets to encourage increased cycle use, the achievement of which requires existing barriers to cycle use to be addressed; 3. Acknowledges that householders seeking storage solutions find it difficult to get a clear steer on what is permitted and how best to provide storage; 4. Notes the proposals prepared by SPOKES in its draft Factsheet on Cycle Storage in Gardens and its accompanying note on Steps that the Council should consider to clarify and seek to resolve these issues; 5. Instructs officers to investigate the proposals put forward by SPOKES, in order to improve clarity for householders, reduce the likelihood of abortive applications and/or enforcement measures, and reduce costs to a proportional level; and to report on measures to support those proposals or alternatives with the same aim. 9. Routine Decisions 9.1 The Leith Programme: Consultation and Design - referral from the Transport and Environment Committee (circulated) Note: Referred report by the Director of Services for Communities is available on The Leith Programme Consultation and Design Carol Campbell Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance Committee Members Councillors Perry (Convener), Howat (Vice-Convener), Bagshaw, Blacklock, Brock Cairns, Child, Dixon, Griffiths, Heslop, McVey, Milligan, Mowat, Rose and Ross. Information about the Planning Committee Planning Committee – date 16 May 2013 Page 3 of 4 The Planning Committee consists of 15 Councillors and is appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Planning Committee usually meets every eight weeks. It considers planning policy and projects and other matters but excluding planning applications (which are dealt with by the Development Management Sub-Committee). The Planning Committee usually meets in the Dean of Guild Court Room in the City Chambers on the High Street in Edinburgh. There is a seated public gallery and the meeting is open to all members of the public. Further information If you have any questions about the agenda or meeting arrangements, please contact Lesley Arbuckle, Committee Services, City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ, Tel 0131 529 4230, e-mail [email protected] A copy of the agenda and papers for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the main reception office, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh. The agenda, minutes and public reports for this meeting and all the main Council committees can be viewed online by going to www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cpol. Planning Committee – date 16 May 2013 Page 4 of 4 Minutes Planning Committee 10.00 am, Thursday, 28 February 2012 Present CouncCouncillorillor Perry (Convener), Howat (Vice-Convener), Bagshaw, Blacklock, Brock, Cairns, Child, Dixon, Griffiths, Heslop, McVey, Milligan, Mowat, Rose and Ross. 1. Minutes Decision 1) To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee of 6 December 2012 as a correct record. 2) To approve the minutes of the Development Management Sub-Committee of 5 and 19 December 2012, and 16 and 30 January 2013 as correct records. The minutes of meeting of 20 February 2013 were approved, subject to noting that Councillor Rose had left the meeting during consideration of item 4.2 and had taken no part in the consideration of that item. 3) To note the minutes of the City of Edinburgh Local Review Body of 28 November and 12 December 2012, and 23 January and 6 February 2013. 2. Deputation – Reference Group – Short term Commercial Letting of Leisure Accommodation The deputation made the following points in relation to the report by the Head of Planning and Building Services on the Annual Review of Guidance, as regards the section on guidance to business on proposals for short stay commercial leisure apartments: (a) In recent years there had been a very large increase in Edinburgh and other cities of owners renting out properties via the internet for very short stays, often only two or three days, and often cramming a lot of people in to residential flats. Where these properties were flats, there was a real loss of quality of life for other residents in the stair - noise at night, unpleasant and disturbing behaviour, residents meeting many strangers on their stair and having no sense of contact or community with those who lived in their building. (b) On the definition of short-stay serviced apartments/short term commercial leisure residential property in flats: they considered this should be residential flats not used primarily as residences but used primarily as self-catering holiday accommodation on a regular basis for short periods of occupation, which were generally less than 5 days duration, and where services such as a concierge and/or cleaning and laundry were provided, either on a daily basis or between periods of occupation and where the numbers of people in occupation generally exceeded the original design capacity. (c) The legislation recognised that in planning terms flats should be treated differently to houses because any activity in a flat had a much greater potential to affect the quality of life of other residents who shared the building. (d) They considered that existing legislation showed that flats were a special case and that planning permission would not normally be granted for flats to be used for these short term commercial leisure rentals. (e) They considered that using any residential property used for short term leisure commercial purposes in this way could be classified as a material change of use and therefore required planning permission in certain circumstances. (f) This would make a big difference to people whose quality of life had suffered from these short term let flats, and would also encourage owners of flats to rent longer term to “real” residents who would contribute to the year round life and economy of Edinburgh. Decision To note the points made by the deputation, for consideration under item 3. 3. Annual Review of Guidance The Head of Planning and Building Services reported on progress in reviewing the Council’s planning guidance. Significant progress had been made towards a new, user- focused structure of guidance as agreed previously. Further consolidation would take place in 2013, along with other reviews of free-standing guidelines. Since the Guidance for Businesses was approved in December 2012, the Council had considered whether short term stay commercial leisure apartments, or ‘party flats’ could constitute a material change of use in planning terms. The Council considered that in certain cases they could involve change of use. The Head of Planning and Building Services considered that the following text should be added to the relevant section of the published version of the Guidance for Businesses: (a) The change of use from a residential property to short stay commercial leisure apartments may require planning permission. In deciding whether this is the case, regard will be had to: - The character of the new use and of the wider area; - The size of the property; - The pattern of activity associated with the use including numbers of occupants, the period of use, issues of noise, disturbance and parking demand; and - The nature and character of any services provided. Planning Committee – 28 February 2013 Page 2 of 6 (b) In the case of short stay commercial leisure apartments, the Council is unlikely to grant planning permission in respect of flatted properties where the potential adverse impact on residential amenity is greatest. Decision 1) To note the progress towards a reorganised and consolidated suite of planning guidance as set out in the report. 2) To approve the additional text to be added to the Guidance for Businesses, relative to short term stay commercial leisure apartments, as described above, subject to amendment of (b) to read as follows – (b) In the case of short stay commercial leisure apartments, the Council will not normally grant planning permission in respect of flatted properties where the potential adverse impact on residential amenity is greatest.

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