North Lanarkshire Council
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
Planning Applications for consideration of Planning and Environment Committee
Committee Date : 2 July, 2002
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Ordnance Survey maps reproduced from Ordnance Survey with permission of HMSO Crown Copyright reserved APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 2 JULY 2002
Page No. Application No. Applicant DevelopmentlLocus Recommendation
3 C/02/00386/FUL Antonio Quintiliani Alterations and Extension to Existing Hot Grant Food Take-Away to form Second Hot Food Ta ke-Away 36 Bellsdyke Road, Airdrie
9 C/02/00531/FUL Mrs Myra Morton Erection of Fence (in retrospect) Grant 4 Golfview Place, Coatbridge
12 C/02/00566/FUL Turnberry Homes Ltd Erection of 4 Flats and 6 Dwellinghouses Grant Land South West of 59-67 Gartlea Road, Airdrie
19 C/02/00655/FUL Mr R Haggarty Erection of Extension Grant 64 Lochearn Crescent, Airdrie
23 S/02/00393/FUL IN1 Enterprises Change of Use from Shop to Hot Food Grant Carry Out Shop 152 Main Street, Holytown, Motherwell
28 S/02/00428/ADV Andrail Ltd Erection of Hoarding (1-96 sheet) Refuse Gates Bar 274 Main Street, Bellshill
31 S/02/00457/FUL Securicor Omega Installation of Dock Shelters and Platform Grant Express Limited to South Elevation of Building Securicor Distribution 4 Rosehall Road, Bellshill Industrial Estate, Bellshill
34 S/02/00578/0 UT Philip Stevens Construction of Dwellinghouse Refuse 11 Southfield Road, Shotts
39 S/02/00609/FUL Charles Mallon Construction of Two Storey Side Grant Extension to Dwellinghouse 132 Calderbraes Avenue, Uddingston
43 S/02/00612/FUL Taylor Homes Erection of Stable Boxes and Horse Grant (Scotland) Ltd Training Arena Land S.E. of 220 North and South Road, Cleland, Motherwell
46 S/02/00641/FUL Mr Arthur Littlejohn Change of use from Paint Spray Booth to Grant Ice Manufacturing and Hot Food Takeaway Unit 2 544 Windmillhill Street, Motherwell
49 S/02/00666/FUL Christina P Taylor Construction of Bungalow and Detached Refuse Domestic Garage Land south of Bankhead Cottage Edinburgh Road, Harthill, Shotts
C:\TEMPP-JULY.doc Application No: C/02/00386/F UL
Date Registered: 10th April 2002
Applicant : Antonio Quintiliani 36 Bellsdyke Road Airdrie Lanarkshire ML6 9DU
Agent Premier Design Associates 26 Howard Court Nerston East Kilbride G74 4QZ
Development: Alterations and Extension to Existing Hot Food Take-Away to form Second Hot Food Take-Away
Location: 36 Bellsdyke Road Airdrie Lanarkshire ML6 9DU
Ward: 47: North Cairnhill And Coatdyke
Grid Reference: 276058.664741.
File Reference: AIB2880361DBILR
Site History: C/9800792FUL Use of Shop as Hot Food Shop, Erection of Ventilation Flues and Installation of New Shop Front 4th September 1998
Development Plan: The site is covered by residential policies in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991.
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations:
Representations: 5 Letters of Representation
Newspaper Advertisement: 24th April 2002
Comments:
This application relates to the extension of a fish and chip shop on the corner of Bellsdyke Road and Cairnhill Road, Airdrie to form a separate Chinese Take-a-way. The unit has an associated car park accessed from Bellsdyke Road. On the opposite corners of this junction there is a licensed grocer and business premises. The site is zoned HG9 in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991 although it is on the boundary with an area zoned ECON2 Existing General Industrial Area. Following the normal consultation procedure there have been 5 letters of objection received from neighbouring residents and the local Member, details of which are set out in the attached report. Following discussion with the Transportation Section revised plans have been submitted that demonstrate the ability to provide sufficient parking and manoeuvring area. Protective Services has requested further information on the internal layout and the provision of a carbon filtration unit to reduce the potential for smell nuisance. The
The existing take-a-way introduced the principle that a hot food use is acceptable at this location and its operation has resulted in very few complaints. I consider that the provision of an additional unit should not significantly impact on the nearby residential properties and therefore propose that the application be approved.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
2. That the facing materials to be used for the external walls and roof shall match in colour and texture those of the existing adjoining building.
Reason: To ensure continuity of development in the interest of visual amenity
3. That before the development hereby permitted starts a plan including full details of the internal layout of the proposed units shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: To enable further consideration of the proposal with respect to the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations.
4. That before the proposed unit is brought into use a carbon filtration system should be installed to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority and thereafter maintained in line with the manufacturers recommendations.
Reason: To ensure appropriate filtration of cooking odours in the interest of residential amenity.
5. That before development starts, details of a scheme, which provides sufficient space within the curtilage of the application site for:- (a) the parking and manoeuvring of 6 cars; (b) the loading and unloading of service vehicles, and (c) the provision of turning areas so that all vehicles enter and leave the site in forward gear shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: To enable the Planning Authority to consider these aspects.
6. That before the development hereby permitted is completed or brought into use, all areas covered by the scheme, approved under the terms of condition 5 above, shall be levelled, properly drained, surfaced in a material which the Planning Authority has approved in writing before the start of surfacing works, and clearly marked out and shall, thereafter, be maintained as parking, unloading and manoeuvring areas.
Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate parking facilities within the site. 7. That before the development hereby permitted is completed or brought into use, the existing vehicular access to the application site, marked GREEN on the approved plans, shall be closed off and the ground, within the area formerly occupied by the access, shall, thereafter, be reinstated as a Footway.
Reason: In the interest of traffic and pedestrian safety.
8. That before the development hereby permitted is completed or brought into use I metre high bollards shall be erected, to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, along the boundary marked ORANGE on the approved plans.
Reason: In the interest of traffic and pedestrian safety.
9. That hours of operation shall be restricted to the following times:- Sunday to Thursday - 12.00 - 22.00 Friday 8t Saturday - 12.00 - MIDNIGHT
Reason: To accord with the opening times of the existing premises.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 26'h March 2002, 17'h May 2002 and 6'h June 2002
Memo from the Transportation Section received on 14th June 2002 Memo from Protective Services Section received on 20th June 2002 Letter from Margaret McGuiness,l30 Cairnhill Road, Airdrie, ML6 9HF received 28th March 2002. Letter from Mr Bernard Dolan,34 Bellsdyke Road, Airdrie, ML6 9DU received 28th March 2002. Letter from Mrs Mary Black,128 Cairnhill Road, Airdrie, ML6 9HF received 28th March 2002. Letter from Councillor Peter Sullivan,P.O. Box 14, Civic Centre, Motherwell, ML1 1TW received 30th April 2002. Letter from John W. Love J.P,63 Bellsdyke Road, Airdrie, ML6 9DU received 8th May 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact David Baxter at 01236 812372. APPLICATION NO. C/02/00386/FUL
REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.I This application is for the erection of a 47sq.m. extension and internal alterations to 36 Bellsdyke Road, Airdrie to form an additional hot food take-a-way. The application site is currently used as a fish and chip shop and associated car park that was granted under planning consent C/98/007921FUL. The proposal will build in part of the car park and require its current entrance to be relocated.
