Agendas, reports and minutes

A Special Meeting of the Highland Council will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 10.30 am

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 planning application 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.

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

BUSINESS

1. Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence
Gairm a’ Chlàir agus 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. Notice of Amendment (Planning) – Planning Applications (18/02739/FUL), (18/02742/FUL) and (18/05440/FUL)
Brath Atharrachaidh (Dealbhadh) – Iarrtas Dealbhaidh (18/02739/FUL), (18/02742/FUL) and (18/05440/FUL)

Application for installation of (810kW) run-of-river hydropower system, associated plant, buildings and access roads on Land 155m south of Glen Ceitlein, Glenetive (Allt Ceitlein) (18/02739/FUL)

Application for installation of (1,640kW) run-of-river hydropower system, including two intakes, buried pipeline, powerhouse building, outfall, and bridge on Land 1000M SW of Altachaorin, Glenetive (Allt Chaorainn) (18/02742/FUL)

Application for installation of (885kW) run-of-river hydropower system, including one intake structure, buried pipeline, powerhouse building, outfall, bridges, formation of borrow pits and access tracks on Land 650m south west of Coiletir, Glenetive (Allt Mheuran) (18/05440/FUL)

The South Planning Applications Committee (SPAC) granted planning permission for the above applications at its meeting on 20 February 2019.  The following Notice of Amendment was then received on 21 February 2019:

“We the undersigned, being Elected Members of the Highland Council, hereby declare our wish that the decisions of the South Planning Applications Committee at its meeting on 20 February 2019 on the above applications (Agenda Items 3.2, 3.3 and 3.7) be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting of the full Council.

Signed: Mr A Baxter, Mr B Lobban, Mr M Reiss, Mrs M Cockburn, Mr A Jarvie, Dr I Cockburn, Mr A Sinclair, Mr T Heggie, Mrs A MacLean, Ms P Hadley, Mr G Cruickshank, Mr C Smith, Mrs C Caddick, Mrs I MacKenzie, Mr D Macpherson, Mr D MacKay, Mr S Mackie, Mr C Fraser, Mrs M Davidson, Mr I Ramon and Mr K Rosie.”

In this context, there are circulated Reports Nos PLS/013/19, PLS/014/19 and PLS/018/19 by the Area Planning Manger – South which are as follows:-

Copy of Minute  from the special meeting of the South Planning Applications Committee held on 20 February 2019, which was approved by the Committee on 12 March 2019.

Copy of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) Viewpoint information for Glenetive Hydro Schemes

3.2
Applicant: Dickins Hydro Resources Ltd (18/02739/FUL) (PLS/013/19)
Location: Land 155m south of Glen Ceitlein, Glenetive (Allt Ceitlein) (Ward 21 – Fort William and Ardnamurchan)
Nature of Development: Installation of (810kW) run-of-river hydropower system, associated plant, buildings and access roads (Allt Ceitlein)
Recommendation: Grant

3.3
Applicant: Dickins Hydro Resources Ltd (18/02742/FUL) (PLS/014/19)
Location: Land 1000M SW of Altachaorin, Glenetive (Allt Chaorainn) (Ward 21 – Fort William and Ardnamurchan)
Nature of Development: Installation of (1,640kW) run-of-river hydropower system, including two intakes, buried pipeline, powerhouse building, outfall, and bridge (Allt Chaorainn)
Recommendation: Grant

3.7
Applicant: Dickins Hydro Resources Ltd (18/05440/FUL) (PLS/018/19)
Location: Land 650m south west of Coiletir, Glenetive (Allt Mheuran) (Ward 21 – Fort William and Ardnamurchan)
Nature of Development: Installation of (885kW) run-of-river hydropower system, including one intake structure, buried pipeline, powerhouse building, outfall, bridges, formation of borrow pits and access tracks (Allt Mheuran)
Recommendation: Grant

The Council is invited to consider the Notice of Amendment (Planning) and thereafter determine planning applications 18/02739/FUL, 18/02742/FUL and 18/05440/FUL.

The case officer’s assessments of the planning applications are contained in separate Booklets 1 - 3 and the plans are contained in the separate A3 booklet entitled “PLANS”.