On Thursday 2 significant things happened, one more significant that the other.
First and foremost it was the day of the Local Review Body meeting where tabled and decided our appeal for planning permission for the main house. At around 4 pm we were informed by Peter (the architect who we've all forgotten about over the past few months) that we were granted planning permission!
This is how it played out:
To think it has taken so long is very frustrating of course, and that it came so close as to be made by a single person's position on the Review Body is probably testament to the complexity of the case, but it does go to highlight the obvious flaws in the planning system. Why couldn't the planners see and use the "latitude in the Local Development Plan" in the first place? etc etc etc ad infinitum.
The second thing of significance was that we took then took delivery of the trusses.
Brad lent a hand to offload and stack them, and then helped Jaimin to lift one on to the walls to see how close they would be to fitting... Thankfully they look pretty good, we think. Now we need to get them up!
After Brad helped Jaimin lay the truss down, he got on with cutting the wall plate timbers to size.
First and foremost it was the day of the Local Review Body meeting where tabled and decided our appeal for planning permission for the main house. At around 4 pm we were informed by Peter (the architect who we've all forgotten about over the past few months) that we were granted planning permission!
This is how it played out:
Motion
Councillor Fergus Hood, seconded by Councillor Peter Bellarby
“To DISMISS the Notice of Review and Uphold the Appointed Officer’s decision to REFUSE for the reasons stated within the decision notice issued on 27 February, 2015”
Amendment
Councillor Cryle Shand, seconded by Councillor Alastair Ross
“To UPHOLD the Notice of Review and REVERSE the determination reviewed by it and GRANT Full Planning Permission subject to appropriate conditions”
The Vote was :
- for the MOTION – Cllr Bellarby, Cassie and Hood (3) and
- for the AMENDMENT – Cllr Pratt, Ross and Shand (3)
Those in support of the proposed development took the view that the design of a dwellinghouse should on this occasion not be used as a reason for refusal as there was latitude within the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan policies to accept a design which was innovative and did not necessarily follow the traditional vernacular or contemporary design feature within the surrounding area. Because the Chairman (Cllr Pratt) has the casting vote, the Amendment won the vote.
The second thing of significance was that we took then took delivery of the trusses.
Brad lent a hand to offload and stack them, and then helped Jaimin to lift one on to the walls to see how close they would be to fitting... Thankfully they look pretty good, we think. Now we need to get them up!
After Brad helped Jaimin lay the truss down, he got on with cutting the wall plate timbers to size.
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