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Approved Minutes BABCC 18th September 2018
Approved Minutes BABCC 18th September 2018
1//
Attendees:
-‐ Irene
Loudon
(Chair),
-‐ Christopher
Collins
(Secretary),
-‐ Alistair
McCusker
(Treasurer),
-‐ Les
Willox
(Member),
-‐ Gillian
Daniel
(Member),
-‐ Donna
Pope
(Member),
-‐ Alex
Cheung
(Member),
-‐ Susan
Wallace
(Member),
-‐ Anna
Smith
(Resident),
-‐ Edmund
Smith
(Resident),
-‐ Adrian
Nairn
(Garnethill
Displaced
Residents
Group
Spokesperson),
-‐ Teri
Porter,
CBRE
(regarding
planning
application
18/01633/FUL).
-‐ Tom
Court,
Newgate,
-‐ Mark
Adams,
McAleer
&
Rushe,
-‐ Brian
Maddin,
Consarc,
-‐ Daniele
Lapi
(Police
Scotland),
-‐ Andy
Reid
(Police
Scotland).
Apologies
from:
-‐ Baillie
Christy
Mearns
(Ex-‐officio),
-‐ Lord
Provost
Eva
Bolander
(Ex-‐officio),
-‐ Reshmee
Cheung
(Member),
-‐ Fiona
Sloan
(GSoA),
-‐ Gill
Hutchison
(Biggars
Music
&
Sauchiehall
St.
Inner
Cordon
Businesses)
2//
Chair’s
Items:
-‐ Procedure
for
comments
during
meeting:
raise
hand,
speaker
may
or
may
not
give
way.
-‐ General
etiquette;
adjournments
will
be
made
in
the
event
of
disruption.
-‐ Fire
Alarm
procedures.
3//
Treasurer’s
Report:
-‐ Bank
account
Balance
£404.52
-‐ Deductions
to
come
(cheques
written):
£0.
-‐ Expected
balance:
£404.52
-‐ Regarding
action
outstanding
on
query
to
Democratic
Services
re.
why
not
received
exactly
£500,
Alistair
reports
our
income
was
£500
+
£22.30
(population
allowance),
minus
£67.78
(insurance).
-‐ Alistair
has
asked
for
a
copy
of
the
policy,
for
which
we
paid
£67.78
back
to
GCC.
-‐ A
Member
of
the
Public
commented
that
it
may
be
possible
to
get
a
£500
allowance
for
the
B&B
CC
website,
but
a
subsequent
enquiry
by
Alistair
has
not
been
fruitful;
no
mention
was
made
of
specialized
funding
from
GCC.
4//
Minutes
of
last
meeting
21st
Aug.
2018
were
approved.
Actions
Outstanding
from
Previous
meetings:
• ACTION:
PC
Lapi
to
contact
The
Arches
re.
parking/Licensing
&
report
back
on
progress.
(Completed,
see
later)
• ACTION:
Alistair
to
query
why
we
did
not
get
the
expected
£500
(See
item
3,
above).
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• ACTION:
Leaflet
Anderston/Dundasvale
re.
boundary
changes.
Pin-‐point
residential
locations
to
deliver
to.
(Completed)
• ACTION:
Alex
C./Chris
C.
to
follow-‐up
again
with
Cllr.
Millar
&
PC
Lapi
regarding
possible
actions
re
speeding,
e.g.
community
safety
/
radar
guns
/
stretched
ropes.
• ACTION:
Alistair
M.
will
meet
PCs
Lapi/Webber
and
to
report
back
on
outstanding
issues
re
Oswald
St.
and
Midland
St.
• ACTION:
Graffiti
–
The
Merchant
on
W.
George
St.
–
NB:
Should
be
solved
before
next
mtg.
• ACTION:
Leaflet
has
been
produced,
to
distribute
to
residents
in
general,
to
improve
awareness
of
B&BCC’s
existence,
its
meeting
schedule,
remit
and
duties.
• ACTION:
Steph.
