Minute
North Lanarkshire Council · 15 December 2022
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SPECIAL NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL - 15 DECEMBER 2022 3 15 December 2022 at 3.05 pm. A Special Meeting of the NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL PRESENT Councillor Burgess, Depute Provost; Councillors Ashraf, Ballinger, Barclay, Baudo, Boyd, Brannan-McVey, Brennan, Bustard, Cairns, Campbell, Carragher, Costello, M. Coyle, S. Coyle, Crichton, Currie, Di Mascio, Docherty, Duffy-Lawson, Dunbar, Fisher, Fotheringham, Goldie, Hughes, Hume, Jarvie, D. Johnston, T. Johnston, Jones, Kelly, Khan, Leckie, Linden, Logue, Loughran, MacGregor, Magowan, McBride, B. McCulloch, M. McCulloch, McKay, McKendrick, McLaren, McManus, McNally, McPake, McPhilemy, McVey, Mitchell, Nolan, Patton, Reddin, Roarty, Robb, Robinson, Shevlin, Shields, Smith, Stevenson, A. Stubbs, L. Stubbs, Sullivan, Thomas, Toner, Watson, Williams, Wilson and Woods. CHAIR Councillor Burgess (Depute Provost) presided. IN ATTENDANCE Chief Officer of Place; Planning and Place Manager; Planning Manager (South); Senior Planning Officer, and Principal Democratic Officer. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE In respect of paragraph 2 Representing the Applicant – K. Pearson, K. Russell and C. Smith. Representing the Objectors – F. Morrison and R. O’Donnell, Ravenscraig Community Action Group; B. Davies and S. Van Der Hoek. APOLOGIES Councillors Beveridge, Duffy, Keltie, Larson, Lennon, Masterton, McCluskey and McDade. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC. (SCOTLAND) ACT 2000 1. Councillor Wilson, declared a connection with agenda item 2 at the Planning Hearings Committee which took place immediately prior to this meeting, by virtue of the location of his home address and subsequently articulating a public opinion in respect of the planning application and left the meeting during consideration of this item. Councillor Bustard, declared a connection with agenda item 2 and retrospectively declared a connection with agenda item 2 of the Planning Hearings Committee which took place immediately prior to this meeting, by virtue of his employment and left the meeting during consideration of this item. Councillor Wilson, having declared a connection in the following item of business at the Planning Hearings Committee which took place immediately prior to this meeting, by virtue of the location of his home and subsequently articulating a public opinion in respect of Planning Application 21/00273/FUL, left the meeting during consideration of this item.
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SPECIAL NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL - 15 DECEMBER 2022 4 Councillor Bustard, prior to consideration of the following item of business, having declared a connection by virtue of his employment, left the meeting during consideration of this item. Councillors Bustard, Docherty and McVey joined the meeting after the commencement of the Planning Hearing and did not participate in consideration of the planning application. PLANNING APPLICATION 21/00273/FUL – RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL, DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AND OFFICES WITH ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, CRANES AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND ADJACENT TO WISHAW DEVIATION RAILWAY LINE, SITE OF FORMER RAVENSCRAIG STEEL WORKS, ACCESS VIA RAVENSCRAIG SPINE ROAD (A721), MOTHERWELL 2. Following attendance by, and participation of, all members present at the meeting of the Planning Hearings Committee held on 15 December 2022, there was submitted a report by the Chief Officer of Place in relation to Planning Application 21/00273/FUL – Rail Freight Terminal, Distribution Centre and Offices with Ancillary Buildings, Cranes and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure, Land Adjacent to Wishaw Deviation Railway Line, Site of Former Ravenscraig Steel Works, Access via Ravenscraig Spine Road (A721), Motherwell, following upon which the Council gave consideration to that planning application having regard to the report and all the information including oral submissions provided at the meeting of the Planning Hearings Committee. Councillor Kelly, seconded by Councillor Dunbar, moved that the application be refused. Councillor A. Stubbs, seconded by Councillor McPake, moved as an Amendment, that the application be granted. Thereon, in terms of Standing Order 39, the vote was taken by calling the roll. On the roll being called, 7 Members voted for the Amendment, as follows:- Councillors Ashraf, Ballinger, Baudo, McPake, Robinson, Shields, and A. Stubbs. 58 Members voted for the Motion, as follows:- Barclay, Boyd, Brannan-McVey, Brennan, Burgess, Cairns, Campbell, Carragher, Costello, M. Coyle, S. Coyle, Crichton, Currie, Di Mascio, Duffy-Lawson, Dunbar, Fisher, Fotheringham, Goldie, Hughes, Hume, Jarvie, D. Johnston, T. Johnston, Jones, Kelly, Khan, Leckie, Linden, Logue, Loughran, MacGregor, Magowan, McBride, B. McCulloch, M. McCulloch, McKay, McKendrick, McLaren, McManus, McNally, McPhilemy, Mitchell, Nolan, Patton, Reddin, Roarty, Robb, Shevlin, Smith, Stevenson, L. Stubbs, Sullivan, Thomas, Toner, Watson, Williams and Woods. 7 Members having voted for the Amendment and 58 Members having voted for the Motion, the Motion was accordingly declared carried and the application was refused. Decided: that Planning Application 21/00273/FUL – Rail Freight Terminal, Distribution Centre and Offices with Ancillary Buildings, Cranes and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure, Land Adjacent to Wishaw Deviation Railway Line, Site of Former Ravenscraig Steel Works, Access via Ravenscraig Spine Road (A721), Motherwell, be refused.