240828 LRB Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 30 October 2024
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Local Review Body 28 August 2024 At a Meeting of the Local Review Body of North Ayrshire Council at 3.20 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 and Cameron Inglis. Present (Remote Participation) Davina McTiernan. In Attendance A. Hume, Senior Development Management Officer (Planning) (Communities and Housing); R. Lynch, Senior Manager and C. Leslie, Solicitor (Legal Services); and S. Wilson and C. Stewart, Committee Services Officers (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Scott Davidson, Jim Montgomerie, Ian Murdoch, Ronnie Stalker and Chloé Robertson. 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 24 April 2024 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. Notice of Review: 24/00288/PP: Site to South of Highthorne Cottage, West Kilbride 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, Representations received from interested parties, Comments from applicant on further representations received, Planning Officer’s Report of Handling, Location Plan and Planning Decision Notice, were provided as appendices to the report.
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Officers responded to Members’ questions and following discussion, Councillor Foster, seconded by Councillor McTiernan, moved that the Local Review body uphold the officer’s decision to refuse the application for the reasons outlined in the Decision Notice. Councillor Inglis, seconded by Councillor Ferguson, moved to refuse the officer’s decision and grant permission for the application. In terms of Standing Order 6.8, the Chair agreed that the meeting be adjourned at 3.00 p.m. for a short recess, to seek Legal advice. The meeting reconvened at 3.05 p.m. with the same Members and officers present and in attendance. The Senior Manager (Legal Services) confirmed to the Committee, that in terms of Standing Order 19.6 a casting vote could be exercised by the Chair. The Chair exercised the casting vote and the motion was declared carried. Accordingly, the Committee agreed to uphold the officer’s decision to refuse the application for the reasons outlined in the Decision Notice. The meeting ended at 3.10 p.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home