Public Document Pack Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra Ghaidheal agus Bhoid Corporate Services Director: Nigel Stewart Lorn House, Albany Street, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4AW Tel: 01631 5679307 Fax: 01631 570379 30 June 2004 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, ALBANY STREET, OBAN on WEDNESDAY, 7 JULY 2004 at 10:30 AM, which you are requested to attend. Nigel Stewart Director of Corporate Services BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. CORPORATE SERVICES (a) Minute of Oban, Lorn & the Isles area committee meeting held on 2nd June 2004 (Pages 1 - 12) (b) Minute of Oban, Lorn & the Isles area committee meeting held on 15th June 2004 (Pages 13 - 16) (c) Report by Area Corporate Services Manager in regard to initiative at the edge (Pages 17 - 18) 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES (a) Applications for financial assistance under the Leisure Development Grants Scheme (Pages 19 - 22) (b) Applications for financial assistance under the Social Welfare Grants Scheme (Pages 23 - 30) (c) Report by Area Service Manager, Social Work, in regard to Willowview Community Care Centre (Pages 31 - 34) 5. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (a) List of Building Warrants approved by the Director of Development Services since the last meeting (Pages 35 - 42) (b) List of Delegated Decisions issued by the Director of Development Services since the last meeting (Pages 43 - 54) (c) List of Applications for Planning Permission for consideration by the Committee (Pages 55 - 56) (d) 03/00696/OUT: Mr David Alan Jones: Site for Erection of Dwelling House, Land North East of 1 & 2 Glen Houses, Salen Road, Dervaig, Isle of Mull (Pages 57 - 68) (e) 03/02221/DET: John R MacFarlane Ltd: Erection of a boat maintenance shed, Balvicar Pier, Balvicar, Isle of Seil (Pages 69 - 84) (f) 03/02283/COU: John Brackenbury: Alterations and change of use of property to Class 7 Guesthouse, Land at Caolas Farm, Isle of Coll (Pages 85 - 100) (g) 04/00159/OUT: MacGregor Hotels: Site for erection of two dwelling houses - Land North of Lochnell Arms Hotel, North Connel, Oban (Pages 101 - 108) (h) 04/00223/COU: J Kennedy & Partners: Change of Use of Former Laundry to Form Residentail Flat, 3 Back Combie Street, Oban (Pages 109 - 116) (i) 04/00392/OUT: Ken and Elizabeth Lacy: Site for the erection of a dwelling house and stable, Land East of Acha Farm, Balvicar, Isle of Seil (Pages 117 - 126) (j) 04/00393/OUT: Ken and Elizabeth Lacy: Site for the erection of a dwelling house, Land East of Acha Farm, Balvicar, Isle of Seil (Pages 127 - 138) (k) 04/00690/OUT: Mr & Mrs G C Lyle: Site for the erection of two dwellinghouses, Land south east of Calgary, Lower Soroba, Oban (Pages 139 - 146) (l) 04/00812/OUT: Dennis Williams: Site for the erection of a dwellinghouse, Land at Penlarach, Lerags, by Oban (Pages 147 - 154) (m) 04/00837/DET: O2 (UK) Ltd: Telecommunications mast site share - 2.5 metre extension to existing mast and installation of additional telecommunications antenna, Tobermory Telephone Exchange, Breadalbane Lane, Tobermory (to follow) (Pages 155 - 162) (n) Report by Head of Planning in regard to building control performance monitoring and service plan progress Council wide and decentralised area teams for 2003/04 (Pages 163 - 168) (o) Report by Head of Transportation and Infrastructure in regard to Hitrans Windfall funding (Pages 169 - 172) (p) Report by Head of Transportation and Infrastructure in regard to the Gaelic Ring (Pages 173 - 182) 6. OPERATIONAL SERVICES (a) Report by Area Roads and Amenity Services Manager in regards to Road and Lighting (Pages 183 - 184) (b) Report by Horticultural Services Technical Officer in regard to improvements to existing play area - Phase 2 (Pages 185 - 188) (c) Report by Area Roads Manager in regard to traffic flow, Soroba Road, Oban (Pages 189 - 190) (d) Report by Area Amenity Services Manager in regard to cleaning of the foreshore (Pages 191 - 192) 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 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 paragraphs are:- E1, E2, E4: Paragraph 9 Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. E3: 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. E4 - Paragraph 6 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority). E1 8. ACQUISITION / DISPOSAL / LEASING OF PROPERTY (a) Report by Director of Corporate Services in regard to leased units at Lochavullin (Pages 193 - 194) (b) Report by Director of Corporate Services in regard to The White Building, North Pier, Oban (Pages 195 - 198) E2 9. GANAVAN (a) Report by Area Amenity Services Manager in regard to Ganavan (to follow) E3 10. TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (a) Report by Head of Planning in regard to a proposed tree preservation order (Pages 199 - 200) E4 11. NORTH PIER (a) Report by Head of Legal Services in regard to North Pier, Oban (Pages 201 - 202) OBAN, LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE Councillor Robin Banks Councillor Ian Gillies (Vice-Chair) Councillor Allan Macaskill Councillor Alistair MacDougall (Chair) Councillor Sidney MacDougall Councillor Duncan MacIntyre Councillor Donald McIntosh Councillor Elaine Robertson Contact: [email protected] Public DocumentPage 1 Pack Agenda Item 3a MINUTES of MEETING of OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, ALBANY STREET, OBAN on WEDNESDAY, 2 JUNE 2004 Present: Councillor A MacDougall (Chairman) Councillor R Banks Councillor I Gillies Councillor A Macaskill Councillor S MacDougall Councillor E Robertson Attending: George Harper, Director of Development Services Kenneth Macdonald, Area Corporate Services Manager Donald Kelly, Chief Solicitor Sandy McAuslan, Estates Surveyor Iain MacKinnon, Senior Environmental Health Officer David Craig, Area Community Learning and Regeneration Manager John Maciver, Senior Development Control Officer Gordon King, Senior Building Control Officer Alex Taylor, Area Service Manager, Children and Families Neil Brown, Area Roads and Amenity Services Manager Iain Welsh, Area Amenity Services Manager The Chairman ruled, and the Committee agreed, in terms of Section 50B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and in terms of Standing Order 3.2.2, that Supplementary Reports by the Head of Planning in respect of planning applications ref. 03/01319/MFF, 03/02221/DET and 03/02883/COU, dealt with at items 5(e), 5(g) and 5(h) respectively of this Minute be taken as a matter of urgency due to the length of time these applications have been in the planning system. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Councillor D MacIntyre Councillor D McIntosh 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Robertson declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following items, because of her husband’s position in a firm of solicitors with an interest in these matters:- (a) Planning application ref 03/02283/COU, dealt with in item 5(h) of this minute; and (b) Planning application ref 04/00166/COU, dealt with in item 5(k) of this minute. Councillor Ian Gillies declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following items, because of his professional interest:- (a) Enforcement ref. 04/00069/ENFOTH, dealt with at item 9(d) of this minute; and (b) Enforcement ref. 04/00070/ENF, dealt with in item 9(e) of this minute. Page 2 3. CORPORATE SERVICES (a) MINUTE OF OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 5TH MAY 2004 The Committee approved as a correct record the Minute of the meeting held on 5th May 2004, subject to the amendment of item 3(a), Page 2, to reflect the attendance of the Director of Development Services at the meeting. (b) NOTE OF HEARING HELD ON 15TH APRIL 2004 IN REGARD TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS REF. 03/02068/DET AND 03/02144/OUT The Committee approved as a correct record the Minute of the meeting held on 15th April 2004, subject to a minor alteration. 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES (a) APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SCHEME After being advised by the Area Community Learning and Regeneration Manager that the application from North Argyll Youth Forum had been withdrawn in light of information received today that grant aid has been awarded by the Youth Council, the Committee considered applications from voluntary organisations for financial assistance under the Education Development Grants Scheme as follows: Applicant Narrative Total Cost Decision North Argyll First leg of youth £2,862 Withdrawn Youth Forum exchange between Gorey Youth Needs Group and young people from the Oban area. Argyll Area Scout To assist with £2,300 Grant of £285 Council training of 30 Leaders on First Aid, Special Needs, Drugs and alcohol and team building (Ref: Report by Area Community Learning and Regeneration Manager, submitted) (b) REPORT BY AREA CORPORATE SERVICES MANAGER IN REGARD TO APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE TWINNING FUND Members were advised that this application towards the cost of the first leg of a youth exchange between Gorey Youth Needs Group and young people from the Oban area had been withdrawn for the reason set out in item 4(a) above.