Committees

A meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee will take place in the Duthac Centre, Shandwick Street, Tain on Tuesday 28th September 2010 at 10.30 am.

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

Members are reminded that during determination of any item before this Committee they must be present throughout the whole of that item in order to be entitled to participate. 

Yours faithfully,

Susan Blease, Solicitor

(for 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

2.    Confirmation of Minutes

There are submitted for confirmation as a correct record the Minute of Meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee held on:

a)   10th August 2010

3.    Planning Applications to be Determined

There are circulated Reports Nos PLC/035/10 - PLC/039/10 by the Area Planning and Building Standards Manager as follows:-

5.1   Applicant:   Mr Paul Hart (10/02658/FUL) (PLC-035-10 (662kb pdf))

Location:  Caledonian Hotel, Main Street, Portmahomack

Nature of Development: Change of Use of Caledonian Hotel into a Domestic Dwelling 

Recommendation: Grant.

5.2   Applicant:   Mr Jamie MacGregor (10/02996/PIP) (PLC-036-10 (1306kb pdf))

Location:  Land to the North of Balintore Hotel, East Street, Balintore

Nature of Development: Construction of Residential Housing (4 Detached Units)

Recommendation: Grant.

5.3   Applicant:   Crudie Farms (10/02384/FUL) (PLC-037-10 Part 1 (249kb pdf)|PLC-037-10 Part 2 (1890kb pdf) )

Location:  Land 325 m South West of Arabella Car Park, Arabella

Nature of Development: Erection of Potato Storage Building and Weighbridge and Formation of Access Road and Concrete Aprons

Recommendation: Grant.

5.4  Applicant:   Mr John Innes (10/02688/FUL) (PLC-038-10 Part 1 (360kb pdf) | PLC-038-10 Part 2 (166kb pdf)   |   )

Location:  1 Bank Lane, Alness

Nature of Development: Continued Temporary Siting of Storage Container

Recommendation: Refuse.

5.5   Applicant:   Miss Alice Morgan (10/01838/LBC) (PLC-039-10 Part 1 (290kb pdf) | PLC-039-10 Part 2 (643kb pdf))

Location:  1 Shandwick Street, Tain

Nature of Development: Replacement Windows – Double Glazing

Recommendation: Refuse.

4.   Decisions of Appeals to the Scottish Government Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals

The Committee is asked to note the details of the following appeal:

Erection of House and Improvement of Existing Access at Land 100 metres North West of Greenacres, Portmahomack, Tain, IV20 1RD by Allan Summers Appeal Decision - 10/01448/MSC - Appeal Allowed. 

5.    Delegated Decisions and Performance

Members are asked to note the undernoted delegated decisions from 1 August to 17 September 2010

Caithness:

Number of applications determined in two months: 56

Number of applications refused: 0

Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  62.50%

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  65.19%

Sutherland and Easter Ross:

Number of applications determined in two months:  73

Number of applications refused:  2

Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  80.00%

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  73.09%

CSER Total:

Number of applications determined in two months:  129

Number of applications refused:  2

Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  72.52%

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  69.80%

Highland:

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  60.32%

A complete list can be viewed on the Planning pages of the website.

6.   Committee Meeting Dates for 2011

Members are asked to note that the following dates have been agreed for meetings of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee in 2011:

• 1 February
• 15 March
• 26 April
• 7 June
• 2 August
• 13 September
• 25 October
• 13 December