2. Development Plan
2.1 The site is zoned HG9 Housing Policy for Existing Residential Areas in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991
3. Consultations and Representations
4.1 Following consultations and discussion with the applicant the Transportation Section have indicated no objection to the proposal subject to the provision of 6 parking spaces for patrons and sufficient unloading for delivery vans. Other requirements include the relocation of the existing car park entrance and the existing one reinstated as footway, and the provision of bollards along the side of Bellsdyke road to ensure that patrons do not park on the footway.
4.2 The Protective Services Section has indicated some concern regarding the internal layout of the food preparation areas and have requested further details. In addition they have indicated the need for a suitable filtration unit to be installed.
4.3 Following neigbour notification and advertisement in the local press 5 letters of objection were received including one from the local Member, Councillor Peter Sullivan. These letters referred to the following reasons:
1) impact on the residential amenity; 2) cooking smells from the current unit will only be increased; 3) there is inadequate parking provision and on street parking on Cairnhill Road and Bellsdyke Road is already a nuisance; 4) the shop across the road has a trailer van parked on site that attracts youths; 5) Hot food take-a-ways encourage young people to congregate in the area causing a nuisance; and 6) The proposal will increase the litter and problems of stored materials
4. Plannina Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 The development of hot food take-a-ways in residential areas is acceptable in terms of the local plan subject to their provision near to other similar activities and local shops. In this instance the adjoining premises will remain as a hot food take-a-way and the other corner of the street has a licensed grocers.
4.2 The proposal is to have adequate parking provision and should not therefore significantly impact on the current traffic situation at this busy junction.
4.3 The building is designed to match in with the existing premises and subject to matching materials is acceptable. 4.4 The main issue is therefore the material considerations raised by the letters of objection. The regulation of smells and litter can be addressed through Environmental Health Legislation to a certain degree although it is proposed that appropriate filtration equipment is installed to mitigate this matter and Litter bins can be provided to encourage responsible litter disposal.
4.5 The Transportation Section have no objections to the proposal subject to measures designed to discourage on-street parking along Bellsdyke Road. The application site includes a car park which has sufficient capacity for car borne customers and deliveries. The impact on traffic safety should therefore be minimal.
4.6 The siting of a trailer van on an adjacent site has no locus in this case.
4.7 Although the proposed development may increase the number of people visiting this corner there is no indication that it would contribute to people drinking in the park nearby or encourage youths to congregate nearby.
4.8 Cairnhill Road is a main through route and as such already generates noise from traffic and passing pedestrians. There is currently a licensed grocers on the opposite corner and commercial properties on the other side of Cairnhill Road which contribute to noise disturbance I therefore consider that the site presently contributes very little to residential amenity. As such the proposal will not significantly impact on the amenity of local residents.
4.9 In conclusion therefore the existing take-a-way introduced the principle that a hot food use is acceptable at this location and its operation has resulted in a few complaints to the local Member. I consider that the provision of an additional unit should not significantly impact on the nearby residential properties and therefore propose that the application be approved. Application No:
Date Registered: 29th April 2002
Applicant: Mrs Myra Morton 4 Golfview Place Coatbridge Lanarkshire ML5 IJW
Development: Erection of Fence (In Retrospect)
Location: 4 Golfview Place Coatbridge Lanarkshire ML5 1JW
Ward: 32: Blairpark
Grid Reference: 271487664997
File Reference: CTG765004/GL/LR
Site History:
Development Plan: The property is covered by residential policies in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991.
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations:
Representations: 1 Letter of Objection
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
This application relates to the erection of a mild steel fence around the garden ground of 4 Golfview Place, Coatbridge. The application is retrospective and has been submitted as a result of a letter of objection from a neighbouring property. Planning permission is required for the fence as it is located within 20 metres of the public road and is greater than one metre in height. The application site is zoned HG9 Housing Policy for Existing Residential Areas in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991,
The fence is greater than one metre in height (although does not exceed the height of timber fences to be found in the vicinity) and runs the perimeter of the garden area. It is noted that the area of land in question is accessed from a public footpath with no frontage to the public road. The construction of the fence is of mild steel (painted black) and the design incorporates decorative features. On balance, taking into account adjacent boundary treatments the fence is considered to be of acceptable design and visual appearance and has no detrimental impact on the character of the area.
The letter of objection brought the matter to light in the first instance and is summarised as follows:
1. Concern that a planning application had not been submitted. 2. Objection to the erection of the fence beyond the front building line. 3. Concern over the erection of a garage on the site and impingement on air space by over hanging roof section. 4. Concern over animosity from applicant. 5. Concern over the possibility of using an area of the garden in close proximity to the objector's house as an outside area for the applicants numerous dogs, increasing the likelihood of noise nuisance from barking.
With regard to the first point of objection, planning permission for the fence is required and this application has now been submitted to regularise the situation. The second issue of building beyond the front building line is not considered significant reason to recommend that the application be refused. The garden area is accessed by a pedestrian thoroughfare with no road frontage. In amenity terms there is therefore no significant visual impact. The issue over the garage has been investigated and it has been established that the garage was erected under permitted development rights, therefore, the Council is not empowered to take the matter any further. The objector has been advised that any impingement on airspace may be addressed through the normal civil law processes. The final points of objection are noted and appreciated although do not constitute valid planning material considerations.
Taking the above into account it is recommended that the application be granted planning permission
Recommendation: Approve
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 29th April 2002
Letter from Mr & Mrs Hugh Glen,l5 Golfview Drive, Coatbridge, ML5 1JN received 18th April 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Gordon Liddell at 01236 812374. Application No:
Date Registered: 9th May 2002
Applicant: Turnberry Homes Ltd. Great Western Business Park Glasgow G15 6RX
Agent T Lawrie & Partners Clydeway Skypark 8 Elliot Place Glasgow G3 8EP
Development: Erection of 4 Flats and 6 Dwellinghouses
Location: Land South West Of 59-67 Gartlea Road Airdrie Lanarkshire
Ward: 48: South East Cairnhill And Gartlea
Grid Reference: 276504664943
File Reference: AIG21OlDBlLR
Site History: C/98/01730/NID Ground Consolidation Works 8th February 1999
Development Plan: The site is covered by industrial policies and residential proposals in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991. Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations: Scottish Water (Com ments) British Gas Transco (No objection) Scottish Power (No objection) The Coal Authority (Com ments) Representations: 3 Letters of Objection
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
This application relates to the erection of 4 flats and 6 dwellinghouses on land to the south west of 59-67 Gartlea Road. The site is zoned ECON 2 Existing General Industrial Area, HG3 New Private Sector Housing Development and HG6 Special Needs Housing in the Monklands District Local Plan. The applicant is currently building to the north of the site and the site would be accessed via this development. Following neighbour notification 3 letters of objection were received details of which are outlined in the attached report. The Coal Authority has indicated that the site has a mine entry nearby and shallow mine workings. These are currently being addressed through grouting of the site and were the subject of a previous application. There are no other adverse comments from the normal consultees. In conclusion I consider that this proposal is in accordance with the development plan and will visually improve an area of derelict land without any significant impact on traffic safety. Rpcdd tornlhhdnruSuwwmqpwwIh G67 1JW bpmwimdb CmntdlrdhrMi.IVs 01236 818210 Fax 01236616232 * Location of Objectors ~t.t,~~01- mcrWn cwriphi 1: 1 250 LhuthrdudrqrbiFOOn ~nhirpsaCIWn sowllm9l This mpy has teen produced specifically for the Map Return Scheme purposes anly -may i-dta pm*e"#m CI S(u,l PD&rnW OS Licence LA 09041L No further copes may be made Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:.
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
2. That before the development hereby permitted starts, full details of the design and location of all fences and walls to be erected on the site shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: To enable the Planning Authority to consider these aspects.
