Development Management Committee

On Monday evening I was at a meeting of the Development Management Committee. I supported plans to build extra student rooms at Tay Works, however this proposal was defeated. I also spoke against taking away legal protection to prevent some houses in Larch Street from becoming HMOs. In this instance the developer knew the constraints under which he was operating when he purchased the site but because of changes in the economy they have been unable to maximise their income. I argued in favour of keeping the legal constraints because it was not our job to protect developers from the vagaries of the economy. As I pointed out if things had been different and a significant profit had been made this would not have been donated to the council or to anyone else.