Committees

A meeting of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee will take place in the Assembly Rooms, Sinclair Terrace, Wick on Tuesday 9 November 2010 at 11.00 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)  28th September 2010 

3. Items Previously Considered

3.1   Applicant:   Mr Paul Hart (10/02658/FUL) (PLC-040-10 (665kb pdf))
Location:  Caledonian Hotel, Main Street, Portmahomack
Nature of Development: Change of use of Caledonian Hotel into a Domestic Dwelling
Recommendation: Grant.

4. Planning Applications to be Determined

There are circulated Reports Nos PLC/041/10 - PLC/050/10 by the Area Planning and Building Standards Manager as follows:-

4.1   Applicant:   Mr Keith Kennedy (10/00039/FULSU) (PLC-041-10 (1106kb pdf))
Location:  Kiltearn House (Steading), Kiltearn, Evanton 
Nature of Development: Holiday Letting Unit
Recommendation: Grant.

4.2   Applicant:   Mr Gavin Sinclair (10/02610/FUL) (PLC-042-10 (498kb pdf))
Location:  Lower Fens, Camilla Street, Halkirk
Nature of Development: Change of Use of Workshop Area to Business Store, Office and Compound. Vary terms of Condition 6 Attached to Previous Planning Permission Ref 08/00378/REMCA. 
Recommendation: Grant

4.3   Applicant:   NES Engineering Ltd (10/02801/FUL) (PLC-043-10-Part 1 (1850kb pdf)  |  PLC-043-10-Part 2 (743kb pdf))
Location:  NES Engineering Ltd, Bower, Wick
Nature of Development: Extension to Security Fencing - Reduction in height of earth spoil heap - Extension to Hardcore lay down area - Provision of gas storage compound - Dedicated container parking area - and Installation of diesel oil storage tanks
Recommendation: Grant.

4.4   Applicant:   Natural Land 1 LLP (10/03502/FUL) (PLC-044-10 Part 1)
Location:  John O’Groats House Hotel, Joan O’Groats, Wick
Nature of Development: Alterations, extension and change of use of hotel to holiday apartments; erection of detached holiday units (23no); alteration and extension to existing Journey's End Cafe Bar; and an ancillary services building
Recommendation: Grant.

4.5   Applicant:   Messrs A MacNab (10/02551/FUL) (PLC-045-10 (595kb pdf))
Location:  Site West of 14B Harbour Terrace, Wick
Nature of Development: Change of Existing Store into a Dwelling
Recommendation: Refuse.

4.6   Applicant:   Assynt Community Council (10/02078/FUL) (PLC-046-10 (1410kb pdf))
Location:  Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, Culag Road, Lochinver Nature of Development: Alterations to Fishermen’s Mission
Recommendation: Grant.

4.7   Report Withdrawn

4.8  Applicant:   The Committee Rhue Stoer Community Council (10/02404/FUL) (PLC-048-10 (1410kb pdf))
Location:  Land 90 m South East of Rhue Stoer Hall, Stoer, Lochinver 
Nature of Development: Installation of 6 kW Wind Turbine on 15 m Mast with Underground Cable to Stoer Village Hall
Recommendation: Grant.

4.9   Applicant:   BKB Property (10/02217/PIP) (PLC-049-10-Part 1 (503kb pdf)  | PLC-049-10-Part 2 (1657kb pdf) )
Location:  Knockbreck Farm and Burgage Farm, Tain
Nature of Development: Master Plan for Mixed Use Development
Recommendation: Grant, Subject to a Section 75 Agreement.

4.10   Applicant:   Albyn Housing Society Ltd (10/02768/FUL) (PLC-050-10.Part 1 (364kb pdf)  |  PLC-050-10-Part 2 (1968kb pdf))
Location:  25-71 Joss Street, Invergordon
Nature of Development: Proposed Development of 22 Two Bedroom Flats and 2 Two Bedroom Houses
Recommendation: Grant.

5. Delegated Decisions and Performance

Members are asked to note the undernoted delegated decisions from 18 September to 29 October 2010.

Caithness:

Number of applications approved in period: 38
Number of applications refused: 1
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  53.85%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  61.74%

Sutherland and Easter Ross:

Number of applications approved in period:  43
Number of applications refused:  0
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  65.12%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  68.09%

CSER Total:

Number of applications approved in period:  81
Number of applications refused:  1
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  59.76%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  65.40%

Highland:

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2010:  55.65%

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