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North Ayrshire Council · 22 February 2023
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Local Review Body Committee
25 January 2023 
At a Meeting of the Local Review Body Committee of North Ayrshire Council at 4.40
p.m. involving a combination of participation by remote electronic means and physical
attendance within the Council Chambers, Irvine 
Present (Physical Participation)
Robert Foster, Timothy Billings, Stewart Ferguson and Cameron Inglis 
Present (Remote Participation)
Amanda Kerr and Chloé Robertson 
In Attendance
Iain Davies, Senior Development Management Officers (Planning); R. Lynch,
Senior Manager, J. Niven, Solicitor (Legal Services), H. Clancy, C. Stewart and
S. Wilson Committee Services Officers (Democratic Services) (Chief
Executive’s Service). 
Chair
Councillor Foster in the Chair. 
Apologies
Scott Davidson, 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 26 October were confirmed and signed in
accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland)
Act 1973. 
3. Notice of Review: 22/00454/PP- Dippenhead Farm, Whiting Bay, Arran 
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 Senior Manager (Legal Services) advised the Committee that the Notice of
Review related to an alternative site which the Committee could not consider. 
The Committee unanimously agreed to continue the Notice of Review to the next
meeting for further information to be submitted relating to the original planning
application decision. 
Councillor Billings left the meeting at this point.

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4. Notice of Review: 22/00331/PP- Tennox Farm, Kilbirnie 
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, 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, the Report of Handling submitted by the appointed
officer, the representations received and policies affecting the application. The
Planning Adviser advised that no site visit or hearing had been requested by the
applicant. 
Councillor Foster, seconded by Councillor Kerr, moved that the Local Review Body
uphold the officer’s decision to refuse the application for the reasons outlined in the
Decision Notice. There being no amendment the motion was declared carried. 
5. Notice of Review: 22/00540/PP- Site to the Northwest of Bankside Farm,
Kilbirnie 
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, Planning Decision Notice, further representations and the applicant’s
response to the further representations were provided as appendices to the report. 
The Planning Adviser to the Local Review Body summarised the Notice of Review
submitted by the applicant, the Report of Handling submitted by the appointed
officer, the representations received and policies affecting the application. The
Planning Adviser advised that no site visit or hearing had been requested by the
applicant. 
Councillor Inglis, seconded by Councillor Robertson, moved that the Local Review
Body uphold the officer’s decision to refuse the application for the reasons outlined in
the Decision Notice. There being no amendment the motion was declared carried. 
The meeting ended at 5.05 p.m.