Approved Minutes - Planning Committee 22 04 26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 22 April 2026
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PLANNING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Planning Committee held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 10.01 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Kevin Crawford, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Lawrence O’Neill, Lauren Oxley, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell*. * Arrived later in the meeting. Attending: Michael Mulgrew, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; James McColl, Development Management Team Leader; Amy Melkevik, Lead Planning Officer; Jennifer Campbell, Lead Planning Officer; Raymond Walsh, Network Management Co-ordinator; Christopher Anderson, Section Head and Principal Solicitor; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Ian Dickson. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in the Chair DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Councillor Oxley declared an interest in item ‘Planning Application DC25/095/FUL: Change of use of a Class 10 Community Centre to a Class 1A Convenience Store with associated works including extension to the existing building at 50 North Elgin Street, Clydebank by MLC Architectural Drawings’. Councillor Oxley indicated that she would make representation, as Ward Councillor for the area, on behalf of objectors and would remove herself from the meeting for the discussion and decision regarding this item of business. Councillor O’Neil made a transparency statement regarding item ‘Scottish Ministers Decision on Planning Application DC25/175/FUL, having previously made representation regarding the planning application. Councillor O’Neill indicated that he would not be taking any further action regarding this item of business. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public.
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 11 March 2026 were submitted and approved as a correct record. PLANNING APPLICATION A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, in respect of the following Planning application:- DC25/095/FUL: Change of use of a Class 10 Community Centre to a Class 1A Convenience Store with associated works including extension to the existing building at 50 North Elgin Street, Clydebank by MLC Architectural Drawings. Reference was made to a site visit which had been undertaken in respect of the above application. The Development Management Team Leader and the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and the Network Management Co-ordinator were heard in further explanation, and in answer to Members’ questions. Councillor O’Neill invited Mr Brian McComish, on behalf of the applicant, to address the Committee. Mr McComish was heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. Councillor O’Neill invited Mr William Jack (objector), to address the Committee. Mr Jack was heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. Councillor O’Neill invited Councillor Lauren Oxley, on behalf of objectors, within the Ward, to address the Committee. Councillor Oxley was heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. Having previously declared an interest in this item, Councillor Oxley left the meeting at this point. After discussion and having further heard the Development Management Team Leader and the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health in further explanation, and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed, to grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in Section 9 of the report, as detailed within Appendix 1 hereto. Councillor Kevin Crawford chose to abstain. Councillor Oxley rejoined the meeting at this point. Councillor Sorrell joined the meeting at this point.
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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON ACCELERATING HOME BUILDING IN SCOTLAND A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval of the proposed response to the consultation. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed the response noted at Appendix 1 of the report, to be submitted as West Dunbartonshire Council’s response to the consultation. SCOTTISH MINISTERS DECISION ON PLANNING APPLICATION DC25/175/FUL A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, providing an update of the position relating to the above planning application, which was referred to the Scottish Ministers following Committee determining it was minded to grant planning permission. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the decision. The meeting closed at 11.06 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 DC25/095/FUL: Change of use of a Class 10 Community Centre to a Class 1A Convenience Store with associated works including extension to the existing building at 50 North Elgin Street, Clydebank by MLC Architectural Drawings. GRANT full planning permission subject to the following conditions:- 1. That unless first otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, the external materials of the extensions hereby approved, shall match the roughcast finish of the existing building. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity. 2. That unless first otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, the opening hours of the premises shall be 7am to 10pm daily. All servicing shall be undertaken during the opening hours of the premises. Reason: To minimise noise and disturbance to nearby residents at unsocial hours. 3. Prior to the occupation and use of the retail shop hereby approved, the nine vehicle parking spaces provided in the approved plan ‘MSSI201 Proposed Block plan of Site’ shall be marked out on site and made available for use. The vehicle parking spaces shall thereafter be retained and capable of use by staff and customers at all times and shall not be removed or altered without the prior written approval of the Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure appropriate parking provision for the use hereby approved. 4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of a facility for the storage of cycles shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The cycle storage facility shall be implemented as approved and be available for use prior to the development hereby approved being brought into use. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, the approved cycle storage shall be retained in perpetuity for this dedicated purpose. Reason: To ensure appropriate cycle parking provision for the use hereby approved in the interests of encouraging active travel modes. 5. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a biodiversity enhancement statement shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The statement shall demonstrate how the proposal will contribute to the enhancement of biodiversity, and how these benefits will be implemented and maintained for the lifetime of the development.
