Agendas, reports and minutes

Planning Review Body

Date: Thursday, 24 April 2014

Agenda: Read the Agenda

A meeting of the Planning Review Body will take place on Thursday, 24 April 2014, in the Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, at 11.00 a.m., or following the accompanied site inspection at 165 Culduthel Road, Inverness (item 4.3 below refers), commencing at 10.00 a.m., whichever shall be the later.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a Notice of Review, to be entitled to participate, they must be present throughout all of the proceedings, including the site inspection, if any.  Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.

Webcast Notice: The meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

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

Yours faithfully,

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development 

1. Apologies for Absence

2. 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.

3. Minutes of Meeting of 11 March 2014

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting of 11 March 2014.

4. Notices of Review Previously Considered

4.1 (Booklet A and separate CD)
Open to Members participating in the relevant Site Inspection.

Ward: Landward Caithness (04)
Applicant: Ventus Renewables Ltd, 13/00045/RBREF (RB-11-14)
Location: Land 700m North West of Lower Rumster, Lybster
Nature of Development:  Erection of 1 No. 1mw Wind Turbine with a Height to Tip of 80m, Rotor Diameter of 60m, Height to Hub of 50m, Associated Access Track & Ancillary Development including Transformer Housing & Temporary Construction Compound (Planning application ref: 13/01201/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

4.2 (Booklet B)
Open to all Members (except Mrs I McCallum as a Member for Ward 10) to participate.

Ward: Black Isle (10) 
Applicant: Munro Harvesting, 13/00050/RBREF (RB-12-14)
Location: Deer Park, Woodland Croft, Knockmuir, Avoch
Nature of Development: Erect Croft House (Planning application ref: 13/00793/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer

4.3 (Booklet C)
Open to all Members (except Mr N Donald as a Member for Ward 16) participating in the relevant Site Inspection.

Ward: Inverness Ness-Side (16) 
Applicant: Mrs I Uzonoglu, 13/00051/RBREF (RB-13-14)
Location: Loch Earn, 165 Culduthel Road, Inverness
Nature of Development: Erect New Dwellinghouse & Associated Works (Planning application ref: 13/02581/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer 

4.4 (Booklet D)
Open to all Members (except Mr D Fallows as a Member for Ward 21) to participate.

Ward: Badenoch & Strathspey (21) 
Applicant: Harris Tweed Shop, 14/00002/RBREF (RB-14-14)
Location: Monadliath, Main Street, Newtonmore, PH20 1DD
Nature of Development: Replacement Windows & Shop Header

Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer (Planning application ref: 13/03130/FUL)

5. New Notices of Review to be Determined

There are circulated Notices of Review as follows:-

5.1 (Booklet E)
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Aird and Lochness (13)
Applicant: Aros Mathieson, 13/00049/RBNON (RB-15-14)
Location: Land NE of Myrtle Cottage, Whitebridge, Inverness, IV2 6UR
Nature of Development: Formation of 2 No. House Plots (One House per Plot)

Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer (Planning application ref: 11/01495/PIP)

5.2 (Booklet F)

Open to all Members (except Mrs B Campbell and Dr A Sinclair, as Members for Ward 6) participating in the relevant Site Inspection.

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (6)
Applicant: Ogden Renewable Energy, 14/00003/RBREF (RB-16-14)
Location: Land North of Beallach Farm, Jamestown, Strathpeffer
Nature of Development:
Erection of one 44m (Hub) High, 70m (Tip) High Wind Turbine plus Ancillary Development
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of Application by Appointed Officer (Planning application ref: 13/00320/FUL)