Agendas, reports and minutes

Dear Member,

A special meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee will take place in the Ross Institute, Halkirk on Tuesday 22 June 2010, commencing with a site visit at 10.00am, followed by the Committee meeting in the Ross Institute (estimated commencement time of Noon).

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 Ross Institute from 9.30am.  Members are respectfully reminded to wear clothing appropriate to the weather conditions.

At the conclusion of the site inspection, the bus will return to the Institute where the meeting will commence no earlier than Noon. Lunch will be provided at the Ulbster Arms, Halkirk.

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-29-10 by the Head of Planning and Building Standards as follows:-

2.1 
Applicant:  Spittal Wind Farm Ltd c/o RPS 07/00217/S36CA PLC-29-10

Location: Land to East of Spittal Hill, near Spittal, Caithness
Nature of Development: Electricity Act 1989 – Section 36 - Application to the Scottish Government – Erection of 30 Wind Turbines (77.5MW) with a Height of 70m to Hub and 110m to Blade Tip.  Installation of Associated Infrastructure, Site Tracks, Temporary Contractors Compound and Hard Standing, and Erection of 2 Permanent Anemometer Masts
Recommendation: No objection.