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All physical biodiversity enhancement measures set out in the approved statement shall be implemented in full before the development hereby approved is first brought into use. Reason: in the interests of providing biodiversity enhancement in accordance with Policy 3 of NPF4. 6. All recommendations set out within the Level 1 Flood Risk Assessment dated October 2025 shall be incorporated into the development to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of mitigating against flood risk. 7. Notwithstanding the approved plans, prior to the commencement of any works on site, full details of the incorporation of low and/or zero carbon technologies shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the incorporation of low or zero carbon generating technologies into the development in order to minimise carbon emissions. 8. That all surface water shall be intercepted within the site both during construction and on completion of the development and full details of measures to ensure that surface water run-off is contained within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing to the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any works on site. The measures shall be implemented and maintained as approved. Reason: To prevent surface water run-off to the adjacent road network, in the interests of road and pedestrian safety. 9. Prior to the commencement of works on site, full details of any plant / equipment and how this will be suitably insulated or isolated to minimise noise shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Works shall then proceed and approved and within 8 weeks of the commencement of the use hereby permitted, a report by a third-party independent verifier shall be submitted to demonstrate that the noise projections are accurate or, in the event they are not, propose further mitigation measures together with a timescale for installation for the written approval of the Planning Authority. The system and all associated mitigation measures shall thereafter be retained and operated as approved at all times thereafter during the lifetime of the use to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, unless otherwise first agreed in writing. Reason: To ensure that the development does not adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring properties by creating excessive noise or vibration nuisance.
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10. Notwithstanding condition 9 above, tonal noise associated with the plant and equipment shall not give rise to a noise level within any dwelling or other noise sensitive building assessed with the windows open in excess of the equivalent to Noise Rating Curve 35, between 07:00 and 20:00 hours, and Noise Rating Curve 25 at all other times, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure that the development does not adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring properties by creating excessive noise. 11. During the development phase, all works and ancillary operations (including deliveries to site) which are audible at the site boundary, shall be carried out between the following hours unless otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority: Mondays to Fridays: 0800-1800 Saturday 0800-1300 Sundays and public holidays: No working Reason: To ensure that the development does not adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring properties by creating excessive noise and disturbance at unsocial hours. 12. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority, no development shall commence on site until such time as a scheme for the control and mitigation of dust has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The scheme shall identify likely sources of dust arising from the development or its construction and shall identify measures to prevent or limit the occurrence and impact of such dust. The approved scheme shall thereafter be implemented fully prior to any of the identified dust generating activities commencing on site and shall be maintained thereafter, unless otherwise approved by the Planning Authority. Reason: To minimise the occurrence of dust, in the interests of the amenity of the area. 13. Prior to the start of development on the site, an external lighting scheme shall be submitted for the consideration and written approval of the planning authority. The scheme shall take into account all of the lighting needs associated with the development during operational hours and shall be the minimum required to perform the relevant lighting task. It shall be specifically designed to minimise the risk of light spillage beyond the development site boundary. Reason: To ensure that the development does not adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring properties by creating excessive illumination. 14. Details for the storage and the collection of waste arising from the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The agreed details shall be in place prior to the development being
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brought into use and thereafter be maintained and operated on site as approved at all times during the lifetime of the use. Reason: To safeguard public health and to protect the amenity of the surrounding area.