240124 LRB Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 24 April 2024
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Local Review Body 24 January 2024 At a Meeting of the Local Review Body of North Ayrshire Council at 2.25 p.m. involving a combination of participation by remote electronic means and physical attendance within the Council Chambers, Irvine. Present (Physical Participation) Robert Foster, Stewart Ferguson, Cameron Inglis and Chloe Robertson. Present (Remote Participation) Timothy Billings, Scott Davidson and Amanda Kerr. In Attendance A. Hume, Senior Development Management Officer (Place); R. Lynch, Senior Manager and L. Ingram, Solicitor (Legal Services), and C. Stewart and D. McCaw, Committee Services Officers (Democratic Services) (Chief Executive’s Service). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Davina McTiernan, Jim Montgomerie and Ian Murdoch. 1. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest by Members in terms of Standing Order 11 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors. 2. Minutes The Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 September 2023 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Councillor Billings joined the meeting at this point and prior to presentation of the Notice of Review by the Adviser to the LRB. 3. Notice of Review: 23/00533/PP: Skelmorlie: 9 Eglinton Terrace Submitted report by the Head of Democratic Services on a Notice of Review by the applicant in respect of a planning application refused by officers under delegated powers. The Notice of Review documentation, Planning Officer’s Report of Handling, Location Plan and Planning Decision Notice, were provided as appendices to the report. The Planning Adviser to the Local Review Body summarised the Notice of Review submitted by the applicant and the Report of Handling submitted by the appointed officer. The Planning Adviser advised that no site visit or hearing had been requested by the applicant. The Planning Adviser clarified that within the 6 grounds
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of appeal by the applicant, reason 6 for refusal referred to National Planning Policy Framework 7 and not Policy 7 of the LDP. The Local Review Body unanimously agreed that enough information had been provided to determine the review request. Members asked a question and were provided with information in relation to the existing Tree Preservation Order in place for the surrounding area. Councillor Inglis, seconded by Councillor Robertson, moved that the Local Review Body uphold the officer’s decision to refuse planning permission on the grounds outlined in the Decision Notice. There being no amendment the motion was declared carried. Accordingly, the Local Review Body agreed to uphold the officer’s decision and refuse planning permission. The meeting ended at 2.45 p.m.