Agendas, reports and minutes

 

A meeting of the Planning Review Body will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday 8 March 2016 at 10.30 a.m.  

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 site visit and meeting.

Webcast Notice: This 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 Meetings

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meetings held on 26 January and 11 February 2016.

4.      Criteria for Determination of Notices of Review

The Clerk will provide guidance as to the factors Members need to bear in mind when assessing applications.

5.      New Notices of Review to be Determined

There are circulated Notices of Review as follows:-

5.1

Open to all Members (Except Mr M Reiss as a Member for Ward 4) to participate

Ward: Landward Caithness (04)
Applicant: Mr Peter Stewart, 16/00003/RBREF (RB-07-16)
Location: Land 423M East Of Burnthill, Thrumster, Wick
Nature of Development: Erection of 500kw wind turbine with a height to tip of 50m, height to hub of 31m and a rotor diameter of 38m (Planning Application Ref: 15/03195/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer

5.2

Open to all Members to participate

 

Ward: Fort William And Ardnamurchan (22)
Applicant: Mr Martin Newton, 16/00005/RBREF (RB-08-16)
Location: Fiunary Farm, Lochaline, Morvern, Oban
Nature of Development: Erection of House (Planning Application Ref: 15/01759/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer

5.3

Open to all Members to participate

Ward: Aird and Loch Ness (13)
Applicant: Fingask Properties Ltd, 16/00006/RBREF (RB-09-16)
Location: Mains of Fingask Steading, Kirkhill
Nature of Development: Remove Condition 3 of Permission (07/01180/REMIN) (Planning Application Ref: 15/03472/S42)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer

5.4

Open to all Members to participate

Ward: Nairn (19)
Applicant: Mr R Grant, 16/00007/RBREF (RB-10-16)
Location: Land 150M SE of Old Millers Cottage, Auldearn
Nature of Development: Erection of House (Planning Application Ref: 15/03196/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal

5.5

Open to all Members (Except Mrs I Campbell and Dr A Sinclair as Members for Ward 6) to participate

Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (06)
Applicant: Mr Robbie Munro, 16/00008/RBREF (RB-11-16)
Location: The Smiddy, Contin, Strathpeffer
Nature of Development: Erection of storage building (Planning Application Ref: 15/03870/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Refusal of application by appointed officer