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 26th April 2011 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 and Declarations of Interest

2. Confirmation of Minutes

There are submitted for confirmation as correct records the Minutes of Meetings of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Planning Applications Committee held on:

a)   15th March 2011

b)   29th March 2011

3. Items Previously Considered

3.1   Applicant:  Morven Taylor (10/03788/FUL) (PLC-021-11 (1313kb pdf))
Location:  5 Garden Square, Alness, IV17 0WE
Nature of Development: Erection of Garden Decking Area, Fences and Summer House
Recommendation:  Grant

3.2   Applicant:  Mrs H Cook (09/00511/FULSU) (PLC-014-11 (734kb pdf))
Location:  The Old Orchard, Skiach, Evanton, IV16 9UW
Nature of Development: Removal of Condition (2) Attached to Permission 04/00460/OUTRC and Condition (1) Attached to Permission 07/00576/REMRC
Recommendation:  Refuse

4. Planning Applications to be Determined

There are circulated Reports Nos PLC/015/11 - PLC/020/11 by the Area Planning and Building Standards Manager as follows:-

4.1   Applicant:  Mr David Skea (10/04309/FUL) (PLC-015-11 (1409kb pdf))
Location:  Ardmhor, 43 Obsdale Road, Alness
Nature of Development: Proposed New Housing Development (8 Two-Bedroom Apartments and Associated Site Works and Access)
Recommendation:  Grant

4.2   Applicant: The Links House Limited (10/04448/FUL) (PLC-016-11 (1177kb pdf))
Location:  Links House, Kennedy Avenue, Dornoch
Nature of Development: Construction of Detached Guest Accommodation (3 Suites), Manager’s Flat and Basement Storage, Construction of Detached Golf Bag Store, Siting of Oil Tank, Car Parking, Hard and Soft Landscaping and Bin Store
Recommendation:  Refuse

4.3   Applicant: Wind Energy (Glenmorie) Limited (10/05138/FUL) (PLC-017-11 (683kb pdf))
Location:  Land at Mheall Bhenneit, Kilermorie
Nature of Development: Erection of Temporary Anemometer Mast
Recommendation:  Grant

4.4   Applicant:  Mr John Scott (11/00482/FUL) (PLC-018-11 (1472kb pdf))
Location:  Land to North of Monks Walk, Hill of Fearn
Nature of Development: Erection of 6 No Houses
Recommendation:  Grant

4.5   Applicant: Gilgarren Estates Ltd (11/00535/PIP) (PLC-019-11 (320kb pdf))
Location:  Land to North of Rossal Place, Bettyhill
Nature of Development: Formation of Two House Sites and Improvement of Access
Recommendation:  Grant

4.6   Applicant: The Highland Council (10/04839/FUL) (PLC-020-11 (529kb pdf))
Location:  Castletown Primary School, Castletown, Thurso, KW14 8UA
Nature of Development: Installation of 5 KW Wind Turbine
Recommendation:  Grant.

5. Delegated Decisions and Performance

Members are asked to note the undernoted delegated decisions from 5 March 2011 to 14 April 2011.

Caithness:

Number of applications approved in period: 17
Number of applications refused: 1
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  66.67%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  75.00%

Sutherland and Easter Ross:

Number of applications approved in period:  41
Number of applications refused:  3
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  70.45%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  69.91%

CSER Total:

Number of applications approved in period:  58
Number of applications refused:  4
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  69.35%
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  72.08%

Highland:

Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  60.57%