Committees

A meeting of the South Planning Applications Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday 25 September 2012 at 9.00 am.

 

9.00 am Transport departs the Council HQ, Inverness to transport Members to Former Bus Station, King Street, Nairn for a site visit in respect of Item 5.1

 

10.30 am or on completion of site visit, whichever is the later Committee meeting reconvenes in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Inverness to determine the applications.

 

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 eminded 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.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Susan Blease, Solicitor
(for Assistant Chief Executive)

 

1.  Site Visit for Item 5.1
     Tadhal làraich airson Cuspair

 

2.  Apologies for Absence
     Leisgeulan

 

3.  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.

 

4.  Confirmation of Minutes 
     Dearbhadh a’ Gheàrr-chunntais

 

There is submitted for confirmation as a correct record the Minute of Meeting of the South Planning Applications Committee held on 21 August 2012.

 

5.  Planning Applications to be Determined  
     Iarrtasan Dealbhaidh rin Dearbhadh

 

There are circulated Reports Nos PLS/063/12 - PLS/071/12 by the Area Planning Manager South as follows:-

 

Application subject to site visit:

 

5.1 Applicant: Upland Developments Limited (12/02743/FUL) (PLS-063-12 (1879kb pdf))
Location: King Street, Nairn (Ward 19)
Nature of Development: Erection of 16 Affordable Flats
Recommendation: Grant

 

Other Applications:

 

5.2 Applicant: Monument Leisure Limited (12/01687/LBC and 12/01692/FUL) (PLS-064-12 Part 1 (1731kb pdf)|PLS-064-12 Part 2 (1367kb pdf))
Location: Drumossie Hotel, Drumossie, Inverness (Ward 21)
Nature of Development: Erection of Extension and Alterations to Existing Hotel Including Retrospective Consent for Replacement Windows
Recommendation: Refuse

 

5.3 Applicant: Ark Estates (12/01799/FUL) (PLS-065-12 Part 1 (1002kb pdf)|PLS-065-12 Part 2 (1351kb pdf)|PLS-065-12 Part 3 (1093kb pdf))
Location: Former Balgate Sawmill, Kiltarlity, Inverness (Ward 18)
Nature of Development: Erection of 24 Houses (Amendment of Approved Layout)
Recommendation: Grant

 

5.4  Applicant: Mak Projects (12/02744/FUL) (PLS-066-12 (1336kb pdf))
Location: Skogar, 12 Green Drive (Ward 16)
Nature of Development: Revised Access and House Design
Recommendation: Grant

 

5.5 Applicant: John Junor (11/01565/PIP) (PLS-067-12 (893kb pdf))
Location: 50 m North East of Willow Cottage, Auchindarroch, Duror (Ward 21)
Nature of Development: Erect a House
Recommendation: Grant

5.6 Applicant: Strathspey Thistle Football Club (12/02956/FUL) (PLS-068-12 (699kb pdf))
Location: Football Pitch and Land Adjoining Seafield Park, Heathfield Road, Grantown-on-Spey (Ward 21)
Nature of Development: Siting of a Portakabin within the Football Ground to Replace Existing Temporary Facilities and the Continued Use of a Storage Container 
Recommendation: Grant.

 

5.7 Applicant: 3DReid (12/02839/FUL) (PLS-069-12 Part 1 (1434kb pdf)|PLS-069-12 Part 2 (1578kb pdf))
Location: Kingussie High school, Ruthven Road, Kingussie (Ward 21)
Nature of Development: Relocation of Biomass Boiler and Erection of New Flue
Recommendation: Grant

 

5.8 Applicant: The Highland Council (12/01307/PIP) (PLS-070-12 (1202kb pdf))
Location: North of 28 Lundavra Road, Fort William (Ward 22)
Nature of Development: Primary School Including Community and Sports Facilities
Recommendation: Grant.

 

5.9 Applicant: SSE Generation Limited (12/00602/S36) (PLS-071-12 (1890kb pdf))
Location: Coire Glas, Kilfinnan, By Spean Bridge, Lochaber (Ward 12)
Nature of Development: Hydro Electric Generating Scheme (Pumped Storage) Recommendation: Raise no Objection.

 

6.  Dates of Meetings in 2013
     Cinn-latha Choinneamhan ann an 2013

 

The Committee is asked to note the following dates for 2013, as agreed at The Highland Council on 6 September 2012.  All meetings will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.

 

22 January
19 February
26 March
23 April
28 May
25 June
20 August
24 September
29 October
26 November