15 holiday lodges and management house at Land To The South Of Old Greenock Road, Langbank

What was proposed

The application sought permission in principle for up to 15 holiday lodges, a management house and associated access.

“Proposal This application seeks planning permission in principle for a holiday lodge development with a management house and associated access on land to the south of Old Greenock Road, Langbank.”

“The application site is U shaped and extends to just under 2 hectares in area. It is located on sloping ground. While the application is in principle, an indicative site layout has been provided to illustrate how 15 holiday lodges could be accommodated on the site. The layout comprises two rows of lodges arranged to work with the site topography and existing woodland.”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The nearly two-hectare site is sloping ground south of Old Greenock Road, with grassland, scrub, woodland and a nearby core path.

“The site primarily comprises of a mix of historically managed grassland, dense scrub and woodland. Core path LAN/4, which connects Old Greenock Road with Middlepenny Road, is located approximately 50 metres to the west of the site access.”

Officer report

What consultees said

Environmental Protection and Roads Development had no objections subject to conditions, Scottish Water had no objections, and the community council objected.

“Consultations ▪ Environmental Protection – No objections subject to conditions and requirement for a noise impact assessment prior to determination of the application.”

“Langbank Community Council - Object to the development on the following grounds: 1 - Green belt and Planning Policy 2 - Traffic, access and road safety 3 - Drainage, sewage and water infrastructure 4 - Environmental and ecological concerns 5 - Potential unauthorised development…”

Officer report

What people raised

There were 41 objections and no supporting or neutral representations, covering traffic, safety, infrastructure, ecology, noise, drainage, landscape and planning policy.

“1- Increase in traffic, and road safety concerns. 2- Impact the safety of people using the core path. 3- Suitability of the site access for vehicles and pedestrians. 4- Water supply and sewage capacity. 5- Noise, disruption and detrimental impact on residential amenity. 6- Ecology, biodiversity, impact on wildlife and protected species and loss of habitat and woodland. 7- Suitability of ecological survey timing. 8- Noise during construction phase.”

“22- Servicing including bin collection and emptying septic tanks. 23- Extent of job creation is minimal. 24- Supporting information is missing. 25- Spread of Japanese knotweed. 26- Over provision of lodge developments, and demand for this development. 27- Work has already been undertaken at the site without planning permission. 28- Property values and community safety.”

Officer report

Who spoke

A senior planning officer presented the proposal and advised that the report should refer to land south and east of Gleddoch Hotel rather than Mar Hall.

The committee vote

Councillor Paterson moved approval subject to the report’s conditions and reasons, and the motion was agreed unanimously.

“In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Paterson moved that the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report and that a site visit take place prior to the application for full planning permission being submitted to the Policy Board for consideration. This was agreed unanimously.”

Minutes

The decision

Permission was granted subject to the stated conditions and reasons, with a site visit required before a full planning application returned to the Policy Board.

“(a) That the application be granted subject to the conditions and reasons detailed within the report; and…”

“(b) That a site visit take place prior to the application for full planning permission being submitted to the Policy Board for consideration.”

Minutes