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Argyll and Bute Council · 8 October 2026
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MINUTES of MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCAL REVIEW BODY held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2026 Present: Councillor Gordon Blair (Chair) Councillor Andrew Kain Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Attending: Iain Jackson, Governance, Risk and Safety Manager (Adviser) Fiona McCallum, Committee Services Officer (Minutes) Robert Wilson, Applicant’s Agent Ian McIntyre, Interested Party 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE There were no apologies for absence. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 3. CONSIDER NOTICE OF REVIEW REQUEST: LAND EAST OF KNIPOCH HOTEL, BY OBAN, PA34 4QT (REF: 26/0007/LRB) The Chair, Councillor Gordon Blair, welcomed everyone to the meeting. He explained that no person present would be entitled to speak other than the Members of the Local Review Body (LRB) and Mr Jackson, who would provide procedural advice if required. He advised that his first task would be to establish if the Members of the LRB felt that they had sufficient information before them to come to a decision on the Review. Councillor Kennedy-Boyle advised that she had read through the reports and had some queries. She said that despite the photographs provided, she was not familiar with the site and found it quite difficult to get a handle around the arguments put forward in respect of privacy and overlooking. She thought having a site inspection would be appropriate before making a determination on the case. Councillor Kain agreed that a site inspection would be important. Councillor Blair commented that the reports provided were full and comprehensive and he thanked all parties for their submissions. He said he would be happy to hold a site inspection to get a look at the proposed development site and also the access track to it. Mr Jackson asked the Members if there was any further information they would like to request. Councillor Kennedy-Boyle referred to page 80 of the Agenda pack which referred to the extent of time that Officers had taken to determine the application and that a request for an extension of time had been refused by the Applicant. She said she would like more information from the Planning Officer as to why this extension was requested.
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Councillor Kennedy-Boyle also referred to comment made by the Applicant’s Agent that the Applicant had not been made aware of an ongoing investigation regarding the siting of timber stalls and pergola for use as an occasional market/event space. She said it would be helpful if the Planning Officer could provide context around the investigation that had taken place and why the Applicant had not been made aware of it. She said she would also like confirmation from the Planning Officer if this issue would be pertinent to any decision made by the Local Review Body. Councillor Blair referred to page 154 of the Agenda pack which contained a photograph of Dalmore House and Cla Mara. He said it would be helpful if the Planning Officer could advise how long these buildings had been there and if there were any conditions attached to their consents in respect of flooding. Decision The Argyll and Bute Local Review Body agreed: 1. To request the following written information from the Planning Officer – • Clarification on the reason why an extension of time to process the application had been requested from the Applicant, which the Applicant had refused. • Clarification on the enforcement investigation undertaken in respect of the siting of timber stalls and pergola for use as an occasional market/event space, and why this had not been disclosed to the Applicant. • Clarification on whether this enforcement investigation would be pertinent to any decision taken by the Argyll and Bute Local Review Body on this Appeal. • Clarification on when Dalmore House and Cla Mara were built and if there were any conditions attached to their consents in respect of flooding. 2. To hold an accompanied site inspection in order to view the proposed development site, the access track and to obtain further information on the flooding issues and require the attendance of the Planning Officer and Roads Officer, with all other interested parties invited to attend if they wish. 3. To hold a 2nd calling of the Local Review Body in Oban at the conclusion of the site inspection. (Reference: Notice of Review and Supporting Documents; Comments from Interested Parties; and Comments from Applicant’s Agent, submitted)