Item 4 - Draft Minutes Planning Committee 11 10 23
West Dunbartonshire Council · 15 November 2023
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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 October 2023 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Karen Murray Conaghan, Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Daniel Lennie, June McKay, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Pamela Clifford, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; Alan Williamson, Team Leader, Development Planning and Place; Judi Ferguson, Building Standards Surveyor Team Leader; Nigel Ettles, Section Head – Litigation (Legal Officer); and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Provost Douglas McAllister and Councillor Hazel Sorrell. 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. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 20 September 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. NOTE OF SITE VISITATIONS A Note of Visitations carried out on 18 September 2023, a copy of which forms Appendix 1 hereto, was submitted and noted. ITEM 4
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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON MANDATORY TRAINING ON PLANNING FOR ELECTED MEMBERS A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking agreement to submit a response to the Scottish Government consultation on mandatory training on planning for Elected Members. After discussion and having heard the Team Leader, Development Planning and Place in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to the proposed Council response as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and (2) that the Team Leader, Development Planning and Place draft additional ‘Elected Members’ responses to the consultation, for approval by the Convener, prior to submission. SCOTTISH MINISTERS DECISION – SCHEDULED MONUMENT CONSENT FOR QUARRYING OPERATIONS – SHEEPHILL FORT, SHEEPHILL QUARRY, MILTON, DUMBARTON A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, providing an update regarding the Scottish Ministers decision for the above Scheduled Monument Consent. 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 of the Scottish Ministers. SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT BUILDING WARRANT FEES CONSULTATION A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking agreement to submit a response to the Scottish Government consultation on Building Warrant Fees. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and the Building Standards Surveyor Team Leader in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed that the Building Standards Surveyor Team Leader would draft a revised response to the consultation for approval by the Convener, prior to submission. The meeting closed at 11.04 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 PLANNING COMMITTEE NOTE OF VISITATIONS – 18 SEPTEMBER 2023 Present: Councillors Karen Murray Conaghan (all sites), Lawrence O’Neill (sites at St. Joseph’s Primary School, Abbeylands Road and 6 Old Street), Clare Steel (St. Joseph’s Primary School, site only), Attending: James McColl - Development Management Team Leader and Amy Melkevik, Lead Planning Officer. SITE VISITS Site visits were undertaken in connection with the undernoted planning applications:- Development site, Pappert, Bonhill, Alexandria DC23/102/FUL - Proposed erection of 26 dwellings with associated ancillary development. St. Joseph’s Primary School, Faifley Road, Clydebank, G81 5EY DC23/098/FUL - New build education and community campus comprising of new Early Years, Primary schools, ASN unit, library and community facilities, together with associated parking, sports facilities and landscaping. Abbeylands Road, Former Faifley Bowling Club, Clydebank DC23/083/FUL - Proposed erection of 27 affordable dwellings and associated works. 6 Old Street, Duntocher, Clydebank G81 6DE DC23/070/FUL - Change of use from cafe to tyre change garage.