250924 LRB Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 28 January 2026
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Local Review Body 24 September 2025 At a Meeting of the Local Review Body of North Ayrshire Council at 2.00 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, Margaret Johnson and Davina McTiernan. Present (Remote Participation) Amanda Kerr and Jim Montgomerie. In Attendance I. Davies, Senior Development Management Officer (Communities and Housing); C. Leslie, Solicitor (Legal); S. Wilson, Committee Services Officer; and M. Burley, Senior Communications Officer (Communications) (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Cameron Inglis, Scott Davidson and Ronnie Stalker. 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 21 May 2025 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. Notice of Review: 25/00215/PP : 1-3 Gagarin Terrace, Kilwinning KA13 6JA Submitted a 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, Planning Officer’s Report of Handling, Location Plan and Planning Decision Notice, were provided as appendices to the report. The Committee unanimously agreed a site visit was not required and that the information provided was sufficient to determine the Notice of Review. Councillor Foster, seconded by Councillor McTiernan, moved to uphold the Officers’ decision to refuse planning permission. As an amendment, Councillor Ferguson, seconded by Councillor Montgomerie proposed to overturn the Officers’ decision and grant planning permission. On a division and roll call vote, there voted for the amendment Councillors Ferguson, Kerr and Montgomerie (3), and for the motion, Councillors Foster, Johnson and McTiernan (3).
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In terms of Standing Order 19.6, Councillor Foster, Chair, exercised his casting vote and the motion was declared carried. The meeting ended at 2.15 p.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home