3. That before the development hereby permitted starts, full details of all external materials to be used in construction, including walls, roofs, windows, doors, gutters and downpipes, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: To enable the Planning Authority to consider these aspects.
4. That before the development hereby permitted starts, a scheme of landscaping, including boundary treatment, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required, and it shall include:- (a) details of any earth moulding and hard landscaping, grass seeding and turfing; (b) a scheme of tree and shrub planting, incorporating details of the location, number, variety and size of trees and shrubs to be planted; (c) an indication of all existing trees and hedgerows, plus details of those to be retained, and measures for their protection in the course of development (d) details of the phasing of these works.
Reason: To enable the Planning Authority to consider these aspects.
5. That within one year of the occupation of the flats hereby permitted, all planting, seeding, turfing and earth moulding included in the scheme of landscaping and planting, approved under the terms of condition 4 above, shall be completed and any trees, shrubs, or areas of grass which die, are removed, damaged, or become diseased, within two years of the completion of the development, shall be replaced within the following year with others of a similar size and species.
Reason: To ensure the provision of appropriate landscaping in the open space associated with the flats in the interest of visual amenity.
6. That before the development hereby permitted starts, a management and maintenance scheme shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required, and it shall include proposals for the continuing care, maintenance and protection of:- (a) the proposed footpaths, parking areas, external lighting, and fences as shown on the approved plans; and (b) the proposed grassed, planted and landscaped areas as approved under the terms of condition 4 above Reason: To enable the Planning Authority to consider these aspects.
7. That before completion of the development hereby permitted, the management and maintenance schemed approved under the terms of condition 6 shall be in operation.
Reason: To ensure the effective maintenance of the footpaths, parking areas, external lighting, fences and areas of landscaping in the interest of traffic and pedestrian safety and visual amenity.
8. That no dwellinghouse shall be occupied until the access roads and footways leading thereto from the existing public road have been constructed to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure satisfactory vehicular and pedestrian access facilities to the dwellings.
9. That before the last of the dwellinghouses hereby permitted is occupied, all roads and footways shall be completed to final wearing course.
Reason: To ensure Satisfactory vehicular and pedestrian access facilities to the dwellings.
10. That before any of the dwellinghouses hereby permitted, situated on a site upon which a fence or wall is to be erected, are occupied, the fence, or wall, as approved under the terms of condition 4 above, shall be erected.
Reason: In the interest of privacy and residential amenity.
11. That notwithstanding the provisions of Class 7 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992, no gates, fences, walls, or other means of enclosure, shall be erected between the front of the dwellinghouse hereby permitted and the adjoining road.
Reason: To reduce the amount of clutter on the street scene in the interest of residential amenity.
12. That prior to the start or occupation of the development hereby permitted the roundabouts outlined in GREEN and associated junction improvements on the approved plans shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans.
Reason: To ensure satisfactory vehicular and pedestrian access facilities to the dwellings.
13. That before the development starts, full details of the location and design of the surface water drainage scheme to be installed within the application site shall be submitted to, and for the approval of the Planning Authority, and for the avoidance of doubt the scheme shall comply with the principles of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS).
Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the area and to ensure that the proposed drainage system complies with the guidance on SUDS.
NOTE TO COMMITTEE: If approved, this application will be required to be referred to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (Scotland) Direction 1997, in that the Council has a financial interest and the application has been the subject of objections.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 9th May 2002
Memo form Transportation Section received 14th June 2002 Letter from Scottish Water received 6th June 2002 Letter from British Gas Transco received 23rd May 2002 Letter from Scottish Power received 23rd May 2002 Letter from The Coal Authority received 29th May 2002 Letter from Mr. I. Ashrif,4 Douglas Street, Airdrie, ML6 9JS received 16th May 2002. Letter from Mr S C Hi11,6 Douglas Crescent, Airdrie, ML6 9JP received 6th June 2002. Letter from Mr S. C. Hi11,6 Douglas Crescent, Airdrie, ML6 9JP received 22nd May 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact David Baxter at 01236 812372. APPLICATION NO. C/02/00566/FUL
REPORT
1. DescriDtion of Site and ProDosal
4.1 This application relates to the erection of 4 flats and 6 dwellinghouses on land to the south west of 59-67 Gartlea Road. The site is bounded to the north by the new Turnberry Homes development, existing Council housing to the west and south, a shop to the south and Gartlea Road to the east. The site will be accessed via the new Turnberry Homes development.
2. DeveloDment Plan
2.1 The site is zoned ECON 2 Existing General Industrial Area, HG3 New Private Sector Housing Development and HG6 Special Needs Housing in the Monklands District Local Plan.
3. Consultations and Retxesentations
3.1 Following neighbour notification 3 letters of objection were received that make reference to the following points:
1) The objector owns some land to the rear of his property to enable the maintenance of the boundary wall/fence and the exclusion of this from the proposal could result in the land being used for youths to gather and cause nuisance. 2) The increase in traffic on Gartlea Road as a result of the Airdrie retail park and the new housing may result in further accidents. 3) The proposed development could result in the objector’s properties being overshadowed and the outlook restricted. 4) The development would result in the loss of open space for the children to play in.
3.2 The Coal Authority has indicated that the site has a mine entry nearby and shallow mine workings. These are currently being addressed through grouting of the site and were the subject of a previous application.
3.3 The Transportation Section had some comments on the layout and these have been addressed by revised plans. They also indicate that the traffic improvements required as part of the current Turnberry Homes development should be concluded
3.4 Scottish Water has indicated that a sustainable urban drainage system should be considered.
3.5 British Gas Transco and Scottish Power have no objections
4. Plannina Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 The proposed housing development is in line with the proposals set out in the Monklands District Local Plan 1991 to redevelop this site for housing. The layout meets with the current Developer’s Guidance on Open Space.
4.2 The objectors have however raised concern about the impact of the proposed development on the area. In terms of the land ownership this is not a planning matter as ownership is not required when making a planning application. I have informed the applicant however of this point and further investigation will be made by them.
4.3 In terms of the impact of the development on traffic safety I would like to indicate that the Transportation Section have ensured that the layout meets current guidelines and subject to offsite road works being complete.
4.4 As the objector’s properties are situated to the south of the proposed development overshadowing will not occur. The residents will however loose the direct views over the existing open space although I do not consider that this will significantly impact on their residential amenity.
4.5 Although the application site has been maintained as a grassed area in the past it was identified in the local plan over 10 years ago for redevelopment. The site is also identified in the Vacant and Derelict Land Register and as such is not considered a valuable in terms of open space.
4.6 In conclusion therefore I consider that proposal should be approved as it is in accordance with the development plan, will visually improve an area of derelict land and should not have a significant impact on traffic safety. However, the decision cannot be issued until the Scottish Ministers have been consulted in terms of Town and Country (Notification of Applications) (Scotland) Direction 1997 as the Council has an ownership interest and the proposal has received some objections. Application No:
Date Registered: 16th May 2002
Applicant: Mr R Haggarty 64 Lochearn Crescent Airdrie Lanarkshire ML6 6SQ
Development: Erection of Extension
Location: 64 Lochearn Crescent Airdrie Lanarkshire ML6 6SQ
Ward: 42: Academy
Grid Reference: 275646.666870.
File Reference: C/PL/AIL630064/LM/LR
Site History:
Development Plan: The property is covered by Residential Policies in the Monklands District Local Plan.