S.
&
James
Stewart
to
get
info
re
marches
and
present
to
meeting.
• ACTION:
Adrian
+
Steph
to
meet
re.
Lane
Activation
Fund
ideas/proposals?
• ACTION:
Chris
C
to
contact
the
case
officer
for
18/00070/PAN
• ACTION:
Cllr.
Mearns
to
send
details
of
the
Open
Space
Strategy
when
available,
and
how
to
raise
Blythswood
Square
for
consultation.
5//
Police
matters:
-‐ PC's
Daniele
Lapi
and
Andy
Reid
were
in
attendance
and
raised
some
recent
concerns
including:
o Antisocial
behaviour
around
23-‐33
Oswald
St.
o ACTION:
PC
Lapi
and
Donna
P.
to
liaise
re.
Oswald
St
flats
before
next
meeting
in
November.
o “Boy
Racers”
–
Pc
Lapi
again
encourages
us
to
report
incidences
of
speeding/revving,
as
a
review
is
underway
of
the
areas
used
and
disturbances
caused.
More
reports
means
more
information
on
where
they
“Boy
Racers”
are
driving
for
new
byelaws/traffic
restrictions.
The
number
of
calls
has
been
generally
quite
low.
o Graffiti:
Gillian
D.
&
Chris
C:
Merchant
Pub
(West
George
St.)
offensive
Graffiti
on
a
3rd-‐floor
window.
PC
Lapi
has
talked
to
the
manager,
and
this
should
be
removed
inside
a
week
or
two.
o Regarding
homelessness
issues
e.g.
in
the
doorways
of
BHS
on
Sauchiehall
St./Renfield
St.
• Irene:
lodged
concerns
re.
wellbeing
of
individuals.
• PC
Lapi
has
found
members
of
the
public
hostile
when
he
tries
to
investigate
regarding
welfare
–
people
often
wrongly
assume
the
police
are
harassing
them/asking
them
to
move.
• To
make
an
impact/help
people,
we
will
have
to
consider
actions
carefully.
E.g.
some
people
may,
or
may
not
know
the
law
surrounding
homelessness,
which
can
be
used
to
obtain
accommodation.
o No
more
fights
reported
outside
Bistro/Bamboo
on
West
Regent
St.,
though
the
last
one
involved
50+
people
at
03h30.
PC
Lapi
recommends
calling
999
if
witnessed,
and
101
for
noise
issues.
o Arches
Licence
–
considering
the
event
on
27th
October,
the
licence
has
not
changed,
according
to
PC
Lapi.
o Personal
safety
in
Lanes
was
discussed,
in
the
context
of
two
recent
sexual
assaults
in
close
proximity.
• PC
Lapi
confirmed
that
two
different
people
had
been
arrested
for
those
offences,
and
there
does
not
appear
to
be
a
serial
attacker
on
the
loose.
Lanes
in
general
are
a
problem.
2
6//
Matters
Arising:
Two
motions
were
put
before
the
members,
proposed
by
Irene
Loudon
and
seconded
by
Gillian
Daniel:
Motion
1:
In
light
of
the
materially
different
urban
mix
and
usage
types
in
the
proposed
annexation,
and
the
fact
that
Garnethill
Community
Council
have
not
consulted
residents,
businesses,
or
us
as
their
neighbouring
impacted
Community
Council,
Blythswood
&
Broomielaw
Community
Council
hereby
opposes
in
the
strongest
terms
the
suggested
boundary
changes
which
Garnethill
Community
Council
resolved
to
submit
at
their
meeting
of
11th
September
2018,
both
southwards
to
Bath
St.,
and
eastwards
into
Dundasvale.
Motion
2:
After
the
strengthening
of
the
community
and
direct
contact
with
businesses
and
individuals
in
the
area
concerned
since
the
GSoA
fire
on
15th
June
2018,
Blythswood
&
Broomielaw
Community
Council
hereby
withdraws
our
prior
offer
to
cede
the
south
side
of
Sauchiehall
St.
and
Sauchiehall
Ln.
to
Garnethill
Comunity
Council.
