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Public Document Pack Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid Executive Director: Douglas Hendry Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 602127 Fax: 01546 604435 DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD 13 January 2021 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the PLANNING, PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LICENSING COMMITTEE will be held BY SKYPE on WEDNESDAY, 20 JANUARY 2021 at 11:00 AM, which you are requested to attend. Douglas Hendry Executive Director BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. MINUTES (a) Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee 14 December 2020 (Pages 5 - 20) (b) Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee 16 December 2020 at 11.00 am (Pages 21 - 26) (c) Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee at 16 December 2020 at 2.00 pm (Pages 27 - 30) (d) Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee 16 December 2020 at 2.30 pm (Pages 31 - 34) (e) Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee 16 December 2020 at 3.00 pm (Pages 35 - 38) 4. KEITH AND DENICE PUNLER: REMOVAL OF PLANNING CONDITIONS 2D (PATH IMPROVEMENTS) AND 4 (FOOTPATH LINK) RELATIVE TO PLANNING PERMISSION 17/02052/PP - ERECTION OF 1800MM HIGH DEER FENCE (RETROSPECTIVE): LAND SOUTH-EAST OF CASTLE TOWARD, TOWARD, ARGYLL (REF: 19/00447/PP) Report by Head Development and Economic Growth (Pages 39 – 70) 5. THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF SLR CONSULTING LIMITED: ELECTRICITY ACT SECTION 36 CONSULTATION RELEVANT TO SHEIRDRIM RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: LAND AT GARTNAGRENACH FOREST, WHITEHOUSE, ARGYLL (REF: 19/02424/S36) Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth (Pages 71 – 84) 6. BRITISH TELECOM'S PUBLIC PAYPHONE RATIONALISATION CONSULTATION Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth (Pages 85 – 94) 7. PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK 2019/20 Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth (Pages 95 – 106) REPORT FOR NOTING 8. UPDATE ON CALL IN DECISION - 17/01205/PP - SITE WEST OF TAIGH SOLAIS, LEDAIG, TOBERMORY Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth (Pages 107 – 148) EXEMPT REPORTS FOR DECISION E1 9. ENFORCEMENT REPORT REFERENCE 18/00197/ENBOC3 Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth (Pages 149 – 154) E1 10. ENFORCEMENT REPORT REFERENCE 18/00198/ENBOC3 Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth (Pages 155 – 158) The Committee will be asked to pass a resolution in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for items of business with an “E” on the grounds that it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 7a to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The appropriate paragraph is:- E1 Paragraph 13 Information which, if disclosed to the public, would reveal that the authority proposes - (a) to give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or (b) to make an order or direction under any enactment. Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Rory Colville (Vice-Chair) Councillor Mary-Jean Devon Councillor Lorna Douglas Councillor Audrey Forrest Councillor George Freeman Councillor Kieron Green Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor David Kinniburgh (Chair) Councillor Donald MacMillan BEM Councillor Roderick McCuish Councillor Jean Moffat Councillor Alastair Redman Councillor Sandy Taylor Councillor Richard Trail Contact: Fiona McCallum Tel. No. 01546 604392 This page is intentionally left blank Page 5 Agenda Item 3a MINUTES of MEETING of PLANNING, PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LICENSING COMMITTEE held in the BY SKYPE on MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2020 Present: Councillor David Kinniburgh (Chair) Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Kieron Green Councillor Rory Colville Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Mary-Jean Devon Councillor Roderick McCuish Councillor Lorna Douglas Councillor Alastair Redman Councillor Audrey Forrest Councillor Sandy Taylor Councillor George Freeman Councillor Richard Trail Also Present: Councillor Jim Anderson Attending: David Logan, Head of Legal and Regulatory Support Iain Jackson, Governance, Risk and Safety Manager David Moore, Senior Planning Officer Sandra Davies, Team Leader - Major Applications Paul Farrell, Technical Officer Douglas Whyte, Team Leader, East David Cameron, JBL Consulting Brian Stewart, Applicant’s Agent John Melling, Applicant’s Agent Colin Anderson, Applicant’s Agent Willie Lynch, Dunoon Community Council Kenny Matheson, Objector James McCrossan, Objector Kenny MacDonald, Objector 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Donald MacMillan and Jean Moffat. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest intimated. 