Agendas, reports and minutes

A special meeting of the South Planning Applications Committee will take place in the Chamber, The Town House, High Street, Inverness on Thursday 19 March, 2015 as follows:-

8.30 am
Coach departs the Council Headquarters, Inverness to transport Members to Beinn Mhor Wind Farm, Tomich for a site visit in respect of Item 3.1

2.00 pm or following the conclusion of the site visit, whichever is the later
South Planning Applications Committee meeting commences in the Chamber, The Town House, Inverness.

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.

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.

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 Item
Cuspairean a' Leantainn

3.1
Applicant: WPD Beinn Mhor Ltd (14/01731/FUL) (PLS/014/15)
Location: Land at Beinn Mhor, Guisachan, Tomich (Ward 13)
Nature of Development: Formation of an 18 MW wind farm, including erection of 6 wind turbines on 78.5 m towers (height to tip 119.5 m) (rotor diameter 82 m), erection of control building/sub-station, erection of a meteorological mast, formation of hardstandings, access tracks and temporary assembly areas
Recommendation: Grant