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Argyll and Bute Council · 4 August 2026
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MINUTES of MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCAL REVIEW BODY held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 4 AUGUST 2026 Present: Councillor Gordon Blair (Chair) Councillor John Armour Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Attending: Iain Jackson, Governance, Risk and Safety Manager (Adviser) Emma Ledsom, Senior Solicitor (Observer) Fiona McCallum, Committee Services Officer (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 SOUTH OF LITTLE RAHANE FARM, ROSNEATH G84 0QN (REF: 26/0001/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 referred to the previous meeting when it was agreed to request further written information from the Planning Officer and 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. The Members all agreed that they had sufficient information before them to come to a decision on the Review. Councillor Blair thanked Officers for providing the additional information requested. It was noted that at the previous meeting it had also been agreed that Members would seek advice on the preparation of a competent Motion to approve the application, however, it had not been possible to finalise this due to the July recess. Taking account of advice from Mr Jackson, the Members agreed to continue consideration of this case to a future meeting and noted that Councillor Blair would draft a Motion and circulate this to the other Members for comment. Mr Jackson pointed out that if the Members were minded to approve this application subject to the conditions and reasons provided by the Planning Officer, it would be necessary for the Motion to take account of the relevant planning policies in respect of ‘local living’ and the proposed development’s impact on the local landscape character and provide a justification for going against the planning assessment of these policies. Decision
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The Members of the Argyll and Bute LRB agreed to adjourn the meeting in order to seek advice on the preparation of a competent Motion to approve this application, and to reconvene on Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 9.30 am by MS Teams. (Reference: Further Information from Planning Officer dated 24 June 2026, submitted)