Minute of the special meeting of the Ross, Skye and Lochaber Planning Applications Committee held on Tuesday, 1st March 2011 at 10.30 am.
Committee Members Present
Mr Billy Barclay
Mr Donald Cameron
Mrs Isabelle Campbell
Mr David Chisholm
Mr Bill Clark
Mr Eddie Hunter
Mrs Isobel McCallum
Mr Ian Renwick
Mrs Audrey Sinclair
Officials in attendance:
Mr Alaisdair Mackenzie, Area Solicitor
Mr David Mudie, Team Leader, Development Management, Planning and Development
Mrs Alison MacArthur, Clerical Assistant
Mr David Chisholm in the Chair
Business
1. Apologies for Absence
Apologies were received from Mr Peter Cairns and Mr Hamish Fraser.
2. Planning Application to be determined following Site Visit
2.1 Applicant: E.on Climate and Renewables (10/04137/FUL) (PLR-013-11 Part 1 (111kb pdf) | PLR-013-11.Plan 1 (767kb pdf) | PLR-013-11 Plan 2 (207kb pdf) | PLR-013-11 Plan 3 (404kb pdf))
Location: Corriemoille Forest, Gorstan, Garve
Nature of Development: Erection of 19 Wind Turbines, Hard Standings,
Anemometer Mast, Wind Farm Control Building, Temporary Construction
Compound, Lay Down Area, Access Tracks and 5 Borrow Pits
There had been circulated Report No PLR/013/11 by the Head of Planning and Building Standards recommending that the application be granted subject to the conditions detailed therein.
As this application was not considered to be a departure from the Development plan it had been scheduled to be determined at a special meeting of the Committee at 1.30 pm following a site inspection at 10.30 am. The Committee convened at 10.30 am to outline the itinerary for the site inspection. However before this took place there was some discussion as to whether or not this should have been scheduled as a hearing.
The Area Solicitor and the Team Leader advised the Committee that as this application was not contrary to the Development Plan the Committee was not obliged to hold a hearing but could exercise its discretion to hold a hearing under section 38A (4) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
Following discussion, Mrs Audrey Sinclair, seconded by Mrs Isabelle Campbell moved that consideration of the application be deferred to a hearing to be held on a date and time to be agreed.
As an amendment Mr Bill Clark, seconded by Mr Eddie Hunter moved that the meeting proceed as scheduled.
There then followed discussion on the motion being amended to proceed with the site inspection part of the possible hearing that day but deferring the remaining part of the hearing to a future date. However on being advised as to the possible confusion that this may cause and the fact that neither the Applicant nor the Objectors had been notified of this procedure, no amendment was forthcoming.
Votes were cast as follows:
For the motion (5)
Mr Billy Barclay
Mr Donald Cameron
Mrs Isabelle Campbell
Mrs Isobel McCallum
Mrs Audrey Sinclair
For the amendment (4)
Mr David Chisholm
Mr Bill Clark
Mr Eddie Hunter
Mr Ian Renwick
The motion therefore became the finding of the meeting which further agreed that the hearing take place on 22nd March 2011 commencing at 10.30 am.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 11.05 am.