Planning Committee (including Former Development Management And Development Quality) - 15/01/2024

At a MEETING of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held remotely on 15th January, 2024.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Will DAWSON, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th December, 2023 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor Anderson declared an interest in Article II by virtue of being involved in correspondence regarding the application site and took no part in the proceedings and left the meeting during its consideration.

II REQUEST FOR DIRECT ACTION TO REMOVE UNAUTHORISED DECKING FROM 127 KINGHORNE ROAD,DUNDEE

The Committee acceded to requests for a deputation to address the Committee relative to the report from Michael Stewart and Lindsay Watson. After the deputations had stated their cases and answered questions from members of the Committee, they were thanked for their attendance and withdrew.

Thereafter, there was submitted Report No 366-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking authority to take appropriate action to seek compliance with an Enforcement Notice requiring the removal of unauthorised decking erected in the rear garden of 127 Kinghorne Road.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to authorise direct action under the terms of Section 135 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended to allow the Council to enter the garden ground of 127 Kinghorne Road, Dundee and take the necessary steps to ensure the terms of the Enforcement Notice were complied with, following the non-compliance of its terms by the landowner; 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.