NB:
To
be
clear,
Blythswood
&
Broomielaw
Community
Council
are
absolutely
still
proposing
to
positively
adopt
the
southern
part
of
Dundasvale,
and
the
Anderston/M8
"notch",
we
have
leafletted
those
areas,
and
made
contact
with
relevant
Community
Councils
/
CIG's
etc.
Motions
1
&
2
affect
only
the
boundary
which
currently
runs
along
Sauchiehall
St.
Both
motions
1
and
2
were
passed
unanimously.
7//
Proposal
of
Associate
Members:
Adrian
Nairn
–
Garnethill
Displaced
Residents
Group
Gill
Hutchison
–
Biggars
Music
&
Sauchiehall
St.
Inner
Cordon
Businesses
(Both
proposed
by
Irene
Loudon,
seconded
by
Gillian
Daniel)
Members
voted
unanimously
to
incorporate
Adrian
and
Gill
as
Associate
Members
of
B&B
CC.
8//
Secretary’s
report:
1. Next Area Partnerships PUBLIC MEETING on 4th October, 2pm, City Chambers.
-‐ There are 23 APs, with elected members, and a budget for local grants.
-‐ see: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18748
-‐ Our AP is Anderston, City & Yorkhill, chaired by Cllr. Millar.
-‐ It has 6 “residents” places, all currently filled.
-‐ Cllr. Millar will hopefully get an extra seat for a member from this CC.
-‐ Augustʼs meeting was fruitful, though we do not yet have a seat.
-‐ For now, I am happy to continue to represent us.. Other volunteers?
2. Sauchiehall St. Task Force –tomorrow– 19th Sept. 3.30pm, City Chambers.
-‐ Again, I am happy to continue to represent us.. Other volunteers?
3. The AGM in November…We must elect officers, so please consider nominating yourselves
for Chair, Sec, Treas., vice-Chair, etc. Also, our treasurer will need to provide an itemised
income/expenditure statement (SD: no requirement for external audit until August 2019)
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Planning Lists:
- Planning: Many small applications e.g. basement bike store, signage etc. Larger projects need a
"Proposal of Application Notice" (PoAN).
- ACTION OUTSTANDING: Chris C to contact the case officer for 18/00070/PAN (Site
Bounded By Robertson St.).
18/01806/PAN: 109 West Nile St. (Blue Lagoon, Iron Horse PH)
• PoAN: Demolition of building and erection of hotel (Class 7) and associated works.
• Now re-appeared (had disappeared from the lists since 20th June.)
18/02398/FUL: 393 Sauchiehall St., Former Bank (Class 2) to Restaurant (Class 3).
• This application is a resubmission of previous by German Doner Kebab Ltd..
• Closing date for comments/objections: 28th Sept. 2018.
• The long history shows there were 13 objections previously, yet only one so far.
• B&B CC wonders whether neighbour notifications and posters have been put up?
• B&B CC will try to put in as many comments as possible, in order to ensure the application is
reviewed properly by GCC.
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10//
Renfrew
St./
Renfield
St.
development
(Dundasvale
CC
inactive
area):
Guest
Presentation.
Mark
Adams
(McAleer
&
Rushe),
Brian
Maddin
(Consarc)
&
Teri
Porter
(CBRE)
regarding
the
proposal
for
Student
Accommodation/Hotel.
A
link
to
the
presentation
will
hopefully
be
available
soon
(requested).
Verbal
comments
made
by
Mark
Adams
asserted
that
McAleer
&
Rushe
have
currently
26
live
projects,
4
in
Glasgow,
over
20k
hotel
rooms
across
many
brands
have
been
supplied
across
the
UK,
and
3000
student
beds,
and
a
large
amount
of
office
space
for
clients
such
as
HMRC
etc.
Discussions
followed.
