Item 13 - Erection of 118 Flats and 16 Houses, Leven Street, Dumbarton by Turnberry Homes Ltd
West Dunbartonshire Council · 17 December 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager Council: 17th December 2025 _____________________________________________________________ DC16/229: Erection of 118 flat and 16 houses (substitution of house types and amendments to layout) at Former Thompsons Yard, Leven Street, Dumbarton by Turnberry Homes Ltd. 1. REASON FOR REPORT 1.1 This report relates to a planning application for a national development as the application site sits within the Clyde Mission area as set out in National Planning Framework 4. Under the terms of the approved Scheme of Delegation, it therefore requires to be determined by Full Council. 2 RECOMMENDATION 2.1 That the Council approve the application subject to the conditions set out in Section 9 of the report at Appendix 1. 2.2 Note that should the Council approve the application, a notification to the Scottish Government under The Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (10 or more homes on non-allocated land) (Scotland) Direction 2025 will be required. This notification is distinct from a call in and is for Ministers’ awareness only. The Council will remain the determining authority. 3 BACKGROUND 3.1 The site comprises the Former Thompsons Yard, Leven Street in Dumbarton. Planning permission was granted in December 2006 (DC03-284) for the erection of 271 residential units associated roads parking and landscaping and erection of retail unit. 3.2 Significant progress has been made on the re-development of the overall site with phases 1, 2 and the first block in phase 3 of the development having been completed with homes and associated infrastructure. The current application relates to the majority of Phase 3 as well as all of Phase 4 of the site. Phase 3 and Phase 4 are the areas of this application site located to the north of Dumbarton Football Club and extending towards the vacant site to the west of the Denny Tank where a foodstore has been approved under application DC24/171/FUL. 3.3 This current application seeks permission for the erection of 118 flat and 16 houses as a substitution of the previously approved house types with associated amendments to the originally approved layout. The number of properties is not altered from the original and extant planning permission ITEM 13
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(DC03-284) for the site, only their house types and styles, together with the layout. A range of three-bedroom terraced houses together with three and four storey, two-bedroom flats are proposed. 4 MAIN ISSUES 4.1 A copy of the report presented to the Planning Committee is provided in Appendix 1. Sections 6 and 7 of that report set out the planning policies and other material considerations relevant to the application. The report concludes that the acceptability of the redevelopment of the site has previously been established with the granting of the previous planning application, DC03-0284, which granted Planning Permission for the wider site. This application proposes to substitute house types with amendments to the layout of the original permission. 4.2 SEPA had originally provided a holding objection following reconsultation on this application due to the updated National Planning Framework 4 position on flooding. However, after providing SEPA with further information, SEPA confirmed that they had no objection. NatureScot, Environmental Health and Roads have no objection to the proposal subject to conditions, and Historic Environment Scotland made no comments on the proposals. 2 public objections were received, and these are noted in section 5 of the report. 4.3 Taking all matters into account, it is considered that the proposals, with conditions, accord with the provisions of NPF4, the adopted West Dunbartonshire Local Plan and proposed West Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan 2. 4.4 At the pre-determination hearing at Planning Committee 1 representation was heard from an objector and the agent also made representation. The objector spoke to their previously submitted objection and raised concern around the location of the bin store and the detrimental impact it will have on residential amenity. Planning committee discussed the concerns raised with officers and the agent around what can be done to address this issue. Committee also raised queries regarding the use of conditions to secure further information regarding the location of electric vehicle infrastructure and infrastructure provision such as grit bins and telecommunications cabinets. 4.5 After discussion the Planning Committee recommended that the application be referred to the full Council for determination, expressing the provisional view that the application should be approved with the conditions indicated within Section 9 of the Planning Committee Report (Appendix 1) with an amendment to condition 9 to secure detailed design and location of the bin stores and additional conditions relating to infrastructure. For clarity, the complete list of proposed conditions is provided at Appendix 2. 5. People Implications 5.1 There are no personnel issues.
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6. Financial and Procurement Implications 6.1 There are no financial or procurement implications. 7. Risk Analysis 7.1 No risks have been identified. 8. Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) 8.1 There is no equalities impact. 9. Environmental Sustainability 9.1 A Strategic Environmental Assessment is not required. 10. Consultation 10.1 Publicity and consultation have been carried out in line with the requirements of the planning regulations. 2 representations from members of the public have been received in objection to the proposals and consultations received from West Dunbartonshire Council Roads Service, West Dunbartonshire Council Environmental Health, NatureScot, Historic Environment Scotland and SEPA. These are summarised in Section 4 and 5 of the Planning Committee report (Appendix 1). 11. Strategic Assessment 11.1 The proposed development complies with the strategic priorities of the Council in particular: Our Communities Resilient and Thriving Our Environment A Greener Future Our Economy Strong and Flourishing Michael Mulgrew Planning, Building Standards and Environmental Health Manager Date: 3rd December 2025 ___________________________________________________________________ Person to Contact: Michael Mulgrew, Planning & Building Standards Manager Email: Michael.Mulgrew@west-dunbarton.gov.uk James McColl, Development Management Team Leader Email: James.McColl@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Appendices: Appendix 1 - Planning Committee Report: 3rd December 2025 – DC16/229 Appendix 2 – Revised Proposed Conditions Background Papers: None Wards Affected: Ward 3 (Dumbarton)