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 1 October 2015 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 12 August 2015

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting of 12 August 2015.

4. Criteria for Determination of Notices of Review

The Clerk will provide guidance as to the factors Members need to bear in mind when assessing applications.

5. Notices of Review Previously Considered

5.1
Open to all Members (Except Mr M Reiss as a Member for Ward 4) to participate

Ward: Landward Caithness (04) 
Applicant: Miss A Hutt, 15/00030/RBREF (RB-25-15) 
Location: Land 150M West of Castlehill Croft, Dunbeath 
Nature of Development: Erection of house, installation of septic tank and soakaway (Planning Application Ref: 15/00835/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
Open to all Members to participate

Ward: Nairn (19) 
Applicant: Mr A Bardon, 15/00035/RBREF (RB-28-15) 
Location: Development Site West of Torwood, Nairn 
Nature of Development: Erect a new housing development (3 Units) and associated works (Planning Application Ref: 15/00625/FUL) 
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer.

6.2
Open to all Members (Except Mr M Reiss as a Member for Ward 4) to participate

Ward: Landward Caithness (04) 
Applicant: Mr J Sleigh, 15/00037/RBREF (RB-29-15) 
Location: Land 790M South Of Farm House, Buckies, Halkirk 
Nature of Development: Erection of 5 no. wind turbines with a total MW of 4.5, a height to tip of 67m. height to hub of 45m and a rotor diameter of 44m with associated infrastructure including access tracks, crane hard-standings and sub-station building (Planning Application Ref: 14/03913/FUL) 
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer.

6.3

Open to all Members to participate

Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton (05) 
Applicant: Mrs M Sutherland, 15/00041/RBREF (RB-30-15) 
Location: Land 60M NE of Bridgeside, Dalchalm, Brora 
Nature of Development: Demolish existing toilet block, construct a new single storey house, extend existing access road, install new septic tank and soakaway (Planning Application Ref: 15/00334/FUL) 
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer.

6.4
Open to all Members (Except Mr D Fallows and Mr B Lobban as Members for Ward 21) to participate

Ward: Badenoch And Strathspey (21) 
Applicant: Mrs M Stewart, 15/00042/RBREF (RB-31-15) 
Location: 2 Market Road, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HP 
Nature of Development: Remove and replace existing windows (Planning Application Ref: 15/02066/FUL) 
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer.

6.5
Open to all Members to participate

Ward: Culloden and Ardersier (18) 
Applicant: Mr I Wilson, 15/00053/RBREF (RB-32-15) 
Location: Wester Cairnglass Farmhouse, Clephanton, Inverness, IV2 7QS 
Nature of Development: Renew planning application 08/00681/FULIN for conversion of steading (Planning Application Ref: 14/00482/FUL) 
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer.

6.6
Open to all Members to participate

Ward: Culloden and Ardersier (18) 
Applicant: Mr I Wilson, 15/00054/RBREF (RB-33-15) 
Location: Wester Cairnglass Farmhouse, Clephanton, Inverness, IV2 7QS 
Nature of Development: Steading Conversion to form 3 dwellings (Planning Application Ref: 14/03057/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

6.7
Open to all Members (Except Mrs I Campbell and Dr A Sinclair as Members for Ward 06) to participate

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (06) 
Applicant: DHG Hydro, 15/00055/RBREF (RB-34-15) 
Location: Land East Of Allt Airdeasaidh Ardessie Dundonnell 
Nature of Development: EIA application for installation of 2 MW hydroelectric scheme comprising intake, pipe bridge, buried pipeline, powerhouse, outfall and formation/upgrading of access tracks (Planning Application Ref: 15/00258/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Office