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations:
Representations: 1 Letter of Objection
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
The applicant seeks permission to erect a two storey side and single rear extension to a detached property. The proposed extension is to accommodate the relocation of the kitchen and creation of a family room on the ground floor, plus an additional bedroom and study on the first floor. Following submission of the application one letter of objection was received from the resident at 14 Gareloch Avenue, details are contained within the report. Notwithstanding the concerns raised by the objector it is recommend that planning permission be granted.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:.
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
2. That the facing materials to be used for the external walls and roof shall match in colour and texture those of the existing adjoining building.
Reason: In the interests of amenity of the building and the surrounding area. Golf Course
Planning and Envronmnt kadquaters Sute 501 Fkrning House 2 Tryst Rod 64 LOCHEARN CRESCENT, AlRDRlE CUMBERNAULD G67 IJW 01236616210 Fax 01233616232 Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 16th May 2002
Letter from Transportation Section received 18th June 2002
Letter from Mr James McConnachie,l4 Gareloch Avenue, Airdrie, ML6 6SH received 22nd May 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Leigh Menzies at 01236 812375. APPLICATION NO. C1021006551FUL
REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.I This application seeks permission for the construction of an extension to the detached property at 64 Lochearn Crescent, Airdrie. The house is located within an established private residential area.
1.2 The applicant is proposing to construct a two storey side extension the full length of the property and a single rear storey extension 6.8m in length. The proposed extension is to accommodate the relocation of the kitchen and creation of a family room on the ground floor, plus an additional bedroom and study on the first floor.
1.3 Overall the extension will provide an additional 60 square metres of floorspace and will be 7.5 metres high, which is 1 metre lower in height than the existing property.
2. Consultations and Representations
2.1 Consultation with the Transportation Section indicated no objection to the proposal so long as parking is provided for two vehicles.
2.2 One letter of objection was received from the neighbour at 14 Gareloch Avenue. The grounds for the objection are that the extension will give a terracing effect on the surrounding properties and would contribute to existing on-street parking.
3. Plannina Assessment and Conclusions
3.1 The main consideration in assessing this application is how the proposed extension will impact on the surrounding residential area in terms of scale and design.
3.2 It is considered that the extension is acceptable and in keeping with the scale and character of the residential area. The house has a substantial garden area, and as the materials will match the existing house, it is considered that the extension will not overwhelm the dwellinghouse.
3.3 In terms of the extension contributing to a terracing effect it is not considered that this would be the case due to a gap of two metres still separating the properties.
3.4 In terms of the on street parking being increased by the extension, provision has been made for two off street parking spaces within the curtilage of the property, as per the recommendation of the Transportation Section.
3.5 Having considered the impact of the proposed extension on the amenity of the surrounding area, it is considered that it will not be sufficiently detrimental to justify refusing planning permission
3.6 Notwithstanding the objection received, it is recommended that planning permission be granted. Application No: S/02/00393/FUL
Date Registered: 27th March 2002
Applicant: IN1 Enterprises 159 B Netherton Road Netherton Wishaw ML2 OAR
Agent Mr Stanley Cook 12 Beveridge Terrace Mossend Bellshill ML4 2RJ
Development: Change of Use From Shop to Hot Food Carry Out shop
Location: 152 Main Street Holytown Motherwell Lanarkshire MLI 4TJ
Ward: 27: Holytown
Grid Reference: 276594.660546.
File Reference: S/PL/B/5/13(88)/JD/JF
Site History:
Development Plan: The site is covered by a mixed use policy in the Northern Area Local Plan; and the site is covered by retail policies RTL6 and RTLll in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001).
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations:
Representations: 4 Letters of Representation
Newspaper Advertisement: 24 May 2002
Comments:
Planning permission is sought for the change of use from a shop to a hot food takeaway. The property is a shop unit built as part of a terrace of such units in the late 1980s. Four letters of objection were received following notification procedures and the press advertisement. Notwithstanding the objections, I recommend that planning permission be granted for the reasons given in my accompanying report.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. PLANNING APPLICATION No. S / 02 / 00393 / FUL rbhire ROducsd by CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP TO HOT Deparhmlof Uanniq adEnvvonrrenl cnuncll Sxllknhvimn FOOD CARRY - OUT SHOP 533 Bardan Steel MOTHERWELL ML1 1RS mpod~tomthadrruSun.ymqp~wlh 152 MAIN STREET, HOLYTOWN dn pmisslm d h. Cmbdk d hrr MIWay. Telephcra 01W 3021W Fax OlEW 302101 su,Oray an- 0crm Wi*l cs Lwne LA Wc4lL * Locatim of Objector 1: 1253 ~~*,:=::~~~~~~~~~~~~‘*l Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 27th March 2002
Letter from Transportation Section received 18th April 2002 Letter from Protective Services Section received 18th April 2002
Letter from E Scott,l8 Sunnyside Place, Holytown, MLI 4RX received 5th April 2002. Letter from Taj Maha1,148 Main Street, Holytown, MLI 4TH received 30th May 2002. Letter from Tat Ming Tsang,Unit 3, Main Street, Holytown, ML1 4TA received 6th June 2002. Letter from Albert Chan,Magic Wok, 113 Main Street, Holytown, MLI 4TJ received 7th June 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Joanne Delaney at 01698 302137. APPLICATION NO. S/02/00393/FUL
REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.I The applicant seeks planning permission to change the use of a shop to a hot food takeaway.
1.2 The application site is a shop unit which was built as part of a terrace of 5 such units in the late 1980’s. There is a goods unloadinghehicular turning area to the rear and a Council car park to the west of the property.
2. Development Plan
2.1 The application raises no issues of a strategic nature and so should be considered in terms of the local plan policies.
2.2 The Northern Area Local Plan includes the site within an area covered by Mixed Use Policy DCI which seeks to encourage a mixture of residential and commercial uses in such areas, subject to there being no overriding highway, safety or environmental reasons for refusal of a development.
2.3 On the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) the site is zoned as Secondary, Village and Neighbourhood Commercial Areas and policies RTLG and RTLI 1 are relevant to this development. Policy RTLG seeks to encourage the retention of existing retail, office and ancillary uses, supporting additional provision where this does not undermine the viability of the existing shopping area, and where development accords with the provisions of policy RTLI 1 ‘Bad Neighbour developments’. Policy RTLI 1 seeks to locate such developments within Town Centres and/or Secondary Village or Neighbourhood Commercial Areas. Proposals are assessed on their potential impact on the character of the surrounding environment, with developments expected to complement the existing streetscene and enhance the quality of shopping experience.
3. Consultations and Representations
3.1 The Transportation Section and Protective Services Section were consulted on the proposal and raised no objections.
4.1 Four objections were received following the press advertisement and neighbour notification procedures, one from a householder and three from commercial proprietors. The concerns raised are summarised below:-
Litter and mess would result from the development; and There are already too many hot food takeaway outlets.
4. Planning Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 With regard to litter problems, such matters are not to be controlled through planning legislation, rather they are matters to be addressed by the appropriate enforcing authorities i.e. the Police or Protective Services.
4.2 Questions regarding over-provision of hot food takeaways or commercial competition do not constitute valid planning objections. However, if it appears to the Planning Authority that the granting of consent will, given the existence of similar outlets, incrementally alter the character of an area then a refusal of consent on these grounds may be justified. Whilst there are four hot food takeaway outlets, within the close vicinity of the application site, this Secondary, Village and Neighbourhood Commercial Area also affords other local amenity shopping in the form of a general store, mini-market, bakers and chemist and cannot, therefore, be considered to detrimentally affect or alter the character of this commercial centre.
4.3 This development is ideally located within the commercial centre of Holytown and conforms to the relevant local plan policies. Therefore I hereby recommend that planning permission be granted. Application No: S/02/00428/ADV
Date Registered: 8'h April 2002
Applicant : Andrail Ltd Auchenheglish Lodge Arden Alexandria G83 8RB
Development: Erection of Hoarding (1 -96 sheet)
Location: Gates Bar 274 Main Street Bellshill Lanarkshire
Ward: 30: Hattonrigg
Grid Reference: 273479.660243
File Reference: S/PL/B/7/61(96)/JD
Site History: Erection of Illuminated Ultravision (Changing Display) Advertisement Hoarding S/01/00165/ADV, refused 17 April 2001
Development Plan: The property is covered by the Advertisement Hoarding Policy in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (modified June 2001) Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations: None
Representations : None
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
Advertisement consent is sought for the erection of a 1 x 96 Sheet Hoarding located at the rear of Gates Bar, Bellshill. Consent was refused by Committee last year for an advertisement proposal at the front and side of Gates Bar. It is considered that this proposal will not serve as a positive affect on the visual environment within Bellshill Town Centre and it is, therefore, recommended that consent be refused.
Recommendation: Refuse for the Following Reason
1. That the proposed hoarding is contrary to policy ENV 17 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (modified June 2001) as it will detract from the visual amenity of Bellshill Town Centre.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 8 April 2002 Memo from Transportation Section Received 26 April 2002
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REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.I The application site is within Bellshill Town Centre and is located at the rear of Gates Bar on Main Street.
1.2 It is proposed to site a 1 x 96 sheet advertising hoarding which will lie adjacent to a private car park accessed from John Street, and in front of consulting rooms/offices of the adjacent Health Centre.
2. Development Plan
2.1 The application raises no strategic issues and can, therefore, be assessed in terms of policy ENV 17 (Advert Hoardings) of the Draft Local Plan. Policy ENV 17 requires that consideration be given to the following issues:-
the effect on the visual amenity of the area; 0 the effect on public safety; and 0 the proliferation of hoardings in the area
3. Planninn Assessment and Conclusion
3.1 The Transportation Section raised no issues regardin publi safety in th event that consent was granted for the hoarding.
3.2 Whilst it cannot be regarded as proliferation of hoardings within the area, there are a number of advert signs of varying design for the Safeway store located in the close vicinity of the application site across John Street. These include a hoarding located to the east of Gates Bar on Main Street which measures 5 metres long x 3 metres high, and acts as a directional sign detailing the location of the Safeway store on John Street. Within the curtilage of the Safeway store, there are a totem pole sign, an ‘A’ board entrance sign and several illuminated fascia signs on the building itself, which all create a cumulative effect on the streetscene on John Street. It is considered that the siting of a further 1 x 96 sheet advertisement hoarding sandwiched between the Safeway signs will only seek to compound the affect on the streetscene and assist in the ‘perception’ of proliferation of signs within this immediate area.
3.3 The location of hoardings must be considered more carefully within Town Centres in particular as some of these areas have suffered from a poor environmental quality in the past which has sought to diminish their attraction to visitors and shoppers. For this reason, the Draft Local Plan affords varying policies which seek to enhance and maintain the environment of such areas to improve their vitality and viability. It is considered that this proposal will not have a positive effect on the environment of the Town Centre, furthermore, it will detrimentally affect the visual amenity of John Street and, in particular, will severely reduce the visual amenity available to those resident within the Health Centre who would be looking onto the back of the hoarding.
3.4 I, therefore, consider that the proposal conflicts with the Draft Local Plan policy and hereby recommend that advertisement consent be refused. Application No:
Date Registered: 9th May 2002
Applicant: Securicor Omega Express Limited Sutton Park House 15 Carshalton Road Sutton Surrey SMI 4LD
Agent Securicor Distribution Property Department 50 Cox Lane Chessington Surrey KT9 1TJ
Development: Installation of Dock Shelters and Platform to South Elevation of Building
Location: Securicor Distribution 4 Rosehall Road Bellshill Industrial Estate Bellshill Lanarkshire ML4 3NR
Ward: 24: Bellshill North
Grid Reference: 272868.660619.
File Reference: S/PL/B/7/25
Site History:
Development Plan: The site is covered by Industrial policies in the Bellshill & Mossend Local Plan. The site is within an area allocated for Business and Industry in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001).
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations:
Representations: 1 Letters of Objection / Representation
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
This application is for the formation of a loading platform, installation of new doors and the erection of a canopy over the loadinglunloading area to the existing building in Bellshill Industrial Estate. No additional floorspace is involved. An objection has been received from a neighbouring industrial unit complaining about existing flooding. This is not a valid planning objection and it is unlikely that the proposed development will lead to any change in the circumstances with regard to drainage. I therefore recommend that the application be granted subject to conditions. PLANNING APPLICATION No. S / 02 / 00457 / FUL
INSTALLATION OF DOCK SHELTERS AND RDducad by PLATFORM TO SOUTH ELEVATION bpmnlof Planning and Enuronmnl Sauthein Dvimon 93Bra*" S8w1 MOTHERWELL SECURICOR DISTRIBUTION, 4 ROSEHALL ROAD, MLllRs BELLSHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BELLSHILL Rpodradt.mlhOr*n;.Surr*mqsi~rlh ii h. mm,",m d h. Cmntdl" d D.rm.*ltl. hiepha01.~5 rnaoo F~OWWMZ~Q~ sumn m. OC,~"-,I*' UIaubM.drqaldon lrhlw.~Crarnwlphf c6 LimnseL409241L * Location of Objectors. ld mqbdtopmn-ubm m 0111 pasdlq. Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 9th April 2002
Letter from Maxi Group Limited, Elliott House, Kilwinning Road, Irvine, KA12 8TG received 25th April 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Alistair Maclean at 01 698 302093. Application No: S/02/00578/OUT
Date Registered: 29th April 2002
Applicant: Philip Stevens Willowgrove 33 Main Street Horsleywoodhouse Derbyshire DE7 6AW
Agent The Alexander Kerr Practice Commercial Bank Chambers 5A Stewarton Street Wishaw ML2 8AA
Development: Construction of Dwellinghouse
Location: 11 Southfield Road Shotts Lanarkshire ML7 5LT
Ward: 17: Stane
Grid Reference: 288821.659746.
File Reference: S/PL/B/l7/52(193)
Site History: No relevant history
Development Plan: The site is covered by Countryside Policy ENV8 in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001).
Contrary to Development Plan: Yes
Consultations: NLC Community Services (Com ments) S.E.P.A.( W est) (Comments) West Of Scotland Water (Com ments) Central Scotland Countryside Trust (No response)
Representations: None Received
Newspaper Advertisement: 24 May 2002
Comments:
The application seeks outline planning consent to create a new residential curtilage and dwelling to the southeast of the vacant Woodend Cottage, at the end of an unmade track known as Southfield Road, off Southfield Ave, Torbothie, Shotts.
There are policy objections to the proposal as the site lies within countryside designated land and the application fails to address the vacant and derelict condition of the existing Woodend Cottage. There is also a highway objection to an inadequate access serving an additional dwelling.
