Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 18 March 2025
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Minute of Meeting Planning and Climate Change Policy Board Date Time Venue Tuesday, 18 March 2025 13:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Jennifer Adam, Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling, Councillor Andy Doig, Councillor Chris Gilmour, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Anne Hannigan, Councillor Bruce MacFarlane, Councillor Kenny MacLaren, Councillor Jamie McGuire, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Jim Paterson, Councillor John Shaw, Councillor Ben Smith Chair Councillor Paterson, Convener, presided. In Attendance A Morrison, Head of Economy & Development, D Love, Chief Planning Officer, A Williamson, Strategy & Place Manager, J Weir and F Knighton, both Senior Planning Officers and J McCafferty and C Murray, both Planners (all Chief Executive’s); G Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection & Roads (Environment, Housing & Infrastructure); and V Howie, Finance Business Partner, N Young, Managing Solicitor (Litigation & Advice), D Low, Democratic Services Manager and J Barron, Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources). Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the Policy Board would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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1 Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2024/25 as at 7 January 2025 There was submitted a joint revenue and capital budget monitoring report by the Chief Executive and Director of Finance & Resources for the period 1 April 2024 to 7 January 2025. The report intimated that the projected revenue outturn at 31 March 2025 for those services reporting to this Policy Board was an underspend position of £0.047 million (4.1%) against the revised budget for the year. There were no capital projects reporting to this Policy Board. Section 6 of the report detailed one budget adjustment of £0.078 million. DECIDED: (a) That the projected revenue outturn underspend position of £0.047 million be noted; and (b) That the budget adjustment detailed at section 6 of the report be noted. 2 Developer Contributions – Annual Report There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the annual report detailing any monies held by the Council which had been received as a result of developer contributions relating to planning applications. DECIDED: (a) That it be noted that the report represented the annual report to the Planning & Climate Change Policy Board in respect of developer contributions; and (b) That the developer contributions which were currently held by the Council be noted. 3 Local Place Plans There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to Local Place Plans which are community-led plans setting out proposals for the development and use of land introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. The report intimated that these plans would set out a community’s aspirations for its future development and to encourage communities to prepare Local Place Plans, the Council had prepared a How-to Guide, attended community group meetings and ran monthly drop-in advice sessions. A Local Place Plan fund of £100,000 had been made available in 2025/26 to support communities to prepare a plan for their area. DECIDED: (a) That the updated Local Place Plan How-to Guide be approved;
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(b) That the proposed approach to distributing the Local Place Plan fund to communities, as set out in section 5 of the report, be approved; and (c) That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Economy & Development, in liaison with the Convener and Depute Convener of this Policy Board, to approve the allocation of Local Place Plan funding to eligible community groups. 4 Planning Applications There were submitted reports by the Chief Planning Officer relative to the following applications for planning permission that required to be determined by the Board. (a) 22/0471/PP - Planning Permission for the Erection of petrol filling station, EVC charging points, Class 1 retail unit, Class 3 (coffee shop), car parking, associated facilities, landscaping, infrastructure works and new junction access at a Site on Northern Boundary of Roadhead Forge, Beith Road, Lochwinnoch by Euro garages Limited F Knighton, Senior Planning Officer, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (b) 24/0493/PP - Full Planning Permission for a Section 42 application to vary Condition 3 of planning permission 21/1523/PP for the erection of a recycling shed and increase in throughput of waste that can be accepted and handled from 75,000 tonnes to a maximum of 100,000 tonnes and to relax the limit of waste types that can be accepted to allow parks and garden waste and end of life tyres to be accepted at the site at 6 Newmains Avenue, Inchinnan, Renfrew by Mrs Amanda Stewart WRC Recycling Ltd J Weir, Senior Planner, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. It was proposed that the relevant conditions be amended to require that any tyres being stored and processed on site be kept within containers at all times. This was agreed unanimously. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report and subject to the relevant conditions being amended to require that any tyres being stored and processed on site be kept within containers at all times. This was also agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report and subject to any tyres being stored and processed on site being kept within containers at all times. (c) 24/0653/FUR - Section 42 application to modify conditions of planning permission 19/0444/PP relating to the erection of residential development comprising 15 dwellinghouses with associated access road, drainage and landscaping at Greenhead Nursery and adjacent vacant land, Old Greenock Road, Inchinnan by Greenhead Homes Limited In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. (d) 24/0686/PP - Planning Permission - Siting of one manager’s cabin and formation of 5 touring caravan pitches with water and electrical hook ups, access road, sealed chemical storage tank, chemical emptying point and covered refuse storage area at Land to the North of East Auchenhean, Auchenhean Road, Lochwinnoch by Mrs Lynda Henderson C Murray, Planner, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (e) 24/0872/PP - Planning Permission - Full - Erection of a three-storey Primary School with integrated sports and assembly halls, cycle storage, parking and drop-off facilities, hard and soft landscaping and an external 3G full-size flood-lit sports pitch at Former Royal Ordnance Site - Area E1, Station Road, Bishopton by Renfrewshire Council J Weir, Senior Planner, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report.
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(f) 25/0037/FUR - Further Application - Section 42 application to remove condition 3 (phasing plan) of planning permission 21/1668/PP at Inshops Managers Office, Paisley Centre, 23 High Street, Paisley by Alan Fitzpatrick Beyond Retail Property Fund Limited (C/o Montagu Evans LL) F Knighton, Senior Planner, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. (g) 25/0018/PP - Planning Permission (Local) - Subdivision of flatted dwelling plot and erection of building comprising of four workshops/garages with associated works at Rear of 22 Knockhill Road, Renfrew by Mr Giulio Girasoli J McCafferty, Planner, delivered a presentation relative to the proposal. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused.