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PLANNING BOARD - 3 OCTOBER
2007
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Planning Board |
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Wednesday 3
October 2007 at 3.00 pm |
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Present: Councillors Blair (for Fyfe), Brooks, |
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Chair: Councillor Wilson presided. |
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In attendance: Mr H McNeilly (for Head of Legal &
Administration), Head of Planning & Transportation and Mr D Greenslade
(for Head of Environmental Services). |
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Apologies: Councillors Dorrian, Fyfe and Moran. |
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The following
paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under
the powers delegated to the Board. |
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PLANNING
APPLICATIONS |
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There
were submitted reports by the Head of Planning & Transportation on the
following applications, together with letters of objection and support where submitted,
which were dealt with as follows:- |
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(a) |
Erection of timber fence: |
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Wimbourne, |
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Decided: that planning permission be
granted. |
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(b) |
Erection of dwellinghouse: |
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Plot 1, |
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Decided: that planning
permission be granted subject to the following conditions:- |
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(1) that the development to which this
permission relates must be begun within five years from the date of this
permission, to comply with Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning ( |
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(2) that before the use of any of
the facing materials hereby permitted, samples shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Head of Planning and Transportation, to ensure
that these materials are appropriate to the visual appearance of the
conservation area; |
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(3) that before the development
hereby permitted starts, a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to, and
approved in writing by the Head of Planning and Transportation, and it shall
include:- |
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(a) details of any earth mounding
and hard landscaping, grass seeding and turfing; |
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(b) a scheme of tree and shrub
planting, incorporating details of the location, number, variety and size of
trees and shrubs to be planted, particularly along the common boundary with
Highmuir House. For the avoidance of
doubt, the latter shall be at least double row planting containing a mix of
coniferous and deciduous planting, minimum height 2 metres; |
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(c) an indication of all existing trees,
plus details of those to be retained and measures for their protection in the
course of development (and for the avoidance of doubt, no trees or bushes on
the common boundary with Highmuir House are to be removed). These will be protected in accordance with
British Standard BS 5837 throughout the course of the development; and |
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(d) details of the phasing of these
works; |
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to ensure the provision of
adequate landscaping and the retention of existing trees, in the interests of
the amenity of the area; |
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(4) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (3) above, planting to the front of the house to be constructed
on plot 1 shall consist of at least 10 semi-mature trees, minimum height 4
metres, to provide an appropriate landscaping framework for the proposed
house in accordance with the setting of houses in the conservation area; |
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(5) that the landscaping scheme
approved in terms of conditions (3) and (4) above shall be implemented in
full during the first planting season upon occupation of the house, to ensure
the provision of adequate landscaping and the retention of existing trees, in
the interests of the amenity of the area; |
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(6) that notwithstanding the plans
hereby approved, vehicular access to the site shall be taken in accordance with
the Council’s Roads Development Guide, in the interests of vehicular safety; |
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(7) that notwithstanding the plans
hereby approved, the driveway shall be a minimum width of 5.5 metres, plans
of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Head of
Planning and Transportation, prior to the commencement of work on site, to
ensure an adequate width for vehicles to pass each other within the
development site, in the interests of road safety on Houston Road; |
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(8) that notwithstanding the plans hereby
approved, all surface water is to be intercepted within the site in a detail
to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Head of Planning and
Transportation before construction works commence. The interceptor shall be fitted before the
house is occupied to ensure water is not carried onto |
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(9) that before the house hereby
permitted is occupied, a minimum driveway length of 10 metres, measured from
the roads boundary, shall be surfaced in an impervious material to be
approved in writing by the Head of Planning and Transportation to prevent
deleterious material being carried onto Houston Road, in the interests of
road safety; |
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(10) that before the house hereby
permitted is occupied, the frontage wall on Houston Road to the left of the
access, as viewed from Houston Road, shall be reduced in height to a level
not exceeding 1 metre above road channel level to ensure adequate visibility,
in the interests of vehicular and pedestrian safety; |
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(11) that the existing access to
Quarry Cottage shall be closed off before building works start on the site as
the current access is substandard and of detriment to road safety; |
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(12) that before development starts
on the house details shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the
Head of Planning and Transportation, of all boundary treatments to ensure
that the treatments are appropriate to the conservation area; and |
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(13) that before the excavation of
rock begins, details shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the
Head of Planning and Transportation, of a dilapidation survey or similar
scheme for the monitoring of the impacts of vibration on the adjacent
property of Highmuir House. This
scheme shall provide full details of the method statement and specify
mitigation measures to ensure that concerns over the stability of the
adjacent property are properly addressed. |
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(c) |
Demolition of two cottages and
erection of 2 semi-detached houses and 21 flats with associated car parking
and landscaping: |
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Smithy Brae, Kilmacolm
(IC/07/239R) |
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Councillor Brooks entered the meeting during this
item. The Report recommended that
planning permission be granted subject to a number of conditions. Following discussion Councillor Blair moved
to refuse the application on the grounds that: |
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(1)
the proposal by virtue of its design and the
proposed materials to be used would be incompatible with the character and
amenity of the area; |
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(2) the
proposal would amount to over development of the site; and |
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(3) the
proposal would result in increased traffic movements on Smithy Brae and
exacerbate existing traffic and road safety concerns. |
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On a vote 3 Members abstained and 5 Members voted
for the motion which was declared carried. |
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Decided: that the
application be refused on the grounds that: |
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(1) the
