Agenda item

Members had visited the site on the previous day.

The Planning Officer introduced the report which outlined the reasons why the design was inappropriate for the site and would have a significant harm to the non-designated heritage assets on site.

The following spoke under the public participation as meetings scheme:

·         Dr Michael Jones – Applicant 

Members confirmed that the principal of installing a garage on the site was acceptable but the design and scale of the proposal was not appropriate in the context of the existing building group and considering thatthe site was visible from the adjacent right of way.

A motion to refuse the application in line with Office recommendation was moved, seconded, put the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application be REFUSED for the following reason:

The garage, by virtue of its size, scale and form would cause harm to the significance of the Kyle building (drying barn), which is a non-designated heritage asset. The harm would not be outweighed by any public benefits.  Consequently the proposal is contrary to Core Strategy policies GSP1, GSP3 and L3, Development Management policies DMC3, DMC5 and DMH8  and advice in the Authority’s Adopted Supplementary Planning Documents  ‘Design Guide’ and ‘Building Design Guide’.