Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Planning Review Body will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 27 November 2014 at 10.30 am.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a Notice of Review, to be entitled to participate, they must be present throughout all of the proceedings, including the site inspection, if any. 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 meeting.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully,

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

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. Minutes of Meeting of 2 October 2014

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting of 2 October 2014.

4. Notices of Review for Single Wind Turbines in Caithness (Wind Harvest - PRB ref: 14/00030/RBREF; Fine Energy, 14/00029/RBREF; Fine Energy (Halkirk), 14/00034/RBREF)

Members will be provided with a verbal update on the options open to allow the Review Body’s requirement for further information to be met. Members are asked to consider the options and to agree the approach they wish to take.

The booklets for these Notices of Review will not be circulated and no debate on the proposals themselves will take place.

5. Notices of Review Previously Considered

5.1 (Booklet A)
Open to all Members to participate – the substance of this Notice of Review was not discussed at the meeting on 2 October.

Ward: 13 – Aird and Loch Ness
Applicant: Mrs J Simpson (PRB ref:14/00023/RBREF) (RB-36-14)
Location: 65m NE of Lomas Lindas, Daviot, Inverness
Nature of Development: Erection of house, shared use of access, and installation of private foul drainage system (Planning application ref: 14/00981/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer.

5.2 (Booklet B)
Open to all Members (except Dr A Sinclair and Mrs I Campbell as Members for Ward 6) to participate - the substance of this Notice of Review was not discussed at the meeting on 2 October.

Ward: 6 – Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Applicant: Mr Iain Gilmartin (PRB ref:14/00024/RBREF) (RB-37-14)
Location: Land to West of 2 South Erradale, Gairloch, IV21 2AU
Nature of Development: Erection of house (Planning application ref:13/02597/PIP)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer

6. New Notices of Review to be Determined

There are circulated Notices of Review as follows:-

6.1 (Booklet C)
Open only to those Members who took part in the site inspection on 3 November 2014 to participate (i.e. Mr T Prag, Mr D Fallows, Mr N Donald, Mr R Saxon)

Ward: Tain and Easter Ross (8)
Applicant: David Munro, 14/00031/RBREF (RB-38-14)
Location: Land 200m SW of Drumancroy, Portmahomack, Tain
Nature of Development: Erection of 1 no. 20kw wind turbine, height to tip 27m, height to hub of 21m, and rotor diameter of 13m
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

6.2 (Booklet D)

Ward: Caol and Mallaig (12)
Applicant: Major Dobson, 14/00033/RBREF (RB-39-14)
Location: Land 35m NW of Eilona, Roy Bridge
Nature of Development: Erection of house and garage
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

6.3 (Booklet E)

Ward: Nairn (19)
Applicant: Mr D MacIntosh14/00036/8WKNA (RB-40-14)
Location: Park Farm, Nairn, IV12 5RZ
Nature of Development: Partial Steading Conversion to form No. 1 Dwelling
Reason for Notice of Review: Non-determination of the application within 8 weeks.

6.4 (Booklet F) - WITHDRAWN

6.5 (Booklet G)

Ward: Landward Caithness (4)
Applicant: Ms J Fraser 14/00038/RBCON (RB-42-14)
Location: Store, Viewfirth, Main Street, Castletown, KW14 7DT
Nature of Development: Change of use of store to photography studio
Reason for Notice of Review: Conditions imposed on consent by appointed officer.

6.6 (Booklet H)

Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan (22)
Applicant: Ms M Ross 14/00039/RBREF (RB-43-14)
Location: Land North of Laga House, Laga, Acharacle
Nature of Development: Erection of two houses and associated roads and services
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer 

6.7 (Booklet I)

Ward: Inverness Central (15)
Applicant: Ms H Kalogeris 14/00040/RBREF (RB-44-14)
Location: Flat 5, Old Bakery, May Court, Inverness IV3 5TB
Nature of Development: Proposed replacement of 5 No. windows
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

6.8 (Booklet J)
Open to all Members (Except Mr T Prag as a Member for Ward 20) to participate

Ward: Inverness South (20)
Applicant: Mr A MacKay 14/00041/RBREF (RB-45-14)
Location: Land 195m NE of Wester Leanach, Culloden Road, Inverness
Nature of Development: Proposed dwelling house and garage, rural access, siting of oil tank and associated drainage
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer