Planning Committee (including Former Development Management And Development Quality) - 09/12/2024

At a MEETING of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held remotely on 9th December, 2024.

 

Present:-

 

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON

Willie SAWERS

Fraser MACPHERSON

Christina ROBERTS

Kevin KEENAN

Derek SCOTT

 

Helen WRIGHT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON

Steven ROME

Wendy SCULLIN

Jimmy BLACK

Siobhan TOLLAND

Pete SHEARS

Stewart HUNTER

Jax FINNEGAN

Daniel COLEMAN

Ken LYNN

Dorothy McHUGH

Michael CRICHTON

Lee MILLS

 

Craig DUNCAN

 

Bailie Will DAWSON, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 4th November, 2024 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II PLANNING APPLICATIONS

 

(a) 24-00415-FULM - ERECTION OF PURPOSE-BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION, 56 BARRACK STREET, DUNDEE - FOR K R DEVELOPMENTS GROUP LTD

 

The Committee acceded to a request for a deputation to address the Committee in support of the application by Alex Mitchell, Zander Planning Ltd. After the deputation had stated their case and answered questions from members of the Committee, they were thanked for their attendance and withdrew.

 

Thereafter, having considered objections received, the Committee approved the application, subject to the conditions recommended by the Head of Planning and Economic Development.

 

III REQUEST FOR DIRECT ACTION TO COMPLY WITH THE HIGH HEDGE NOTICE AT 6 BAYFIELD ROAD,BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE

 

There was submitted Report No 333-2024 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking authority to take direct action to seek compliance with a High Hedge Notice served under Section 22 of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, to reduce the privet hedge located at 6 Bayfield Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, on the boundary with 16 Albert Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, to 3.5m in height.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to authorise direct action under the terms of Section 22 of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 to allow the Council to enter the land at 6 Bayfield Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee and take the necessary steps to ensure the terms of the High Hedge Notice were complied with; and

 

 

(ii) to authorise the Executive Director of City Development to recover any costs reasonably incurred by the Council in taking such action from the landowner.

 

 

 

 

Will DAWSON, Convener.