APPROVED Minutes LRB 01 05 25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 1 May 2025
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LOCAL REVIEW BODY At a Meeting of the Local Review Body held in the Brock Room, First Floor, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Thursday, 1 May 2025 at 10.01 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Fiona Hennebry, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Lawrence O’Neill, Clare Steel and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Cameron Clow, Planning Adviser; Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Ian Dickson, David McBride, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in the item of business on the agenda. PROCEDURE A copy of Procedure to be followed at the meeting was submitted and noted. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Local Review Body held on 19 February 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record, subject to the addition of ‘2024’ after the date of the meeting. APPLICATION FOR REVIEW DC24/164/FUL – Request planning permission for modular unit in rear garden for business use as beauty therapy at 18 MacPhie Road, Dumbarton G82 3PZ by MH Planning Associates (C/o Mr M Hyde) on behalf of Ms Katie Graham of 18 MacPhie Road, Dumbarton G82 3PZ. Review papers were submitted for the above application.
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The Local Review Body was satisfied that it had sufficient information to determine the review. Following discussion and having considered all of the information before it, the Local Review Body agreed to overturn the determination of the Appointed Officer and that planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions as shown in Appendix 1 to these Minutes. The meeting closed at 10.55 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended) and the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended) or any replacement Order(s) revoking and re-enacting that/those Order(s), the modular unit hereby permitted shall be used only for the purposes of a beauty therapy business and for no other purposes including (but not limited to) any other Class 1A Use as defined by the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Scotland Order 1997 (as amended). Reason: To avoid inappropriate alternative commercial uses within the unit in the interests of residential amenity. 2. The hereby approved by this permission shall operate to the following opening hours: Tuesday: 10.00 – 18.00 Wednesday: 10.00 – 17.00 Thursday: 10.00 – 18.00 Friday: 10.00 – 17.00 Saturday 09.00 -13.00. Reason: In the interest of residential amenity.