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Argyll and Bute Council · 14 August 2026
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCAL REVIEW BODY HELD BY MICROSOFT TEAMS ON FRIDAY, 14 AUGUST 2026 Present: Councillor Gordon Blair (Chair) Councillor Andrew Kain Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Attending: Iain Jackson, Governance, Risk and Safety Manager (Adviser) Julieann Small, Democratic Services Assistant (Minutes) 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 NORTH EAST OF GLENMACHRIE, GLENEGEDALE, ISLE OF ISLAY (REF: 26/0003/LRB) The Chair, Councillor 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. Members advised that they felt they had sufficient information before them to come to a decision. The Chair, Councillor Blair advised that he was happy to go with the Officer recommendations as this was for a retrospective application. Councillor Kain agreed with the Chair, advising that there would be many implications for the surrounding area if they were to go against Officer recommendations. Councillor Kennedy-Boyle also agreed, advising that she thought the recommendations were clear, suitable and should be supported. Decision The Argyll and Bute Local Review Body, having considered the merits of the case de novo, agreed to refuse the application and uphold the decision of the Planning authority to refuse planning permission for the following reason(s):- The proposed development is contrary to Policy 14 of NPF4 and Policies 5, 8, 9, 10 and 35 of LDP 2 in that it would, if permitted, create a form of development that would have an unacceptable impact on the character and appearance of the area and cause unacceptable impacts upon residential amenity for existing and future occupiers.
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(Reference: Notice of Review and Supporting Documents and Comments from Interested Parties and Applicant, submitted)