Approved Minutes - Planning Committee 06 12 23
West Dunbartonshire Council · 6 December 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 6 December 2023 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Karen Murray Conaghan, Ian Dickson*, Gurpreet Singh Johal*, June McKay, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock, and Sophie Traynor. * Arrived later in the meeting. Attending: Pamela Clifford, Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager; Alan Williamson, Development Planning and Place 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 Councillors Daniel Lennie and 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. 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 15 November 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. NOTE OF SITE VISITATIONS A Note of Visitations carried out on 13 November 2023, a copy of which forms Appendix 1 hereto, was submitted and noted.
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LOCAL PLACE PLAN UPDATE A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval of the 2023 Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement in relation to a new Local Development Plan (LDP3). After discussion and having heard the Development Planning and Place Team Leader in further explanation, the Committee approved the 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. PLANNING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK 2022-23 A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, advising of the comments recently received from the Scottish Government regarding the Planning Performance Framework submitted by this Council for reporting year 2022-23. After discussion and having heard the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and the Development Planning and Place Team Leader in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee noted the content of this report and the comments received from the Scottish Government. The meeting closed at 10.22 a.m.
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APPENDIX 1 PLANNING COMMITTEE NOTE OF VISITATIONS – 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Present: Councillors Chris Pollock and Sophie Traynor Attending: James McColl - Development Management Team Leader SITE VISITS Site visits were undertaken in connection with the undernoted planning applications:- Lawmuir Farm, Glasgow Road, Hardgate, Clydebank G81 5QT DC23/012/FUL: Change of use from agricultural land to 3 dog exercise fields, erection of boundary fencing and erection of 3 shelters (Retrospective) Former Site of Dunclutha, Parkhall Road, Clydebank DC22/216/FUL: Erection of three dwelling houses and associated works.