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, 7 May 2019 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 is circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting held on 19 March 2019.

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
The substance of this item was discussed at PRB on 5 February 2019. Only those Members present during this item at that meeting (Mr G Adam, Mr R Balfour, Mr R Bremner, Mrs I Campbell, Mr A Henderson, Mrs M Paterson and Mrs T Robertson) will be able to participate.  Mr W MacKay had been excluded from the original discussion as he had declared a non-financial interest in this item on the grounds that knew the landowner.

Ward: Thurso and North West Caithness (02)
Applicant: Whirlwind Renewables, 18/00064/RBREF (RB-02-19)
Location: Land 200M N of, 3 Lybster Road, Forss, Thurso
Nature of Development: Erection of a wind turbine with a tip height of 99.5m and a maximum rotor diameter of 70m, associated crane hardstanding, site access road & electrical control building (Planning Application Reference: 17/04934/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.

Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan (21)
Applicant: Mr Allan Dykes, 19/00006/RBREF (RB-13-19)
Location: Land 40M South of Spring Cottage, Old Town, North Ballachulish, Onich
Nature of Development: Erection of house (Planning Application Reference: 18/03548/PIP)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer

6.2
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan (21)
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Shaw, 19/00012/RBREF (RB-14-19)
Location: Land 90M NW of Alltan, Strontian, Acharacle, PH36 4JA
Nature of Development: Erection of house (Planning Application Reference: 18/04353/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.3
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Aird and Loch Ness (12)
Applicant: Ms Chloe Mackenzie, 19/00011/RBREF (RB-15-19)
Location: Land 40M SW of 8 Teavarron, Kiltarlity
Nature of Development: Erection of house and garage (Planning Application Reference: 18/00323/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.4
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mrs I Campbell as a Member for Ward 5).

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (5)
Applicant: Locharron Estate, 19/00014/RBREF (RB-16-19)
Location: Land 110M SE of Lochcarron Water Treatment Works, Lochcarron
Nature of Development: Formation of two house plots (Planning Application Reference: 18/04499/PIP)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.

6.5
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mrs I Campbell as a Member for Ward 5).

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (5)
Applicant: Major J Whitelaw, 19/00007/RBREF (RB-17-19)
Location: Former Church, Jamestown, Strathpeffer
Nature of Development: Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with Condition 1 of Planning Permission 13/02996/S42 (Planning Application Reference: 18/04184/S42)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer.