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North Ayrshire Council · 28 August 2024
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Planning Committee 19 June 2024 At a Meeting of the Planning Committee 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, Cameron Inglis, Davina McTiernan and Chloé Robertson. Present (Remote Participation) Timothy Billings, Scott Davidson, Amanda Kerr, Jim Montgomerie and Ian Murdoch. In Attendance (Physical Participation) A. Finlayson, Chief Planning Officer; R. Lynch, Senior Manager (Legal Services), S. Wilson and C. Stewart, Committee Services Officers (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. 1. Declarations of Interest In terms of Standing Order 11 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors, Councillor Billings advised that he had received correspondence and had provided liaison between the objectors and the Planning Officer. The Solicitor (Legal Services) thanked Councillor Billings’ for clarifying and confirming that no declaration of interest was required. 2. Minutes The Minutes of the Meeting held on 22 May 2024 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. 24/00315/PP : Tigh An Droma Caravan Kings Cross Brodick, Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8RG Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer seeking retrospective planning permission for the siting of a residential static caravan on a field at Kings Cross, Brodick. The site location plan was attached at Appendix 1 to the report. Members asked questions and were provided with further information in relation to:- • the relevance of the expired Certificate of Lawfulness to the current planning application; • clarity that issues of a civil nature were not included in the consideration of this planning application; • the intended use of the caravan if planning permission was to be granted;
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• the location of the previous caravan, who owned the original site and the reason for the relocation of the new caravan; • other caravans being positioned on the site and whether these would require a further planning application; • clarity on the location and ownership of the buildings surrounding the new caravan site; and • the distance between the new caravan and the dwelling of the objectors to the application. Councillor Inglis, seconded by Councillor McTiernan, moved that the planning application be approved in line with the report recommendation. An amendment was proposed by Councillor Billings, that the planning application be rejected as the location of the new caravan had a direct impact on the amenity of the neighbour adjacent to the site. There being no seconder to the amendment, the motion was declared carried. 4. Urgent Items There were no urgent items. 5. Chair’s Closing Remarks The Chair informed the Committee that this was the last meeting which Councillor Billings would attend prior to his resignation as a Councillor. Councillor Foster paid tribute to Councillor Billings’ time as an Elected Member and thanked him for his guidance, support, and contributions as Vice-Chair to the Planning Committee. The Members present warmly concurred. The meeting ended at 2.40 p.m.