Committees

A meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications and Review Committee will take place in the Duthac Centre, Shandwick Street, Tain on Tuesday 18 December 2007 at 10.30am.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a planning application, to be entitled to participate in any vote, they must be present throughout all of the proceedings, including the site inspection.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully,

Fiona I Sinclair

Area Solicitor – Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

(on behalf of the Chief Executive)

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.   

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minute of Meeting of 20 November 2007

There will follow for confirmation the Minute of the Meeting held on 20 November 2007

3. Minute of Meeting of 4 December 2007

There will follow for confirmation the Minute of the Meeting held on 4 December 2007.

4. Planning Application to be Determined

There are circulated Reports Nos. PLC-41-07 to PLC-44-07 by the Area Planning and Building Standards Manager as follows;

Application 4.1 is subject to the formal Hearings Procedure and is scheduled for 10.30am

Item 4.1
Highland Housing Alliance

Report No:(07/00543/OUTRC) PLC-41-07
Location: Land to North of Darroch Brae, Alness
Nature of Development: Erection of 52 houses and associated roads and infrastructure, in outline.
Recommendation:Grant

Item 4.2
Mr and Mrs F Doherty

Report No: (07/01032/FULRC) PLC-42-07

Location: Land adjacent to B9165, Fearn
Nature of Development: Erection of a house
Recommendation: Grant

Item 4.3

J Begg, Builders

Report No: (07/00049/CONCA) PLC-43-07

Location: Rose Street, Thurso
Nature of Development: Demolition of former funeral parlour
Recommendation: Grant

Item 4.4

Miss J Dunn
Report No: (07/00394/FULSU) PLC-44-07

Location: Land 50m south west of Ardachu House, Brora
Nature of Development: Erection of 1.5m storey house. Installation of ground source heat system. Formation of new access.

Recommendation: Grant

5. Appeals - Erection of House at Land north of Kingsway, Heathmount, Tain for Mr and Mrs J Wood

There is circulated appeals decision notice dated 3 December 2007 from the Reporter dismissing the appeal against refusal of planning permission for the erection of a house at land north of Kingsway, Heathmount, Tain.  It is recommended that Members note the terms of the decision notice.

6. Proposed Schedule of Meetings - 2008

The Committee is invited to approve the following dates and venues for meetings to be held during 2008:-

29 January - Lairg       

4 March - Wick              

8 April - Alness                 

13 May - Wick                                   

1 July - Golspie                                        

19 August - Tain         
23 September - Wick

4 November – Golspie     

9 December - Alness