The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Management.

Mr Jenkins, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: That consideration of this application be deferred to:

Negotiate with the applicant regarding the architectural quality of the development and to retain the landscape character;

Seek a condition that retains cordwood from tree felling;

Amend condition 5 (biodiversity) to seek a biodiversity net gain of 20%; and

Amend condition 6 (ecology) to remove the word ‘not’ from the first sentence, to read “The development hereby approved shall only proceed (including site clearance), in accordance with the advice in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (Arbtech, May 2023).”

Voting:  12 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions

Note: Councillor Hastie joined the meeting after consideration of this application (6.11p.m.)