Approved Minutes - Planning Committee 11 12 24
West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 December 2024
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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 December 2024 at 10.04 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Chris Pollock, and Sophie Traynor*. *Arrived later in the meeting. Attending: Michael Mulgrew, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; James McColl, Development Management Team Leader; Raymond Walsh, Network Management Coordinator; Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf Councillors David McBride, Lawrence O’Neill, Hazel Sorrell and Clare Steel. Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal in the Chair MINUTE’S SILENCE Having heard the Chair, the Committee observed a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the untimely death of Nigel Ettles, Legal Officer at the Council for over 40 years. Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services, paid tribute to Nigel’s’ loyal service to West Dunbartonshire Council, their thoughts and prayers being with Nigel’s family and friends. Note: Councillor Traynor joined the meeting at this point. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal declared an interest in item ‘DC24/123/FUL: Change of use from butcher shop (Class 1A) to fish and chip shop (hot food takeaway - Sui Generis) together with installation of flue’ by Glasgow AP Ltd, the applicant being known personally to him and indicated that he would leave the meeting during consideration of this item.
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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 13 November 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. NOTE OF VISITATION A Note of Visitations carried out on 11 November 2024, a copy of which forms Appendix 1 hereto, was submitted and noted. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned due to a fire alarm. The meeting reconvened at 10.25 a.m. with all those Members listed in the sederunt in attendance. PLANNING APPLICATIONS Reports were submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration in respect of the following Planning applications: (a) DC23/227/FUL: Change of use from beauty salon to three residential flats by Mr Sodhi. Reference was made to a site visit which had been undertaken in respect of the above application. After discussion and having heard the Development Management Team Leader in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant full planning permission subject to the conditions set out in section 9 of the report, as detailed within Appendix 2 hereto. DECLARATION OF INTEREST Having previously declared an interest in the following item, Councillor Johal left the meeting at this point, and it was agreed that Councillor Dickson would assume the Chair. Accordingly, Councillor Dickson assumed the Chair. Note: Councillor Traynor also left the meeting at this point.
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Councillor Ian Dickson in the Chair (b) DC24/123/FUL: Change of use from butcher shop (Class 1A) to fish and chip shop (hot food takeaway - Sui Generis) together with installation of flue by Glasgow AP Ltd. Reference was made to a site visit which had been undertaken in respect of the above application. The Development Management Team Leader and the Network Management Coordinator were heard in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions. The Chair invited Mr Iain Penman, the Applicant’s agent and Mr Pritpal Singh, the Applicant, to address the Committee. Mr Penman and Mr Singh were heard in respect of the application and in answer to Members’ questions. ADJOURMNENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 11.13 a.m. with those Members listed in the sederunt in attendance, with the exception of Councillor Johal and Councillor Traynor After discussion, Councillor Pollock, seconded by Provost Murray Conaghan, moved:- That the Committee grants planning permission, subject to conditions being delegated to the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager to determine, as indicated in the report. The motion was accordingly declared carried. Councillor Dickson requested that his dissent be recorded in respect of this item. Councillor Johal rejoined the meeting at this point and resumed the Chair. Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal in the Chair WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL CONSULTATION RESPONSE TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ENERGY CONSENTS UNIT ON SECTION 36 APPLICATION REF: ECU00004982 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration seeking agreement on an updated consultation response following the receipt of further details and a revised proposal from the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, on behalf of Scottish Ministers, in connection with a proposal for the construction and operation of a 560MW Battery Energy Storage System with associated
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infrastructure, substation, security fencing, CCTV, security lighting and landscaping on land within the East Dunbartonshire Council area. After discussion and having heard the Development Management Team Leader in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to maintain an objection to the above development in respect of matters specified in the response contained in Appendix 1 of the report, and that this response is submitted to form the Council’s updated position on the proposal. ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SCHEME AND PARTICIPATION STATEMENT. A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration seeking approval of the 2024 Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement in relation to a new Local Development Plan (LDP3). 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 approve the updated Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement set out in Appendix 1 of the report and noted that once approved it would be submitted to the Scottish Ministers and published on the Council’s website. The meeting closed at 11:28 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 PLANNING COMMITTEE NOTE OF VISITATION – 11 NOVEMBER 2024 Present: Councillor Chris Pollock Attending: Michael Mulgrew - Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, 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:- Artizan Centre, College Way, Dumbarton DC24/081/FUL: Façade improvements to shop fronts, landscaping and associated infrastructure by West Dunbartonshire Council.
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APPENDIX 2 DC23/227/FUL: Change of use from beauty salon to three residential flats by Mr Sodhi. GRANT full planning permission subject to the following conditions:- 1. That prior to the commencement of development on site, an updated parking layout shall be submitted to show four parking spaces allocated to the residential flats hereby permitted. Reason: To ensure adequate parking provision for the new residential flats 2. That prior to the occupation of the residential flats hereby permitted, the four parking spaces shall be clearly marked out, fitted with collapsable bollards and be available for use by new residents. The spaces shall then be retained as approved and be available for residents of the flats at all times thereafter to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the availability of the off-street parking provision for the residential flats