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 12 May 2009, commencing with a site visit at 10.00am, followed by a Hearing to be held in the Ross Institute (estimated commencement time of 1.00pm).

Members are invited to assemble at the Ross Institute, where they will board a bus at 10.00am, which will take them to the application site.  Tea and coffee will be available for Members only, at the Hotel from 9.30am.  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, the Hearing will commence no earlier than 1.00pm.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a planning application, to be entitled to participate, 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,

Leslie M. S. Johnstone, Head of Legal & Democratic Services
(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.Apologies for Absence

2.Planning Applications to be Determined

There is circulated Report No. PLC-21-09 by the Head of Planning and Building Standards as follows:-

Item 2.1 is subject to the formal Hearings Procedure and is scheduled for 1.00pm.

2.1  
Applicant:  Mr and Mrs C Sutherland and Family 05/00594/FULCA (PLC-21-09)
Location: Land to the North of Broubster Cottage, West Shebster, Thurso
Nature of Development: Erection of 5 Wind Turbines, 60m High to the Hub, Formation of Access Roads and Associated Infrastructure, Construction Compound and Electrical Control Building (In Detail) and Formation of Visitor Centre comprising of Fishing Lochan with Enclosed Crannog Style Centre, Archaeological Trail and Woodland Walk (in Outline).
Recommendation: Grant