PLANS to build a new house three times the size on an existing building at High Knokendale has been rejected by South Ayrshire Council.
The decision came on Thursday at the Regulatory Panel (Planning) meeting at County Hall chaired by Troon councillor Peter Convery.
James Martin who was the applicant for the planned dwellinghouse and a formation of an access road, was also represented by Graeme Whitters of LMA Architects, meanwhile Liz Kelly, a local resident and objector was also present at the meeting.
The house and access road was planned on the B730 North East of Symington. At present there are several houses at the site with a footprint of 155sq.m. The applicant wished to increase this by 300 percent and create a new access road 100m further down the road towards Symington on agricultural land.
Ayrshire Road Alliance had no objections to the planning application however, the objector believed the new house could dominate the land and compromise the character of the agricultural setting.
She said: “The proposed house is too big, it is insensitive to the site.
“It could dominate the landscape, the neighbours are particularly concerned about the safety of the road users could also be affected with the new works that could take place.
“We agree with the planning application recommendation that it is to be refused as it does not comply with the plans on rural housing policy.”
Graeme Whitters of LMA Architects said the existing access road had to be taken into consideration.
He said: “The existing access road is tight and unsafe. I believe there has been many close calls. This is why we want to change it, we would recommend councillors do a site visit.”
Councillor Ian Cavana however dismissed the road as an issue.
He said: “Never mind the road, the size (of the new dwellinghouse) increase is where I have my concerns.”
Councillor Andy Campbell echoed the views of Councillor Cavana.
He said: “The scale is not in-keeping with the cluster. The impact on an agricultural land is unacceptable.”
Councillor Peter Convery confirmed after the an unanimous agreement that the application was to be refused.
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