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There were submitted reports by the Chief Executive relative to the following applications for planning permission that required to be determined by the Board.
3(a) 23/0018/PP: Erection of a battery energy storage system at Former Gasholder Station at Junction with Underwood Road, Well Street, Paisley
G McCracken, Development Standards Manager, provided a presentation relative to the application.
Arrangements would be made to convene a meeting with local ward members, in due course, to discuss the proposed maintenance strategy for the gasholder frame and options in terms of its enforcement should it not be implemented to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson, moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously.
DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report.
3(b) 23/0019/LB: Erection of a battery energy storage system at Former gasholder Station At Junction with Underwood Road, Well Street, Paisley
G McCracken, Development Standards Manager, provided a presentation relative to the application.
Arrangements would be made to convene a meeting with local ward members, in due course, to discuss the proposed maintenance strategy for the gasholder frame and options in terms of its enforcement should it not be implemented to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson, moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously.
DECIDED: That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report.
3(c) 23/0083/PP: Erection of four dwellinghouses (in principle) at Sawmill, Goldenlea Farm, Houstonhead Road, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3SU
G McCracken, Development Standards Manager, provided a presentation relative to the application.
In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson, moved that the application be refused for the reasons detailed within the report. This was agreed unanimously.
DECIDED: That the application be refused for the reasons detailed within the report.
3(d) 23/0189/PP: Alteration to shopfront comprising of the removal of 2 ATMs and night safe at 8 Church Street, Johnstone, PA5 8DX
J McCafferty, Assistant Planner, provided a presentation relative to the application.
Councillor Andy Doig indicated that he was of the view that the application should be refused, outlining the main reasons for adopting this position.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1.24pm and reconvened at 1.29pm
Councillor Andy Doig, seconded by Councillor Gilmour, moved that the application be refused as:-
“This Board believes that planning application 23/0189/PP is detrimental to the economic life of the core town centre of Johnstone, in a way which is non-inclusive and non-accessible and undermines the stated aim of Policy C1 (LDP) to increase the footfall in the town centre.
Furthermore, the planning application would cause a loss of access to the local area and its amenity and therefore will undermine policy P1 (LDP)”.
This was agreed unanimously.
DECIDED: That the application be refused as the Board believed that planning application 23/0189/PP was detrimental to the economic life of the core town centre of Johnstone, in a way which was non-inclusive and non-accessible and undermined the stated aim of Policy C1 (LDP) to increase the footfall in the town centre. Furthermore, the planning application would cause a loss of access to the local area
and its amenity and therefore would undermine policy P1 (LDP).