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Argyll and Bute Council · 27 August 2024
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Argyll and Bute Council 
Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid 
Executive Director:  Douglas Hendry 
Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT
Tel:  01546 602127  Fax:  01546 604435
DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD
20 August 2024 
NOTICE OF MEETING 
A meeting of the ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCAL REVIEW BODY will be held BY MICROSOFT
TEAMS on TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST 2024 at 3:00 PM, which you are requested to attend. 
Douglas Hendry
Executive Director 
BUSINESS 
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
3. CONSIDER NOTICE OF REVIEW REQUEST: 24/0004/LRB: PLOT 2,
ACHNACAIRN, NORTH CONNEL (REF: 22/01950/PPP) 
(a) Further Written Submissions received from Planning Authority (Pages 3 - 8) 
Argyll and Bute Local Review Body 
Councillor Gordon Blair (Chair) Councillor Jan Brown
Councillor Graham Hardie   
Contact: Hazel MacInnes Tel: 01546 604269
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SUGGESTED CONDITIONS 
FOR 
ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL 
LOCAL REVIEW BODY 
24/0004/LRB 
REFUSAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION 22/01950/PPP 
SITE FOR THE ERECTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE 
PLOT 2, ACHNACAIRN, NORTH CONNEL 
18 MARCH 2024 
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CONDITIONS AND REASONS RELATIVE TO APPLICATION REF. NO. 22/01950/PPP 
The planning application permission in principle as detailed above is subject to the
following conditions: 
Standard Time Limit Condition: 
This consent constitutes a Planning Permission in Principle under Section 59 of the Town
and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended and as such does not authorise
the commencement of development until matters requiring the further consent of the
Planning Authority, as specified in Condition 1 (within the list of Additional Conditions
below), have been satisfied. 
Application(s) for Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions must be made in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation 12 of the Town and Country Planning (Development
Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 within the time limits specified
below. 
Any application for Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions must be submitted to the
Planning Authority no later than three years from the date of this permission in principle. 
Any elements of the Planning Permission in Principle for which further approval of the
Planning Authority has not been sought within the prescribed three year time period will no
longer be capable of being implemented within the terms of this permission. 
The development to which this planning permission in principle relates must commence no
later than five years from the date of this permission, or within the expiration of two years
from the final approval of all Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions, whichever is the
later. If the development has not commenced within this period, then this planning
permission in principle shall lapse. 
Reason: To accord with Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
as amended. 
Standard Soils Management Condition: 
Where the development involves ground breaking works, soil management should be
undertaken in compliance with the established best practice set out in the DEFRA
publication “Construction Code of Practice for the Sustainable Use of Soils on
Construction Sites 2009”, unless an alternative methodology for sustainable management
of soil is submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. 
Reason: In order to ensure that sustainable management of soils and compliance with the
requirements of NPF4 Policy 5A. 
Additional Conditions  
1. PPP – Matters Requiring AMSC Submission 
Plans and particulars of the matters specified in conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 below
shall be submitted by way of application(s) for Approval of Matters Specified in
Conditions in accordance with the timescales and other limitations in Section 59 of
the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended. Thereafter the
development shall be completed wholly in accordance with the approved details.
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Reason: To accord with Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act
1997 as amended. 
Note to Applicant 
Regard should be had to Scottish Waters consultation comments in relation to the
proposed development which are available to view via the Public Access section of
the Council’s website.  
2. PPP – Approved Details 
The development shall be implemented in accordance with the details specified on
the application form dated 26/09/22 and the approved drawings listed in the table
below. 
Plan Title. Plan Ref. No. Version Date Received
Location Plan  01   27/09/22
Site Plan as Proposed  02  B  13/10/22 
Reason:  To accord with Regulation 28 of the Town and Country Planning
(Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008.  
3. PPP – Timescale to be Agreed for Completion 
Pursuant to Condition 1 - no development shall commence until details of the
proposed timescale for completion of the approved development have been
submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development
shall be implemented in accordance with the duly approved timescale for completion
unless an alternative timescale for completion is otherwise agreed in writing with the
Planning Authority. 
Reason: In order to comply with the requirements of NPF4 Policy 16F.  
