G & J Macfarlane Interested Party
Argyll and Bute Council · 12 November 2024
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From: G&J Macfarlane <fernhill@hotmail.co.uk> Sent: 05 October 2024 12:48 To: localreviewprocess Subject: Notice of Review - Reference 24/0016/LRB - Land North of Rockmount, Portincaple (Planning Ref: 21/01589/PP) [OFFICIAL] Hello Thanks for the email informing us of the review of this application. Our original comments on the proposed development still stand and we also have some additional comments on the appeal document itself: The 'detailed road survey report' provided by the applicant did not and could not meet the council requirements and it proposed utilising areas of land that are owned by others. The document also states the following: The private road in question falls within the land ownership of the applicant. Some of the proposed improvements outlined in the aforementioned road survey / study would require minor works carried out on land owned by others which the applicant has demonstrated a willingness to do. The applicant may be willing to carry out minor works on land owned by others but there is no evidence of approval from the other landowners concerned. Indeed, as mentioned above, drawings have been submitted showing improvements on areas of land where no permission had been sought at all. The document states the following: In fact, there are seven property owners that use the existing access road daily and no concerns have been raised by them concerning the short steep section of the road. The statement is incorrect, there are more than 7 property owners that use the existing access road and not all of them have been highlighted on their attached map. We are one such property owner. We use the track daily to access our property. We find that the steep section can be challenging at times and additional traffic would simply exacerbate this. We often see traffic on this route which is incommensurate with the number of properties accessing it, including vehicles that are totally inappropriate for the conditions. The document also states: Furthermore, the proposed site is the last remaining plot of land within the settlement area where a dwelling could be built along this stretch of road, thus there is little to no chance of there being any future development. This is also inaccurate. There are several parcels of land in the vicinity that could potentially be candidates for future planning applications. Should this application be allowed with an exception made on the conditions, it would set a precedent for future applications which would further overwhelm the area. All planning applications that have been granted in this locality have been replacement dwellings where one
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already existed previously, thus not adding to the number of houses. We believe this is a common sense approach. We feel sure that the correct decision has been made already and that this should be allowed to stand. Regards Graham and Janine Macfarlane