APPROVED Minutes Planning Committee 14 12 22
West Dunbartonshire Council · 14 December 2022
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PLANNING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Planning Committee held in Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton, on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Karen Conaghan, Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, June McKay, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Attending: Alan Williamson, Team Leader, Development Planning and Place; James McColl, Acting Development Management 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 Diane Docherty and Daniel Lennie. 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 16 November 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record, subject to the addition of Councillors Karen Conaghan and Lawrence O’Neill and the removal of Councillors Ian Dickson, Diane Docherty, June McKay and Chris Pollock, from the attendance list for Note of Visitation carried out on 10 October 2022. NOTE OF VISITATION A Note of Visitation carried out on 14 November 2022, a copy of which forms Appendix 1 hereto, was submitted and noted.
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OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. PLANNING APPLICATION A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager – in respect of the following planning application:- DC22/088/LBC – Demolition of Category B Listed Building (Former Exciseman’s House), at Former Exciseman’s House Dumbarton Road, Bowling G60 5BQ by Swan Group. Reference was made to a site visit, which had been undertaken in respect of the above application. After discussion and having heard the Acting Development Management Team Leader, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant listed building consent subject to the conditions set out in Section 9 of the report, as detailed within Appendix 2 hereto. REVIEW OF PLANNING ENFORCEMENT CHARTER A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval for the updated Planning Enforcement Charter. After discussion and having heard the Acting Development Management Team Leader in further explanation, and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to approve the updated Planning Enforcement Charter. DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, providing an update on the development plan position in West Dunbartonshire and seeking approval for the 2022 Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement. After discussion and having heard the Team Leader, Development Planning and Place, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to approve the Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement. INTRODUCTION OF FEES FOR PRE–APPLICATION ADVICE AND OTHER DISCRETIONARY FEES, EXEMPTIONS, REDUCTIONS AND SURCHARGES A report was submitted by the Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager, seeking approval for the introduction of fees for the provision of
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pre-application planning advice to prospective developers and householders and for the introduction of other discretionary charges, exemptions, reductions and surcharges. After discussion and having heard the Team Leader, Development Planning and Place, in further explanation, and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed, subject to decision at Council on 21 December 2022,:- (1) to the introduction of discretionary charges for providing pre-application advice, non-material variations, written confirmation of compliance/discharge of conditions, and exemptions as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, to come into effect on 1st February 2023; and (2) that a surcharge of 25% be imposed on all retrospective planning applications to come into effect from 1st February 2023. The meeting closed at 2.31 p.m.
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APPENDIX 1 PLANNING COMMITTEE NOTE OF VISITATION – 14 NOVEMBER 2022 Present: Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Attending: Pamela Clifford - Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager and James McColl - Acting Development Management Team Leader SITE VISIT A site visit was undertaken in connection with the undernoted planning application:- Landfill Site, Auchencarroch Road, Jamestown, Alexandria G83 9EY DC20/253 - Amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission DC07/233/FUL to extend the time of the approved landfilling operation and restoration by 15 years.
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APPENDIX 2 DC22/088/LBC – Demolition of Category B Listed Building (Former Exciseman’s House), at Former Exciseman’s House Dumbarton Road, Bowling G60 5BQ by Swan Group. GRANT listed building consent subject to the following conditions:- 1. That prior to the commencement of any demolition works on site, full details of the methods for the assessment, sorting and retention of the stone from the building to allow future re-use shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Works shall then proceed as approved and all stone retained unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. 2. No stone from the building shall be removed from the site regardless of condition without the prior written agreement of the Planning Authority.