COUNCILLORS are holding a public hearing in Connel Village Hall this morning (Thursday November 3) to decide how to solve a planning mistake by officers, which left a house being built too close to a pensioner’s home.
Ann Colthart’s 28sqm extension, built 14 years ago, wasn’t included in the plans and has resulted in a two-storey semi-detached house on St Oran’s Place being built nine metres away from her property, when guidelines state it must be at least 18 metres away.
The septuagenarian, who has lived there for 32 years, contacted planning officers in May, and work was halted to seek a solution. Argyll and Bute Council admitted falling short of its own standards, apologised for the situation and distress, and said it was seeking a remedy.