Item 4 - Draft Minutes - Planning Committee 14 01 26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 February 2026
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PLANNING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Planning Committee held in the Civic Space, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at 10.01 a.m. Present: Councillors Kevin Crawford, Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Lawrence O’Neill and Chris Pollock. Attending: Michael Mulgrew, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; James McColl, Development Management Team Leader; Amy Melkevik, Lead Planning Officer; Matthew Spurway, Placemaking Co-Ordinator; Christopher Anderson, Section Head and Principal Solicitor; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Fiona Hennebry, Lauren Oxley, Hazel Sorrell and Clare Steel. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 3 December 2025 were submitted and approved as a correct record subject to the inclusion of Councillor O’Neill’s Christian name being spelt correctly in the list of those in attendance at the meeting, to Councillor O’Neill being recorded as Chair of the meeting and the removal of Appendix 2. ITEM 4
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NOTE OF VISITATION A Note of Visitation carried out on 1 December 2025, a copy of which forms Appendix 1 hereto, was submitted and noted. PLANNING APPLICATIONS A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, in respect of the following Planning Applications:- (a) DC25/182/PPP: Planning Permission in Principle for a Class 7 hotel with cafe/restaurant, meeting rooms and rooftop lounge. Car-lite layout with modest parking/cycle storage, single access from south/east and screened servicing. Flood-resilient with SuDS at Development Site, Ossian Way Clydebank by Montgomery Developers. The Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager advised that whilst the report noted that the applicant would not provide information to address the Coal Authority concerns, they had now agreed to do so. The Committee agreed to defer the planning application until such time as the information is submitted and reviewed by officers. A future report will be progressed in line with the Scheme of Delegation. (b) DC25/163/MOD: Modification of Planning Obligation entered into under a Section 75 agreement associated with Planning Permission DC20/253 at Landfill Site, Auchincarroch Road, Jamestown, Alexandria G83 9EY by Barr Environmental. After discussion and having heard the Development Management Team Leader in further explanation, and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the modification of the obligation in the Section 75 agreement associated with permission DC20/253, and delegate authority to the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and Legal Services to conclude the modification. LOCAL PLACE PLAN VALIDATION – ALEXANDRIA LOCAL PLACE PLAN 1 A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval to validate and register the Alexandria Local Place Plan 1. After discussion and having heard the Placemaking Co-Ordinator in further explanation the Committee agreed to approve the validation of the Alexandria Local Place Plan 1, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report. Once approved, the Alexandria Local Place Plan 1 will be placed on the Register of Local Place Plans.
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S36 CONSULTATION – BRAIDFIELD BATTERY STORAGE A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval for response to a consultation received from the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit on behalf of the Scottish Ministers regarding a proposed battery energy storage system with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts. After discussion and having heard the Development Management Team Leader in further explanation the Committee agreed the position set out in Section 10 of the report and to submit this report to the Scottish Ministers as presenting the Council’s full, formal response to the consultation advising of the Council’s objection based on the application submission as it stands. The meeting closed at 10.33 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 NOTE OF VISITATION – 01 DECEMBER 2025 Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillor Lawrence O’Neill. Attending: James McColl, Development Management Team Leader and Amy Melkevik, Lead Planning Officer. SITE VISIT A site visit was undertaken in connection with the undernoted planning application:- Former Thompsons Yard, Leven Street, Dumbarton DC16/229: Erection of 118 flats and 16 houses (substitution of house types and amendments to layout) by Turnberry Homes Ltd.