Recommendation: Refuse for the Following Reasons:-
1. That the proposed additional dwellinghouse in an area of designated as “Countryside Around Towns” would be contrary to RTPolicy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001), as well as to national planning policy contained in NPPG3 and Circular 2411 985;
2. That the proposed development is served by a vehicular and pedestrian access which is inadequate for an additional dwelling, in terms of its width, visibility splay, condition and lack of lighting, with no prospect of the necessary improvements being achieved; the additional dwellinghouse would in consequence compromise road safety.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 29th April 2002
Letter from Department of Community Services received 1gth June 2002 Letter from Transportation Section received 11th June 2002 Letter from West Of Scotland Water received 31st May 2002 Letter from SEPA received 14thJune 2002 Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001 ) Shotts Local Plan 1982
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Richard Cartwright at 01698 302128. APPLICATION NO. S10210057810UT
REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.I The application site lies within an area of countryside at the edge of Torbothie, Shotts, between properties in Clyde Drive and Southfield Avenue. It is served by an unmade access track Southfield Road, which connects to the public highway along the north side of 58 Southfield Avenue.
1.2 Outline planning consent is sought to create a new residential curtilage and dwelling in the south eastern part of the plot of Woodend Cottage. This existing vacant and derelict cottage (which is in the same ownership as the application site) would remain within a reduced curtilage.
2. Development Plan
2.1 The site lies within an area of Countryside Around Towns, to which Policy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001 ) applies.
2.2 In the 1982 Shotts Local Plan the site was included within an existing housing area, for which Policy H2 states that the protection and improvement of residential amenity will be a prime aim.
3. Consultations and ReDresentations
3.1 Scottish Water whilst not objecting to the proposal have commented that there are no adjacent public water mains, and that details of connections to the public sewerage system and to surface water sewers would also be required.
3.2 SEPA have objected to the proposal due to the lack of drainage details supplied.
3.3 My Transportation Section recommend refusal due to the substandard nature, inadequate width of and visibility splay for the access road, which in view of the lack of scope to secure the necessary improvements, make it unsuitable to serve what would be a third dwelling from this access. They are also concerned that the lack of a footway and street lighting would lead to a pedestrian safety danger.
3.4 NLC Community Services have no objection to the proposal, but would require conditions protecting the surrounding hedges and bank to a water course, and the height of any dwelling.
3.5 None of the other consultees have responded and there have been no representations from notifications or advertisement of the application.
4. Planning Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 The first key policy issue in the assessment of this application is that the site consists of open land which currently lies within an area designated as Countryside, albeit presently a grassed garden area forming part of the curtilage of the vacant Woodend Cottage. Policy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) applies and contains a presumption against new dwellings which are unrelated to agriculture or forestry. This policy reflects national planning policy contained in Circular 24/1985 Development in the Countryside and Green Belts and in NPPG3 ‘Land for Housing’, both of which state that isolated development should be discouraged in the open countryside. The recent Consultation Draft revision of NPPG3 ‘Planning for Housing’ confirms (in paragraph 44) that the Scottish Executive looks to planning authorities to safeguard the character and amenity of the countryside, and protect the setting of existing settlements.
4.2 The current outline application for an additional dwelling is contrary to the latest Local Plan and national planning policy set out above. The fact that the application site lies within the existing curtilage of the vacant Woodend Cottage, which is in poor condition, is a material consideration. However, the current proposal makes no provision to address the issue of dereliction by the improvement or redevelopment of the existing cottage. It rather seeks consent only for an additional new dwelling and would leave the current status of the vacant cottage unaffected. I therefore recommend refusal of the current application on countryside policy grounds.
4.3 The second policy issue to be considered is the adequacy of the vehicular and pedestrian access to the site. Although the applicant has stated that the existing unmade access from Southfield Avenue would be improved, my Transportation Section have concluded that it would not be possible to secure improvements to road width and visibility, sufficient to adequately serve a third dwelling. This would be in addition to serving a property fronting Southfield Avenue but with access from the Southfield Road track, and to Woodend Cottage which could itself be refurbished or redeveloped in future. Pedestrian safety would also be made worse by a new dwelling, due to the lack of a footway and street lighting. There is insufficient width to create a separate footway and installing lighting in the context of the current application would also be problematic. The transport implications of the proposal in terms of access and road safety implications have been assessed as required by Policy TRI 3 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001), and are found to be unacceptable.
4.4 In conclusion I therefore recommend that the application be refused on countryside policy and road safety grounds. Application No: S/02/00609/FUL
Date Registered: 10th May 2002
Ap p Ii ca nt : Charles Mallon 132 Calderbraes Avenue Uddingston G71 6ES
Development: Construction of Two Storey Side Extension to Dwellinghouse
Location: 132 Calderbraes Avenue Uddingston Glasgow G71 6ES
Ward: 21 : Tannochside
Grid Reference: 269619.661622.
File Reference: S/PL/B/9/75(5)(349)J DAM J
Site History: No relevant history
Development Plan: The site is zoned residential in the Uddingston - Tannochside Town Map. The site is zoned residential in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001)
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations: None
Representations: 1 Letters of Objection / Representation
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
Planning permission is sought for the construction of a two storey side extension to the dwellinghouse at 132 Calderbraes Avenue, Uddingston. One letter of objection has been received from an adjoining neighbour, notwithstanding the objection, I recommend that planning permission be granted for the reasons contained in my accompanying report.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
2. That the facing materials to be used for the external walls and roof shall match in colour and texture those of the existing adjoining building.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the dwellinghouse and surrounding area. Roducsd by CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE rbhtre hpamalof Plenning and Enviroomnt EXTENSION TO DWELLINGHOUSE cnuncll Southern Dvlsion a3 Bradon Sb*I MOTHWWELL MLl 1RS 132 CALDERBFAES AVENUE, UDDINGSTON. Rpd~homtharh-SusymqprguNh In pm~~mdC-eCmrd,tdhrhWW~ TeIephme 01895 302tOO FLU 01698302101 staianl omce 0 Clav" ~iglt DSL~enceIA09041L * Location of Objector 1:1250 2:~::;~:2y;T::;:z~*t Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 10th May 2002
Letter from Mr And Mrs D Scott,91 Glencroft Avenue, Uddingston, G71 6BZ received 17th May 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Joanne Delaney at 01698 302137. APPLICATION NO. S/02/00609/FUL
REPORT
1. DescriDtion of Site and ProDosal
4.1 The application site is a two storey semi-detached property, at 132 Calderbraes Avenue, Uddingston and is zoned residential on the local plan.
1.2 The applicants propose to construct a two storey side extension to the dwellinghouse comprising the replacement of the existing garage, alteration of the front porch and addition of a utility room and toilet on the ground floor, and an additional two bedrooms on the upper floor. Overall there will be a net increase in floor area of 35 sq. metres.
2. DeveloDment Plan
2.1 This application raises no policy concerns.
3. Consultations and Representations
3.1 One letter of objection was received from an adjoining neighbour citing concerns of overshadowing of their property.
4. Planninn Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 The objector resides at 91 Glencroft Avenue which lies to the east of the application site. The extension lies approximately 8 metres from the rear line of the dwellinghouse at 91 Glencroft Avenue. Given the directional path of the sun, the extension will only cast a shadow over the curtilage of 91 Glencroft Avenue in the late afternoon, consideration of the effects of overshadowing only apply to internal rooms, not gardens. Thus, whilst the development will undoubtedly result in some overshadowing of the neighbour’s garden, the house is situated sufficiently far away, that any loss of sunlight/daylight will be negligible.
4.2 The extension is considered to complement the existing house in terms of design and finishing materials and raises no concerns relative to the amenity of adjoining residents. I therefore recommend that planning permission be granted. Application No: S/02/00612/FUL
Date Registered: 24th April 2002
Applicant: Taylor Homes (Scotland) Ltd Unit 3 Woodhall Road Cam busnethan Wishaw ML2 8PY
Development: Erection of Stable Boxes and Horse Training Arena
Location: Land S.E. Of 220 North And South Road Cleland Motherwell Lanarkshire
Ward: 18: Dykehead
Grid Reference: 281460658109
File Reference: S/PL/B/4/37(96)
Site History: No relevant history
Development Plan: The site is designated as Green Belt in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modifications 2001) and Policy ENV6 applies.