3. D.HILL PROPERTY LTD: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 101 DWELLINGHOUSES INCLUDING FORMATION OF VEHICULAR ACCESSES, LANDSCAPING, OPEN SPACE AND PLAY AREAS: LAND WEST OF ALEXANDER STREET, DUNOON (REF: 19/01456/PP) The Chair welcomed everyone to the hearing which was being held on a virtual basis in light of government guidance and Coronavirus legislation on public gatherings in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the purposes of the sederunt, Mr Jackson, Clerk to the Committee, read out the names of the Members of the Committee and asked them to confirm their attendance. Page 6 In advance of the meeting interested parties had confirmed that they would make presentations to the Committee. Mr Jackson read out the names of those representatives and asked them to confirm their attendance. The Chair, having explained the hearing procedure that would be followed, invited the Planning Officer to present the case. PLANNING David Moore, Senior Planning Officer presented the application as follows on behalf of the Head of Development and Economic Growth. Slide 1 As members will be aware from the Officers report and online application details (i) Development Requiring Express Planning Permission . Erection of 101 dwellings . Associated internal and external roads infrastructure to include footways and parking; . Provision of SuDS compliant drainage infrastructure. Provision of landscaping, . Provision of formal and informal and amenity areas (ii) Other specified operations Connection to public water supply Connection to public sewage system This indicates the red line boundary of the site it is bounded by Alexander Street to the east, Gordon Street to the south and east and the top part of Nelson Street to the south. Slide 2 The application is on an allocated housing site (H-AL 2/3) which has been determined to be suitable for 100 Units. As the application proposes 101 units on the site the application, on point of principle for housing development accords with the LDP in terms of land use site allocation and scale. Slide 3 This indicates the red line boundary of the application site and shows the relationship of the site to adjoining residential properties. The site is currently used by local residents for informal recreation. It is clear that the site is valued by the local community, demonstrated by the large number of objections which have been received to the current planning application from local residents resulting in members deciding that a hearing was appropriate to determine this application. Slide 4 Page 7 This slide shows the site boundary marked on an aerial photograph of the site. Due to the current covid hearing procedures not allowing for a site visit a larger number of photographs than normally would be the case have been added to the presentation. This is to provide members with a clearer understanding of the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings. The following slides 5 to 25 will provide a record of walking through and around the site to provide a greater understanding of the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings. Slide 26 This indicates the proposed layout of the application and shows the formal and informal amenity space areas in green. With the smaller rectangles indicating the proposed location of the formal play areas. The provision and maintenance of these will be subject to conditions as is normal practice. Members are requested to note that the overall density and size of the plots and footprints of the proposal are large for a modern housing development. The overall scale and density of the proposals is considered to be acceptable and in character with the local area. The two vehicular access and egress points are indicated in grey, one to Alexander Street and one to Gordon Street. A Transportation Assessment dealing with roads and junction capacities has been submitted in support of the proposals and the Area Roads Engineer raises no objections to the proposals. Slides 27, 28, 29 House types proposed The following slides indicate the mix of detached and semi detaches houses proposed as part of the application, indicating that on some of the plots they will be a mixture of single storey and two storey reflecting the sloping nature of this site. Slides 30 and 31 The 3D renders offer additional clarification of the how the mix of single and two story elements of the development will relate to the streets to be formed. Members are requested to note that layered landscaping, to include tree planting within the plots will be required as part of landscaping the site in order to assist in in the houses into the rising hillside. Slide 32 Referring back to the general layout arrangement, The applicant has provided details of the slope of the site through four cross sections AA to D-D as shown of this plan. These cross sections form the next slide. Slide 33 These sections indicate the general arrangement for developing the site and addressing slopes within it and also the relationship between the existing houses on Gordon Street /Alexander Street and the proposed houses. As set out in the Main report. Window to window distances meet required standards and in many cases considerably exceed them. Officers have also conditioned that Page 8 full details of any retaining walls are submitted and approved prior to construction as well as all other external materials proposed on the site.