4. PPP - Design and Finishes 
Pursuant to Condition 1 – no development shall commence until plans and
particulars of the site layout, design and external finishes of the development has
been submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. These details shall
incorporate: 
i) A statement addressing the Action Checklist for developing design contained
within the Argyll and Bute Sustainable Design Guide 2006;
ii) A statement addressing how the proposed development has been designed
to be consistent with the six qualities of successful places, as defined within
Policy 14 of NPF4;
iii) Local vernacular design taking consideration of the guidance set out in the
approved Argyll and Bute Sustainable Design Guidance, 2006; 
iv) Maximum of one and a half storeys;
v) Windows with a vertical emphasis;
vi) Have a roof pitch between 37 and 42 degrees finished in natural slate or a
good quality artificial slate;
vii) Details of finished ground floor levels relative to an identifiable fixed datum
located outwith the application site along with details of the existing and
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proposed site levels shown in the form of sectional drawings/contour
plans/site level survey, or a combination of these;
viii) Details of an area within the application site for the placement of
refuse/recycling bins.
ix) Details of the potential for the installation of a 7kw Electrical Vehicle Charging
Point within the site. 
Reason: To accord with Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act
1997 as amended, and in order to integrate the proposed dwellinghouse with its
surroundings.  
5. PPP – Parking and Turning 
Pursuant to Condition 1 – no development shall commence until plans and
particulars of the parking/turning arrangements to serve the development have been
submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. Such details shall comprise:   
i) The provision of a parking and turning area in accordance with the
requirements set out in the Car Parking Standards and Policy 40 of the
adopted ‘Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2’ 2024. 
The approved parking and turning layout shall be implemented in full prior to the
development first being occupied and shall thereafter be maintained clear of
obstruction for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles. 
Reason: In the interests of road safety.  
6. PPP – Details of New Private Foul Drainage System 
Pursuant to Condition 1 – no development shall commence until details of the
proposed means of private foul drainage to serve the development have been
submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. 
The duly approved scheme shall be implemented in full concurrently with the
development that it is intended to serve and shall be operational prior to the
occupation of the development. 
Reason: To ensure that an adequate means of foul drainage is available to serve the
development. 
Note to Applicant: 
Private drainage arrangements are also subject to separate regulation by Building
Standards and SEPA.  
7. PPP - Sustainable Drainage System 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Condition 1, the development shall incorporate a
surface water drainage system which is consistent with the principles of Sustainable
urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) compliant with the guidance set out in CIRIA’s
SuDS Manual C753 and Sewers for Scotland 4th Edition.  The requisite surface
water drainage shall be operational prior to the development being brought into use
and shall be maintained as such thereafter. 
Reason: To ensure the provision of an adequate surface water drainage system and
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to prevent flooding.  
8. PPP - Landscaping and Biodiversity Enhancement 
Pursuant to Condition 1 – no development shall commence until a scheme of
boundary treatment, surface treatment and landscaping has been submitted to and
approved by the Planning Authority. The scheme shall comprise a planting plan and
schedule which shall include details of: 
i) Existing and proposed ground levels in relation to an identified fixed datum; 
ii) Existing landscaping features and vegetation to be retained; 
iii) Location design and materials of proposed walls, fences and gates; 
iv) Proposed soft and hard landscaping works including the location, species and
size of every tree/shrub to be planted; 
v) A biodiversity statement demonstrating how the proposal will contribute to
conservation/restoration/enhancement of biodiversity, and how these benefits
will be maintained for the lifetime of the development; 
vi) A programme for the timing, method of implementation, completion and
subsequent on-going maintenance. 
All of the hard and soft landscaping works shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved scheme unless otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority. 
Any trees/shrubs which within a period of five years from the completion of the
approved landscaping scheme fail to become established, die, become seriously
diseased, or are removed or damaged shall be replaced in the following planting
season with equivalent numbers, sizes and species as those originally required to be
planted unless otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority. 
All physical biodiversity enhancement measures (bird nesting boxes, ‘swift bricks’,
wildlife ponds, bat and insect boxes, hedgehog homes etc.) shall be implemented in
full before the development hereby approved is first brought into use. 
All biodiversity enhancement measures consisting of new or enhanced planting shall
be undertaken either in accordance with the approved scheme of implementation or
within the next available planting season following the development first being
brought into use. 
The biodiversity statement should refer to Developing with Nature guidance |
NatureScot as appropriate. 
Reason:  To assist with the integration of the proposal with its surroundings in the
interests of amenity.  
9. PPP – Archaeological Works 
No development shall take place within the development site as outlined in red on
the approved plan until the developer has secured the implementation of a
programme of archaeological works in accordance with a written scheme of
investigation which has been submitted by the applicant, agreed by the West of
Scotland Archaeology Service, and approved by the Planning Authority. Thereafter
the developer shall ensure that the programme of archaeological works is fully
implemented and that all recording and recovery of archaeological resources within
the development site is undertaken to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority in
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agreement with the West of Scotland Archaeology Service. 
Reason:  In order to protect archaeological resources. 
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