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations: S.E. P.A. (West) (No objection)
Representations: None Received
Newspaper Advertisement: Not Required
Comments:
The applicant seeks detailed planning consent for the erection of a block of three stables plus hay store, together with a horse training arena , on a green belt site just to the southeast of the defined housing area of Bellside, Cleland. A separate access is proposed from North and South Road and a 1.4metre high screen bund along the northeastern boundary will screen the site from the housing land to the northeast. Open green belt land extends from the other three site boundaries but an existing 3.5metre high hedge largely screens the site from North and South Road.
The proposed stable block measures 20 metres long x 2.4 metres wide x 2.7 metres high to eaves, with a pitched roof 4 metres high; this is proposed for the northern part of the site, with a car parking area 20 metres x 10 metres formed of compacted road planings in front of this. The middle portion of the site measuring 25 metres x 13 metres would form a horse training arena surfaced with sand, and the southeast portion measuring 32 metres x 13 metres would be a paddock grazing area. Each section of the site would be defined by 0.9 metres high timber post and wire fencing.
This proposal represents an acceptable form of development in the Green Belt and there would be no adverse impact on the Green Belt or other amenity concerns. There have been no objections made to PLANNING APPLICATION NO. S /02/00612 I FUL ERECTION OF STABLE BOXES AND HORSE TRAINING AREA A LAND SOUTH-EAST OF 220 NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD, CLELAND the application, although satisfactory access arrangements will be required to be submitted for agreement. I consequently recommend that the application be approved subject to conditions to secure satisfactory materials and access details.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
2. That before the development hereby permitted starts, full details of the facing materials to be used on all external walls and roofs shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: To safeguard the visual amenity of the Green Belt.
3. That before the development hereby permitted is brought into use, details of the design, location and construction of the proposed vehicular and pedestrian access, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, including any modifications as may be required.
Reason: In the interests of traffic and pedestrian safety.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 24th April 2002 Letter from applicant with amended plans received 18th June 2002
Letter from S.E.P.A.(West) received 12th June 2002 Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modifications 2001)
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Richard Cartwright at 01698 302128. Application No: SI02100641IFUL
Date Registered: 9th May 2002
Applicant: Mr Arthur Littlejohn 269 North Dryburgh Road Wishaw
Development: Change of Use From Paint Spray Booth to Ice Manufacturing and Hot Food Takeaway
Location : Unit 2 544 Windmillhill Street Motherwell Lanarkshire
Ward: 12: Knowetop
Grid Reference: 276224 655940
File Reference: SIBFII 212
Site History: Non relevant
Development Plan: Zoned within an area identified primarily for Business Use in the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Part Development Plan 1953
Zoned within Policy RTL9 - Other Commercial Uses in the Southern Area Finalised Draft Local Plan (Modified 2001)
Contrary to Development Plan: No
Consultations: Strathclyde Police (No Response)
Representations: None Received
Newspaper Advertisement: 30thMay 2002
Comments:
This application seeks consent for the Change of Use of Unit 2, 544 Windmillhill Street, Motherwell from Vehicle Paint Spray Booth to Ice Manufacturing and Hot and Cold Food Takeaway. The applicant intends to convert the redundant spray booth, which once formed part of the LSUK automobile maintenance and repair centre. Four dedicated parking spaces will be provided to the front adjacent to the premises. No objections have been received as a result of neighbour notification or from the Public Advertisement placed in the Motherwell Times. The site is zoned in an area identified primarily for business use in The Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Part Development Plan 1953 and as an area of Other Commercial Uses in The Southern Area Finalised Draft Local Plan (Modified 2001). The relevant Local Plan Policy, RTL9, seeks the continuation of such uses, with proposed new uses being considered in the light of other Local Plan Policies and their potential compatibility with surrounding land uses. It is considered that the proposed uses are compatible with existing surrounding uses, with paint spraying and Ice Manufacture both falling within the Industrial Use Class. It is considered that the Hot and Cold Food Takeaway use is acceptable at this location as it will operate between the hours of 7am - 5pm, and is targeted towards existing passing pedestrian trade. Furthermore, as there are no adjacent dwellings, it is considered that there are no issues in terms of residential amenity. Additionally, it is considered that the existing vehicular access is acceptable in relation to the proposal, as is the proposed level of dedicated parking spaces. PLANNING APPLICATION NO. S I02 I00641 I FUL WdK.44 rbhlre D.prmnldPIannng andEmmnmnl Uull Sutbrn WUon 93Bndm m.d CHANGE OF USE FROM PAINT SPRAY BOOTHS TO ICE wmmwEtt U1IFS MANUFACTURING AND HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY P.Cd"I Ibrnlh D1llD. Ou**rn.Pl'O*lh n p""".w* I* Cardi.6 nr**.v. r*.phm 01m5wnw far ommwxoi 0.w.w- CCrrmW"m m.Y1D*.dre+.UNDltd"'O- Clan WI*l OItkonc.UPWI~t UNIT 2,544 WINDMILLHILL STREET, MOTHERWELL. d m* IdloPrnYulm .U"II FDudlw4 This application is therefore considered to be acceptable and as such is recommended for approval subject to the application and fulfilment of the appropriate conditions.
Recommendation: Approve Subject to the Following Conditions:-
1. That the development hereby permitted shall be started within five years of the date of this permission
Reason: To accord with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
2. That prior to the commencement of operations on site the applicant must submit detailed drawings of the proposed external extraction flu to be approved in writing by the Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that the premises are adequately ventilated and that fumes and associated odours are adequately extracted in the interests of surrounding residential amenity.
3. That the extractor flu as approved under condition 2 above shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of operation on site.
Reason: To ensure that the premises are adequately ventilated and that fumes and associated odours are adequately extracted in the interests of surrounding residential amenity.
4. That no signage shall be erected on the frontage of the premises or related signage adjacent to the vehicular access onto Windmillhill Street without the prior written approval of the Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that the Planning Authority can retain effective control of any related signage in the interests of visual amenity and road safety.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans received 9.5.02 Memo from Transportation Section expressing no objections dated 11.6.02 Memo from Protective Services Section expressing no objections dated 315.02 Supportive Letter from Notified Neighbour and owner of premises, Mr J Wilson (LSUK) dated 10.5.02 Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Part Development Plan 1953 Southern Area Finalised Draft Local Plan (Modified 2001)
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Paul Williams at 01698 302091. Application No: S1021006661FUL
Date Registered: 10th May 2002
Applicant: Christina P Taylor Netherhillhouse Farm Armadale EH48 3AR
Development: Construction of Bungalow and Detached Domestic Garage
Location: Land South Of Bankhead Cottage Edinburgh Road Harthill Shotts Lanarkshire
Ward: 20: Benhar
Grid Reference: 288636664147
File Reference: SIPLIBII 711 7
Site History: An outline application 87/313lOUT for a detached house and garage was refused on 4'h November 1987 as contrary to development plan policy for rural areas.
Development Plan: The site is covered by Countryside Policy ENV8 in the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001). It is designated agricultural land in the Northern and Southern Area Part Development 1965.
