RUBISLAW QUARRY DEVELOPMENT -PLANNING PERMISSION REFUSED

 The Planning Committee met on 21 June 2018 to make its decision on the proposal to build 299 flats at Rubislaw Quarry.

 Councillor Martin Greig, asked the committee to refuse permission and his motion was successful.  Planning permission was refused. The vote went 7 votes to 2.

 The reasons on which the Council has based this decision are as follows:- Application refused due to the visual impact the application would have based on the scale and massing which was contrary to Policy D3. There is also insufficient onsite parking which would lead to overspill parking on residential streets. There is also a lack of suitable capacity for educational needs and purposes, the impact on the wildlife and the design is contrary to Policy D1 - Quality Placemaking by Design.

The developer now has the option of appealing to the Scottish Government to overturn our local decision and the Canadian developer Carttera has confirmed its intention to appeal to the Scottish Government.