Issue - meetings

To consider the minutes of the last meeting held on 22^nd January 2025.

An updated set of minutes was provided as a handout at the Committee.  Officer revisions included:

·       PL133-24/25 – The applicant’s commitment to contribute £200,000 to a link road could be used to explore options for a link road to be formed through the site in circumstances where this development did not come forward.  If the link road through the adjacent site was to come forward the money would need to be returned to the developer, as it would no longer meet CIL regulation tests.

·       PL133-24/25 – It was therefore RESOLVED that application be approved subject to the following conditions and prior entry into a Section 106 Agreement, with delegated authority being granted to officers to grant the final decision on completion of a Section 106 Agreement and negotiations which sought to maximise affordable delivery on site. If any revisions to the Section 106 were proposed, then the application would be referred back to Planning Committee.

·       PL134-24/25 – Members sought clarity on the location and height of hedging and fencing and proximity to the speaker’s property and it was suggested that this application be deferred until a site visit had taken place.  Members also encouraged the agent to engage with Mr D Palos to look at ways of minimising the impacts of the development on their residential amenity.

·       PL135-24/25 – It was confirmed that any delegated approval to officers would be subject to an acceptable drainage strategy being received.

·       PL135-24/25 –  Moved by Councillor Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor John Ritchie and following a unanimous vote. It was RESOLVED that delegated authority be given to the Development Management and Land Charges Manager to approve this planning application subject to submission of an acceptable drainage strategy conditions and ratification of this strategy by the Lead Local Flood Authority.

Moved by Councillor John Ritchie and seconded by Councillor Deborah Watson

RESOLVED that the updated minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held on 22^nd January 2025 be approved as a true and correct record.

To consider the minutes of the last meeting held on 27^th November 2024.

Moved by Councillor Carol Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith           

RESOLVED that the minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held on

          27 November 2024 be approved as a true and correct record.