Committees

A special meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications and Review Committee will take place in the Ross Institute, Halkirk, on Tuesday 15 January 2008, commencing with a site visit at 10.30am, followed by a Hearing to be held in the Ross Institute (estimated commencement time of 12.30pm).

Members are invited to assemble at the Ross Institute, where they will board a bus at 10.30am which will take them to the site.  The Institute is located in the village of Halkirk on the right hand side of the main road north, directly opposite the Ulbster Arms Hotel. Tea and coffee will be available for members only on the premises from 10.00am.  Members are respectfully reminded to wear footwear and clothing appropriate to the weather conditions.

At the conclusion of the site inspection, the bus will return to the Institute where, following lunch at Noon, the Hearing will take place at 12.30pm.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a planning application which is the subject of a Hearing, to be entitled to participate in any vote, Members must be present throughout all of the proceedings.

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. Application under Section 36 Electricity Act 1989                                         

There is circulated Report No. PLC-38-07 by the Head of Planning and Building Standards inviting the Committee to respond to consultation by the Scottish Executive on an Application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, as follows;

Table 1 – Application Table

This application is subject to the Hearings Procedure, a copy of which is attached.

2.1

Report No: Baillie Wind Farm Ltd per RPS Consultants (04/00342/S36CA) PLC-38-07

Location: Stemster, Shebtster
Nature of Development: Erection of 21 wind turbines, 70 metres to hub and associated infrastructure

Recommendation: Support