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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: There were no apologies for absence. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chair, Councillor Gordon Blair, welcomed everyone to the
meeting.Ìý 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 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. Councillor Kain said he felt he had enough information. Councillor Irvine said he did not think he had enough information and
the gap for him was the lack of context regarding the flooding.Ìý He suggested it might be beneficial to have a
site inspection with the Council’s Flood Risk Adviser present. Councillor Blair agreed that a site inspection might be
advantageous.Ìý He commented that he was
concerned about any further delay in the process and hoped that this could be
arranged as quickly as possible Mr Jackson advised that a site inspection may be appropriate but he
wanted to highlight to the Members that the crux of the matter was that SEPA
and the Flood Risk Adviser have not been able to make an assessment of any
flood risk issues as there has been no Flood Risk Assessment undertaken.Ìý He advised that as detailed in the paperwork
before Members, the onus was on the Applicant to produce this.Ìý He pointed out that SEPA have advised that
they cannot make a judgement on this until a Flood Risk Assessment is submitted
by the Applicant. The Members of the LRB took on board the advice from Mr Jackson and
agreed not to proceed with a site inspection at this time.Ìý They agreed that the Applicant should be
requested to produce the Flood Risk Assessment as requested by SEPA and the
Council’s Flood Risk Adviser in their consultation responses and that he be
given until 31 July 2024 to provide this information. It was noted that the Applicant would also need to send a copy of the
Flood Risk Assessment to all interested parties by 31 July 2024.Ìý This would then give SEPA and the Council’s
Flood Risk Adviser the opportunity to consider and comment on the Flood Risk
Assessment before the LRB met again. The Members of the LRB also agreed to request from the Planning Officer
appropriate conditions and reasons to attach to any consent in the event the
LRB were minded to approve the application taking account of the outcome of
comments received from SEPA and the Council’s Flood Risk Adviser. Decision The Members of the Local Review Body agreed: 1.
To request the Applicant to
submit, by 31 July 2024, the Flood Risk Assessment as requested by SEPA and the
Council’s Flood Risk Adviser in their consultation responses submitted in
respect of this proposal; 2.
To request SEPA and the Council’s
Flood Risk Adviser to make a judgement and
advise the LRB accordingly on the proposed development based
on the Flood Risk Assessment submitted; and 3.
To request Planning to submit
appropriate conditions and reasons, taking account of the outcome of comments
received from SEPA and the Council’s Flood Risk Adviser, to attach to any
consent in the event the Members of the LRB were minded to approve the
application. (Reference: Notice of Review and Supporting Documents and Comments from
Interested Parties, submitted) |