Planning Committee (including Former Development Management And Development Quality) - 13/08/2018

At a MEETING of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 13th August, 2018.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Will DAWSON, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 18th June, 2018 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor Gordon declared a non-financial interest in relation to the item of business at Article II(i) of this minute by virtue of having provided procedural advice to both the applicant and the objector and left the Chamber during its consideration.

II PLANNING APPLICATIONS

(i) 18-00327-FULL - 4C MANSION DRIVE, DUNDEE - ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO EAST ELEVATION OF DWELLINGHOUSE - FOR MS VICKI SMALL

The Committee acceded to requests for deputations to address the Committee relative to objections to and in support of the above application. After the deputations had stated their cases and answered questions from members of the Committee, they were thanked for their attendance and withdrew.

Thereafter, the Convener, seconded by Bailie Roberts, moved that the application be approved, subject to the conditions recommended by the Executive Director of City Development.

As an amendment, Bailie Sawers, seconded by Councillor Flynn, moved that the application be approved, subject to the conditions recommended by the Executive Director of City Development and the additional condition that the erection of the two storey extension to the east elevation of the dwelling be restricted to normal domestic use and that commercial use not be permitted.

On a division, there voted for the motion - Lord Provost Borthwick, Depute Lord Provost Campbell, Bailies Roberts, Keenan, Scott and Macpherson and Councillors Dawson, Alexander, Lynn, Rendall, Ross, Short, Smith, Richardson, Scott and Duncan (16); and for the amendment - Bailie Sawers, and Councillors Flynn, Hunter, McCready, McIrvine, Malone, Marra and Hay (8) - whereupon the motion was declared carried and the application was granted, subject to the conditions recommended by the Executive Director of City Development.

(ii) 18-00395-FULL - FOOTPATH AT 4 SHORE TERRACE, DUNDEE - PROPOSED EXTERIOR SEATING - FOR TAYONE FOOD LTD

It was reported that a request had been received for a deputation to address the Committee in support of the application. Having considered an objection received, the Committee approved the application, subject to the conditions recommended by the Executive Director of City Development and in the circumstances declined to hear the deputation.

(iii) 18-00400-FULL - WATERFRONT SITE 6, RIVERSIDE ESPLANADE, DUNDEE - ALTERATIONS TO THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS TO ACCOMMODATE 11 ADDITIONAL FLATS - FOR EDISTON REAL ESTATE

The Committee acceded to a request for a deputation to address the Committee in support of the above application. After the deputation had stated its case and answered questions from members of the Committee they were thanked for their attendance and withdrew.

Thereafter, having considered objections received, the Committee agreed to approve the application, subject to the conditions recommended by the Executive Director of City Development.

III PERFORMANCE OF THE PLANNING SERVICE

There was submitted Report No 242-2018 by the Executive Director of City Development advising of the Planning Services performance for the financial year 2017/2018. The report also included a link to the Planning Performance Framework 2017/2018 that was submitted to the Scottish Government on 27th July, 2018.

The Committee agreed to note the content of the Planning Services performance as outlined in the report.

Will DAWSON, Convener.