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 13 September 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)   2 August 2011

3. Planning Applications to be Determined

There are circulated Reports Nos PLC/038/11 - PLC/046/11 by the Area Planning Manager as follows:-

3.1   Applicant:  William Munro Construction 09/00334/FUL (PLC-038-11 (612kb pdf))
Location:  Land at Rhicullen, Newmore, Invergordon
Nature of Development: Proposed New Housing Development (8 House Sites, Reduced From 16, and Associated Site Works, Private Foul Drainage System and Access Roads
Recommendation:  Grant

3.2   Applicant:  Mr Dave MacDonald 10/03519/PIP (PLC-039-11 (1132kb pdf))
Location:  Land South of Tigh na Greine, Quebec Bridge, Tain
Nature of Development: Proposed Development of the Site for a Single House
Recommendation:  Refuse

3.3   Applicant: Mr Kenneth Mackenzie 11/00170/FUL (PLC-040-11 (1067kb pdf))
Location:  Land 450 M South East of Cullisse Farmhouse, Nigg
Nature of Development: Erection of Wind Turbine
Recommendation:  Grant

3.4   Applicant:  Mr Jan Smienk 11/00968/FUL (PLC-041-11 (2391kb pdf))
Location:  Former Highland Council Offices, Main Street, Golspie, KW10 6RB
Nature of Development: Conversion of Offices to 7 Flats 
Recommendation:  Grant, subject to conditions and to the prior conclusion of a Section 75 Agreement

3.5   Applicant:  Mr Allan and Mrs Kathy Wares 11/01098/FUL (PLC-042-11 (518kb pdf))
Location:  Land West of Bighouse Farm, Melvich
Nature of Development: Erection of House (As Amended)
Recommendation:  Grant.

3.6   Applicant:  The Highland Council 11/01404/FUL (PLC-043-11 (665kb pdf))
Location:  Dornoch Primary School, Evelix Road, Dornoch, IV25 3HR
Nature of Development: Installation of Containerised Biomass Plant
Recommendation:  Grant.

3.7   Applicant:  Andrew Cowie 11/01452/FUL (PLC-044-11 (725kb pdf))
Location:  The Bus Depot, Lovers Lane, Thurso, KW14 7EQ
Nature of Development: Demolition of Existing Bus Depot and Erection of New Bus Workshop (Re-application)
Recommendation:  Grant.

3.8   Applicant:  Mr Mohammed Shuaab 11/01996/FUL (PLC-045-11 (441kb pdf))
Location:  54 High Street, Alness
Nature of Development: Change of Use to Café to Include Hot Food Takeaway
Recommendation:  Grant.

3.9   Applicant:  The Highland Council 11/02232/FUL (PLC-046-11 (659kb pdf))
Location:  Hilton of Cadboll Primary School, Hilton of Cadboll, Tain, IV20 1XR
Nature of Development: Erection of Wind Turbine
Recommendation:  Grant.

4. Delegated Decisions and Performance

Members are asked to note the undernoted delegated decisions from 25 July to 5 September 2011. The figures for the preceding six week period are in brackets.

Caithness:

Number of applications approved in period: 48 (54)
Number of applications refused: 0 (0)
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  77.1% (70.4%)
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  76.4% (72.3%)

Sutherland and Easter Ross:

Number of applications approved in period:  58 (78)
Number of applications refused:  0 (0)
Percentage of all applications determined in two months:  70.7% (73.1%)
Percentage of applications determined in two months since 1 January 2011:  76.4% (74.3%)

Members are asked to note the position in the relation to the determination of delegated items in the two area offices since the last area committee.

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