Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee which will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 10.30 am.

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

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 meeting.

Yours faithfully

Karen Lyons, Principal Solicitor – Planning
(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.  Confirmation of Minutes
Dearbhadh a’ Gheàrr-chunntais

There are submitted for confirmation as a correct record the Minutes of Meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee held on 13 September 2016.

4.  Major Applications
Iarrtasan Mòra

There is circulated Report No PLN/049/16 by the Head of Planning and Building Standards, which provides an update on progress of all cases within the ‘Major’ development category currently with the Planning and Development Service for determination and identifies those proposed applications which have Proposal of Application Notice (PAN). The report also details progress on proposals submitted under S36 or S37 of the Electricity Act 1989 on which the Council is consulted.

The Committee is invited to note the current position with these applications.

5.  Planning Applications to be Detemined
Iarrtasan Dealbhaidh rin Dearbhadh

There are circulated Reports Nos PLN/050/16 – PLN/059/16 by the Area Planning Manager (North) which are as follows:-

5.1 Applicant: Mr Alexander Mackenzie (16/00342/FUL) (PLN/050/16)
Location: Land 45 m NW of Braeburn, 4 Aultgrishan, Melvaig (Ward 06)
Nature of Development: Erection of house.  
Recommendation: Grant.

5.2 Applicant: Glen Wyvis Community Benefit Society (16/00966/FUL) (PLN/051/16)
Location: Glen Wyvis, Scroggie Farm, Dingwall, IV15 9UF (Ward 09)
Nature of Development: Erection of house.
Recommendation: Refuse.

5.3 Applicant: Mr Philip Blake (16/01277/FUL) (PLN/052/16)
Location: Munro Sawmills, Old Evanton Road, Dingwall, IV15 9UN (Ward 09)
Nature of Development: Erection of mill building, erection of extension to building and formation of bund.
Recommendation: Grant.

5.4 Applicant: Mr Graham McCall per Hebridean Contemporary Homes Ltd (16/01320/FUL) (PLN/053/16)
Location: Land 110 m SE of Tigh-Nuilt, 1 Inverkirkaig, Lochinver (Ward 01)
Nature of Development: Erection of house and boat shed, formation of vehicular access, installation of treatment plant and partial soakaway with outfall to watercourse 
Recommendation: Approve.

5.5 Applicant: Ventus Renewables Limited per Natural Power Consultants  (16/01333/FUL) (PLN/054/16)
Location: Land at Lower Rumster, Lybster (Ward 04)
Nature of Development: Erection of 3 turbines with height to hub of 22.8 m, height to tip of 35 m and a rotor diameter of 24.4 m and ancillary infrastructure including: access tracks, underground cable routing and temporary crane pad.
Recommendation: Approve.

5.6 Applicant: Mr Malcolm Mackenzie (16/01757/S42) (PLN/055/16)
Location: Land 250 m NW of Camus Fearn, Plockton (Ward 06)
Nature of Development: Section 42 application to remove condition 1 of planning permission 13/04610/FUL - Erection of house and installation of foul drainage system.
Recommendation: Approve.

5.7 Applicant: The Glenmorangie Company (16/02609/FUL) (PLN/056/16)
Location: Glenmorangie Distillery, Glenmorangie, Tain. (Ward 08)
Nature of Development: Construction of 5 whisky maturation warehouses with associated access roads and infrastructure
Recommendation: Approve.

5.8 Applicant: Urbis Limited (16/03028/FUL and 16/03051/LBC) (PLN/057/16)
Location: Land between The Manse and Old Church Court, Innes Street, Plockton (Ward 06)
Nature of Development: Erection of house (16/03028/FUL) and create a pedestrian opening in the existing garden wall to Innes Street and increase the existing opening in a garden wall to Bank Street to allow vehicles (16/03051/LBC).
Recommendation: Approve.

5.9 Applicant: Mr Guy Morgan per Morgan McDonnell Architecture (16/03070/FUL and 16/03071/LBC) (PLN/058/16)
Location: Land 75 m East of 162 Stoer, Lochinver (Ward 01)
Nature of Development: Restoration and conversion of disused church to residential, installation of septic tank and soakaway.
Recommendation: Approve.

5.10 Applicant: Acanthus Architects (16/03301/FUL) (PLN/059/16)
Location: Land 135 m West of Timber House, 6 Skinidin, Dunvegan (Ward 11)
Nature of Development: Erection of 4 new houses to be used as short-term holiday lets.
Recommendation: Grant.