proposal by virtue of its design and the proposed materials to be used would
be incompatible with the character and amenity of the area; |
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(2) the
proposal would amount to over development of the site; and |
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(3) the
proposal would result in increased traffic movements on Smithy Brae and
exacerbate existing traffic and road safety concerns. |
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(d) |
Extension to dwellinghouse: |
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Decided: that planning
permission be granted subject to the following conditions: |
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(1) that the development to which this
permission relates must be begun within five years from the date of this
permission to comply with Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland)
Act 1997; and |
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(2) that development shall not begin until samples
of all external materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by
the Head of Planning and Transportation, to ensure the proposed materials are
acceptable in terms of visual amenity. |
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(e) |
Erection of timber decking (in
retrospect): |
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4 Orchard Grove,
Kilmacolm (IC/07/246) |
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Decided: that planning permission be
granted. |
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(f) |
Construction of dwellinghouse
(in outline): |
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Land to the rear of “Mossyde”
and “Suncourt” fronting onto |
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Decided: that planning
permission be granted subject to the following conditions: |
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(1) this permission is granted
under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Development
Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992 on an outline application and the further
approval of the Council or the Scottish Government on appeal shall be
required with respect to the under mentioned matters hereby reserved before
any development is commenced:- |
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(a) the siting, design and external
appearance of any building to which the planning permission or the
application relates; |
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(b) details of the access
arrangements; |
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(c) details of the
landscaping of the site; |
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(2) that
in the case of the
reserved matters as specified above, application for approval must be made
before: |
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(a) the expiration
of 3 years from the date of grant of outline permission; or |
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(b) the expiration of 6 months from
the date on which an earlier application for such approval was refused; or |
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(c) the expiration of 6 months from
the date on which an appeal against such refusal was dismissed; whichever is
the latest; and provided only one such application may be made in the case
after the expiration of the three year period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)
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(3) that the development to which
this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 5
years from the date of this permission or within 2 years from the final
approval of reserved matters whichever is later, conditions (1) - (3) being
imposed to comply with Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland)
Act 1997; |
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(4) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, no dwellinghouse shall project forward of the front
building line established by the adjacent dwelling “Dalveen”, in the
interests of visual amenity; |
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(5) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, side windows in any dwellinghouse shall be restricted
to those fitted with opaque glazing; |
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(6) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, the existing hard and soft landscaping along the
boundaries of the application site with the properties of “Dalveen” and
“Ardgryffe” shall remain undisturbed. Prior to construction commencing on
site full details of protection measures for these boundaries during
construction shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Head of
Planning and Transportation conditions (5) and (6) being imposed in the
interests of the privacy of adjacent residents; |
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(7) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, parking provision within the site shall be designed
to enable vehicles to enter and leave the site in forward gear; |
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(8) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, the gradient of the driveway shall not exceed 10%;
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(9) that notwithstanding the terms
of condition (1) above, the vehicular access shall be provided with a
visibility splay of 2.5 metres by 70 metres by 1.05 metres, conditions (7) -
(9) being imposed in the interests of traffic safety. |
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Erection of lock-up
garage: |
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Silverlake, |
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Decided: that planning
permission be granted subject to the following conditions: |
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(1) that the development to which this
permission relates must be begun within five years from the date of this
permission to comply with Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning
(Scotland) Act 1997; and |
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(2) that the landscape works associated with
the development be planted within the first season following the completion
of the building and the planting size of the replacement trees be agreed with
the Head of Planning and Transportation and all tree planting works be
carried out in accordance with that agreement, in the interests of visual
amenity and to ensure the successful completion of the development within the
Kilmacolm Conservation Area. |
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Change of use of one flat
to two: |
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Councillors McKenzie and Wilson declared a non
financial interest by being Directors of Inverclyde Leisure and took no part
in the discussion. |
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Decided: that planning permission be granted. |
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(i) |
Erection of 8 flats: |
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The Report recommended that planning permission be
granted subject to a number of conditions. |
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Decided: that consideration of the
application be continued for a site visit to be arranged by the Head of Legal
and Administration in consultation with the Convenor. |
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PLANNING APPEAL - MILLHOUSE
COTTAGE, |
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There was submitted a report by the Head of Planning
& Transportation advising that following the decision of the Planning and
Traffic Management Committee at the meeting held on 7 March 2007 to refuse
planning permission for the erection of a dwellinghouse within garden ground
(in outline) at Millhouse Cottage, Millhouse Road, Inverkip (IC/07/29) an
appeal against the refusal of planning permission had been made to the
Scottish Ministers. |
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Noted |
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ENFORCEMENT NOTICE APPEAL AND APPEAL AGAINST
REFUSAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION 57 |
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There
was submitted a report by the Head of Planning and Transportation advising
that following the decision of the Planning and Traffic Management Committee
at the meeting held on 4 April 2007 to refuse retrospective planning
permission for alterations to 2 flats and incorporating a third flat at 57
Victoria Road, Gourock (IC/07/055) and the subsequent appeal by the applicant
to the Scottish Ministers against that refusal, the Reporter appointed by the
Scottish Ministers had issued his decision which was to dismiss the appeal. |
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Noted |
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