Item 4 - Draft Minutes - Planning Committee 11 02 26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 March 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, 11 February 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Kevin Crawford, Ian Dickson, Fiona Hennebry, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Attending: Michael Mulgrew, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; James McColl, Development Management Team Leader; Amy Melkevik, Lead Planning Officer; Christopher Anderson, Section Head and Principal Solicitor; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lauren Oxley and Clare Steel. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in the Chair DECLARATION OF INTEREST Councillor Lawrence O’Neill declared an interest in item ‘DC25/175/FUL: Construction of a spectator stand and relocation of ball stop fencing at Holm Park, Glasgow Road, Clydebank G81 1YA by Clydebank Football Club’ being the independent Chair to the Board of Holm Park FC. Councillor O’Neill indicated that he would remove himself as Chair for this item of business and, as a member of the public, represent the applicant. 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 14 January 2026 were submitted and approved as a correct record. ITEM 4
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VARIATION IN ORDER OF BUSINESS After hearing Councillor O’Neill, Chair, the Committee agreed to vary the order of business as hereinafter minuted. PLANNING APPLICATIONS A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, in respect of the following Planning applications:- DC25/119/FUL: Continuation - Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) for the variation of condition 12 of planning permission DC23/098/FUL to remove reference to "community" from allotments at St Joseph’s Primary School. Councillor O’Neill, Chair, invited Gillian Kirkwood, on behalf of Faifley Community Council to address the Committee and Ms Kirkwood was heard in respect of the Community Council’s objection to the application and in answer to Members’ questions. Councillor O’Neill, Chair, invited Michelle Lynn, on behalf of the Applicant, to address the Committee. Ms Lynn was heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, the Development Management Team Leader and the Legal Officer in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Councillor Dickson, seconded by Councillor Singh Johal, moved that the Committee agree to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 9 of Appendix 1 of the report. As an amendment Councillor O’Neill, seconded by Councillor Hennebry, moved that the Committee agree to refuse the Planning Application, as the ‘Community’ element of the site should remain in place. On a vote being taken, 4 Members voted for the amendment and 4 for the motion. There being an equality of votes, Councillor O’Neill, Chair, exercised his casting vote in favour of the amendment which was accordingly declared carried. ADJOURNMENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 10.56 p.m. with all those listed in the sederunt present. Having previously declared an interest in the following item, Councillor O’Neill left the Chair and joined the public gallery at this point and Councillor Singh Johal, Vice Chair, assumed the Chair.
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Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal in the Chair DC25/175/FUL: Construction of a spectator stand and relocation of ball stop fencing at Holm Park, Glasgow Road, Clydebank G81 1YA by Clydebank Football Club. At this point in the meeting Councillor Pollock was heard in relation to a point of order and moved that Councillor O’Neill, having declared an interest in this item, should leave the meeting at this point. Having heard the Legal Officer and Councillor O’Neill, Councillor O’Neill confirmed his intention to remain in the meeting as a member of the public. Councillor Singh Johal, Chair, invited Stewart Kelly and Lawrence O’Neill, on behalf of the Applicant, to address the Committee. Mr Kelly and Mr O’Neill were heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and the Development Management Team Leader, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee were informed that, due to the objection from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), any decision to approve the application would require to be notified to Scottish Ministers, in line with legislative requirements and that Ministers may call this application in and make the determination themselves. Whilst acknowledging the objection from HSE, taking into account that this is an existing site that can remain in operation irrespective of the outcome of this planning application and compliance otherwise with the Development Plan, the Committee agreed to grant planning permission subject to such conditions as deemed appropriate by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and the outcome of the required notification to Scottish Ministers. The meeting closed at 11.33 am