Contrary to Development Plan: Yes
Consultations: Scottish Natural Heritage (Comments) S.E.P.A. (East) (Comments) West Of Scotland Water (No response) British Gas Transco (No objection) Scottish Power (No objection) The Coal Authority (Comments) British Telecom (No response)
Representations: 1 Letters of Objection 1 supporting letter from the applicant
Newspaper Advertisement: 5'h June 2002
Comments:
The applicant seeks detailed planning consent for the erection of a detached dwelling with a detached double garage (which is initially proposed to be used for domestic purposes only), on land between Bankhead Cottage and the Edinburgh Road, to the north of Tam's Loup Quarry and to the west of Harthill. The site comprises open countryside land and the application also raises amenity concerns. I recommend, for reasons detailed in the attached report, that the application should be refused.
Recommendation: Refuse for the Following Reasons:-
1. That the proposed additional dwellinghouse in an area designated as “Countryside Around Towns” would be contrary to Policy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) as well as to national planning policy contained in NPPG3 and Circular 2411 985.
2. That the proposed creation of a new residential curtilage would have an unacceptable impact on the adjacent Bankhead Cottage through loss of privacy and an overbearing impact.
Background Papers:
Application form and plans with supporting letter received 10th May 2002
Letter from Scottish Natural Heritage received 10th June 2002 Letter from S.E.P.A. (East) received 14th June 2002 Letter from West Of Scotland Water received Letter from British Gas Transco received 11th June 2002 Letter from Scottish Power received 7th June 2002 Letter from The Coal Authority received 11th June 2002
Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) Circular 2411988 Development in the Countryside and Green Belts NPPG3 Land for Housing (1996)
Letter from Mr And Mrs Edgar Lawrence,Caesar And Howie, Solicitors, Notaries Public And Estate Agents, 32 West Main Street, Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 OQZ received 17th May 2002.
Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Richard Cartwright at 01698 302128. APPLICATION NO. S1021006661FUL
REPORT
1. Description of Site and Proposal
1.1 The application site lies within an area of open countryside on the north side of Edinburgh Road, to the west of Harthill and to the north of the Tam’s Loup Quarry. Proposed access would be via an existing private drive which crosses a 15 metre wide grass verge to the north of Edinburgh Road and runs along the western boundary of the application site, to serve the small stone-built Bankhead Cottage which lies immediately to the north. At present the site is an open plot covered by 0.5 metre high grass and plants. Trees and open land lie to the west and also to the east, which is designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. On the south side of Edinburgh Road at this point is a grassed back screening the Tam’s Loup Quarry land.
1.2 Detailed planning consent is sought to erect a single storey dwelling with attic space, and a detached double garage with a pitched roof, attic storage area and windows, on the western portion of the site. Construction of both the dwelling and garage would be in a mixture of fifestone and roughcast finish with a concrete tiled roof. The garage and a proposed parking and turning area would lie directly opposite Bankhead Cottage, whilst the new dwelling would lie to the west, opposite the western part of Bankhead Cottage’s garden. A proposed garden area for the new dwelling would lie mostly to the southeast of Bankhead Cottage across the 8 metre wide access road, although the westernmost 3.5 metres would lie directly opposite Bankhead Cottage.
2. Development Plan
2.1 The site lies within an area of Countryside Around Towns, to which policy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) applies.
2.2 In the Northern and Southern Area Part Development Plan 1965 the site has an agricultural land designation.
3. Consultations and Representations
3.1 Scottish Natural Heritage have raised a key concern in relation to this development proposal in terms of its potential visual and landscape impacts on the local environment. They also suggest a number of conditions, should the Council be minded to grant consent, to protect the adjoining Eastfield Strip Site of Importance for Nature Conservation and existing habitats, including a requirement for habitat species surveys.
3.2 SEPA have commented that they would need to agree the means of disposal of foul sewerage, preferably a suitably sized septic tank discharging to a closed soakaway system.
3.3 The Coal Authority have made comments on past mining activity in the area.
3.4 Transco and Scottish Power raise no objections to the proposal and none of the other consultees have made any response to their consultation.
3.5 One letter of objection has been received to the proposed new dwelling, from the occupiers of Bankhead Cottage, which lies adjacent to the site to the north. Concerns raised are: (i) loss of light, privacy and outlook, as they have an open front garden; (ii) potential noise disturbance from construction, traffic and possible use of the garage as a workshop; (iii) impact on wildlife and the natural environment; (iv) the private access road is owned by Bankhead Cottage.
4. Planninn Assessment and Conclusions
4.1 The first key policy issue in the assessment of this application is that the site consists of open land which currently lies within an area designated as Countryside. Policy ENV8 of the Southern Area Local Plan Finalised Draft (Modified June 2001) applies and contains a presumption against new dwellings which are unrelated to agriculture or forestry. This policy reflects national planning policy contained in Circular 24/1985 Development in the Countryside and Green Belts and in NPPG3 ‘Land for Housing’, both of which state that isolated development should be discouraged in the open countryside. The recent Consultation Draft revision of NPPG3 ‘Planning for Housing’ confirms (in paragraph 44) that the Scottish Executive looks to planning authorities to safeguard the character and amenity of the countryside, and protect the setting of existing settlements. The application site currently forms part of fairly extensive open countryside land as seen from Edinburgh Road. Whilst the small stone-built Bankhead Cottage is screened from Edinburgh Road due to the landfall to the north, this would not be the case for the proposed new dwelling. I recommend refusal on Countryside policy grounds.
4.2 The second key issue in the assessment of this application for a new dwelling, garage and residential curtilage, is its acceptability in residential amenity terms in its relationship to Bankhead Cottage to the north. The garden area to Bankhead Cottage would be faced by the gable ends of the proposed single storey new dwelling and detached garage, each 7.3 metres high to the apex, at a distance of 13 metres. The new garage would lie 22 metres from the front wall of Bankhead Cottage and, notwithstanding the differences in ground levels, I do not consider that there would be such a significant loss of light as to justify refusal. There would certainly be a significant loss of outlook, however, and the proposal by its size and positioning in relation to Bankhead Cottage would have an overbearing impact. Some loss of privacy would also ensue from the access drive to the proposed dwelling being situated directly opposite the front sitting out area of Bankhead Cottage at approximately 8 metres distance. Loss of privacy from the garden area and front windows to the proposed new dwelling could be controlled by a condition requiring screen fencing.
4.3 Turning to the remaining points raised in the objector’s letter, construction disturbance could be controlled by conditions. With regard to possible use of the garage as a business workshop and possible disturbance from this, including from business traffic, the applicant has confirmed that the proposal is for a domestic use garage only. This is expressed in the description of the application, and in the event of approval could be reinforced by a condition. Points relating to wildlife and the natural environment have been raised both by the objector and by Scottish Natural Heritage (see 3.1 above); my assessment of the countryside environment issues is given in 4.1 above, but I am satisfied that wildlife concerns could be adequately addressed by conditions, as suggested by Scottish Natural Heritage. The ownership of and rights to use the private access road are not planning matters.
4.4 The letter of support submitted by the applicant raises three new planning matters. She states that there is a planning approval to the right of the site for factory units; however whilst historically land 300 metres further east on the north side of Edinburgh Road was zoned for employment use, this zoning was removed due to unsuitable ground conditions and the land is now designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Importance in the latest local plan. Secondly there is reference to 4 houses previously existing on this site; an early Ordnance Survey Plan does show a pair of cottages plus two outbuildings on the application site known as Bankhead, but these have long been removed. An outline application for a house and garage on the site was refused in 1987 and there are no new circumstances which indicate a reversal of that decision is warranted. Thirdly, the applicant refers to discussions with a Farm Business Development Officer about starting a business in future, but whilst the assessment of the amenity and traffic implications of this would be planning concerns, the possibility of this does not form part of the current application.
4.5 I therefore recommend refusal of the application on countryside policy and residential amenity grounds as detailed above.