Agendas, reports and minutes

A Meeting of the Planning Review Body will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 20 March 2018 at 10.30 a.m.

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,

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

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 Previous Meeting

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting held on 7 February 2018.

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. Notice of Review Previously Considered

5.1
Only those Members who were present during initial determination of the Notice of Review at the Review Body meeting on 10 January 2018 will be able to participate.

Ward: Aird and Loch Ness (12)
Applicant: Mr Charles Leakey, 17/00052/RBREF (RB-01-18)
Location: 12 Englishton Muir, Bunchrew, Inverness, IV3 8RQ
Nature of Development: Erection of Croft House (Planning Application Reference: 17/02558/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6. New Notices of Review to be Determined

6.1
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mr S Mackie as a Member for Ward 2).

Ward: Thurso And North West Caithness (02)
Applicant: Mr John Sleigh, 17/00062/RBREF (RB-10-18)
Location: Land 1090M South of Hoy Farm House, Castletown
Nature of Development: Erection of 1 no Wind Turbines with a height to tip of 100m. Height to hub of 59m and a rotor diameter of 82m with associated infrastructure including access track, crane hardstanding and sub-station building (Planning Application Reference: 16/04678/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.2
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Inverness South (19)
Applicant: Owners of Woodside of Culloden, 17/00063/RBREF (RB-07-18)
Location: Land 10M NW of 16 Woodside Court, Westhill, Inverness
Nature of Development: To extinguish footpath and change use of land to private gardens (House numbers 22 and 23 Woodside Farm Drive) (Planning Application Reference: 17/02649/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.3
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mr W MacKay as a Member for Ward 3).

Ward: Wick and East Caithness (03)
Applicant: Mr John Grant, 18/00001/RBREF (RB-11-18)
Location: Development Site to the East of Harden Farm, March Road, Wick
Nature of Development: Erection of house and garage, formation of vehicular access, installation of reed bed and soakaway (Planning Application Reference: 16/03571/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.4
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mr G Adam as a Member for Ward 9).

Ward: Black Isle (09)
Applicant: Mr Alan Gordon, 18/00002/RBREF (RB-12-18)
ocation: Land 50M NW of Redlands, Croftnacreich, North Kessock
Nature of Development: Erection of house (Planning Application Reference: 17/04783/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.5
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Badenoch and Strathspey (20)
Applicant: Mr Dereck Villes, 18/00004/RBCON (RB-13-18)
Location: Braeriach Hotel, Main Street, Newtonmore, PH20 1DA
Nature of Development: Convert 16 Hotel Bedrooms to 5 Self Catering Letting Units (Planning Application Reference: 17/04123/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Conditions Imposed by Appointed Officer.

6.6
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Inverness Ness-Side (15)
Applicant: Mrs L Urquhart, 18/00007/RBREF (RB-14-18)
Location: Mile-End Cottage, 122 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4EE
Nature of Development: Proposed Dwelling within garden ground (Planning Application Reference: 17/03312/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.7
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mrs I Campbell as a Member for Ward 5).

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (05)
Applicant: Lochcarron Medical Partnership, 18/00010/RBCON (RB-15-18)
Location: Ferguson Medical Centre, Church Street, Lochcarron, Strathcarron
Nature of Development: Siting of portable building for medical practice annexe (Planning Application Reference: 17/04770/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Conditions Imposed by Appointed Officer.

6.8
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Tain and Easter Ross (07)
Applicant: Mr Kyle Burnett, 17/00064/RBREF (RB-16-18)
Location: Land 700M East of Culnaha Farmhouse, Nigg, Tain
Nature of Development: Erection of house with integral garage, formation of access, installation of treatment plant (Planning Application Reference: 17/03674/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.