Agendas, reports and minutes

A site visit by the South Planning Applications Committee to view the proposed oyster farm site at Lochmoidart, Eilean Shona, Archaracle and the wind turbine site at Carnoch Farm, Ardgour, will take place on Tuesday 9 September, 2014 leaving from Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness at 7.30 am.  The applications will be determined at the South Planning Applications Committee to be held on 30 September 2014 at Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness at 10.30 am.

You are invited to attend and a note of the business to be considered is attached.  Members are respectfully reminded to wear clothing and footwear appropriate to the site and weather conditions.

Members are reminded that during determination of any item before this Committee they must be present throughout the whole of that item in order to be entitled to participate.

Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the site visit.

Yours faithfully

Susan Blease , Principal Solicitor
(for Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development)

1.  Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2.  Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3.  Continued Items
Cuspairean a' Leantain

There are re-circulated Reports Nos. PLS/055/14 – PLS/056/14 by the Area Planning Manager (South), and the Head of Planning and Building Standards which are as follows:-

6.1
Applicant: Measan Na Mara Ltd (14/00580/FUL) (PLS/055/14)
Location: South Channel, Loch Moidart, Eilean Shona, Acharacle (Ward 22)
Nature of Development: Marine Shellfish Farm, (Pacific Oysters) extension of existing site to create 4 plots of oyster trestles (zones 1,1a,2 and 3), consisting of a total of 21,420 trestles each 3m x 1m x 0.6m high in a site of 23.2 hectares
Recommendation: Grant

6.2
Applicant: Mr Steve Fox (13/03463/FUL) (PLS/056/14)
Location: Land 320M SE Of Carnoch Farm, Ardgour (Ward 22)
Nature of Development: Erection of a single Harbon HWT Wind Turbine (29.95m to blade tip)
Recommendation: Grant