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 23 September 2008 at 10.30 am.

 

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, if any.

 

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

(On behalf of Michelle Morris, Assistant 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.   Appointment of Office Bearers

 

Following the decision of the Council on 1 August 2008 that the current Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the Council’s three Planning Application and Review Committees would remain in post until 4 September 2008, the Committee is invited to make the following appointments:

 

(a)     Appointment of Chairman of the Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross
         Planning Applications and Review Committee

(b)     Appointment of Vice Chairman

 

2.  Apologies for Absence

 

3.  Presentation on Planning and Flood Risk

 

Mr Cerian MacInnes, Senior Planner with SEPA North Region will deliver a short presentation to the Committee on Planning and Flood Risk.

 

4.   Minutes of Meeting of 19 August 2008                                                                          

There is circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting held on 19 August 2008.

 

5.   Planning Applications to be Determined                                                                      

There are circulated Reports Nos. PLC-49-08 to PLC-52-08 by the Area Planning and Building Standards Manager as follows:-

 

5.1

Applicant:  Aquascot Ltd 08/00453/FULRC PLC-49-08

Location: Plot 3, Averon Way, Teaninich Industrial Estate, Alness

Nature of Development: Erection of Storage Building

Recommendation: Refuse

 

5.2         

Applicant: Mrs E Borland 08/00204/FULSU PLC-50-08

Location: Oakwood, Scotsburn Road, Tain

Nature of Development: Erection of Extension to provide Granny Annex with Sun Room Link

Recommendation: Grant

 

5.3      

Applicant: Mr R More 08/00171/OUTCA and 08/00172/OUTCA, and Messrs Harold and George Groat 08/00210/FULCA and 08/00211/FULCA PLC-51-08

Location: (i) North of Bonn Na Cnoc, Scarlet, Thrumster, Wick (ii) Corbie Road, Sarclet, Thrumster, Wick (iii) North West of Bonn Na Cnoc, Sarclet, Thrumster, Wick and (iv) South East of Spendrift, Sarclet, Thrumster, Wick

Nature of Development: (i) Formation of Site for House, Installation of Foul Drainage Treatment System and Mound Soakaway and Formation of Vehicular Access, (ii) Erection of House, Installation of Foul Drainage Treatment System and Mound Soakaway and Formation of Vehicular Access, (iii) Erection of House and Integral Garage, Installation of Sewage Treatment Plant and Soakaway and Formation of Vehicular Access, (iv) Erection of House and Integral Garage, Installation of Treatment Plant and Soakaway,

Recommendation: Grant 08/00171/OUTCA and 08/00172/OUTCA, and Refuse 08/00210/FULCA and 08/00211/FULCA

 

5.4         

Applicant: Scapa Properties Ltd and Highland and Islands Airport 08/00277/FULCA PLC-52-08

Location: Land to the South of Aikerness, Wick

Nature of Development: Removal of Condition 10 from Planning Consent 05/00073/FULCA for the Erection of a Class 1 Retail Development with Associated Access, Roads/Car Parking, Landscaping and Ancillary Works and Facilities

Recommendation: Grant

 

 6.  Delegated Decisions

 

The Committee is asked to note that the list of delegated decisions of planning applications is available via The Highland Council Website.