The
main
points
were
concerned
with:
o The
size
of
the
proposed
building
(Teri
Porter
indicated
that
consent
for
a
building
of
that
size
had
already
been
granted).
o The
mixture
of
use-‐types
in
particular
the
amount
of
student
accommodation.
Concerns
regarding
overconcentration.
Alistair
M.
mentioned
a
figure
of
80%
students
currently.
o The
demand
for
student
accommodation
(Ward
10
has
seven
out
of
eight
HE
institutions
in
the
city.)
o The
quality
of
Student
accommodation
in
general,
and
whether
HMO’s
are
the
alternative
to
bespoke
student
accommodation
(Mark
Adams
made
the
point
that
the
proposal
is
due
to
supply
high-‐end
units;
not
basic
or
cheap).
o There
was
some
debate
about
residential
use,
as
flats
already
exist
across
the
street
from
the
area
in
question.
(Teri
Porter
indicated
that
there
were
concerns
with
the
proximity
of
the
Theatre
Royal
and
offices,
with
regard
to
residential
use.)
o Whether
the
proposal
was
motivated
too
heavily
by
financial
gain,
with
not
enough
regard
for
the
community
in
which
it
will
sit
e.g.
no
flats,
commercial
units,
artisan
space.
11//
Progress
on
Boundary
Review
&
General
Awareness
of
B&BCC:
-‐ Anderston:
leaflets
were
delivered
in
July
to
flats
in
the
area
in
question.
Anderston
CC
have
agreed
to
the
change.
-‐ Dundasvale
CC,
this
is
inactive,
and
the
Dundasvale
CIG
does
not
cover
relevant
area.
o Residential
properties
were
leafleted
in
July/August,
with
a
view
to
eliciting
comments.
-‐ Garnethill
CC,
the
proposal
for
Sauchiehall
St.
to
move
the
boundary
south
to
Sauchiehall
Lane
was
previously
unanimously
rejected
by
Garnethill
CC.
o A
Garnethill
CC
meeting
on
11th
September
purportedly
held
a
discussion
on
Garnethill’s
boundaries,
yet
the
agenda
for
said
meeting
was
only
posted
on
the
same
day
as
the
meeting
itself.
o Additionally,
despite
a
request
for
minutes
from
Garnethill
CC,
nothing
has
been
forthcoming
as-‐yet
(21st
Sept).
o The
deadline
for
comments
on
boundary
changes
is
28th
Sept.,
and
as
such,
any
changes
proposed
by
Garnethill
CC
at
this
stage
would
seem
to
preclude
any
input
from
relevant
parties,
such
as
Blythswood
&
Broomielaw
CC,
local
residents
etc.
As
a
result,
B&B
CC
have
now
withdrawn
the
application
to
change
the
boundary
on
Sauchiehall
St.
(see
item
6,
motion
2),
and
resolutely
oppose
the
other
changes
proposed
by
Garnethill
CC
at
their
meeting.
-‐ A
“general’
leaflet
has
also
been
produced,
which
will
be
delivered
to
as
many
residences/businesses
in
the
B&BCC
constituency
as
possible,
to
raise
general
awareness
of
B&BCC’s
existence.
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12//
Items
for
the
CC
to
pursue:
-‐ Litter
and
bins
(esp.
blocking
Midland
St.):
o Donna
P.
witnessed
a
disturbing
incident
involving
a
young
mother
negotiating
uncollected
trade
waste
(eleven
bins!),
litter,
etc.
and
resulted
in
her
&
child
almost
getting
hit
by
a
bus.
o Uncollected
trade
waste
from
now
defunct
pub
MacSorleys-‐
Donna
will
phone
WH
Waste.
o Donna
P.
also
reported
that
there
are
new
food-‐waste
bins
which
have
appeared
on
a
private
courtyard
in
Oswald
St.
o These
are
attracting
waste
from
unknown
parties.
o After
visiting
City
Chambers,
and
phoning,
eventually
Meghan
was
reached,
who
agreed
to
remove
the
bins.
o Oswald
St.
/
Robertson
St.
need
to
be
cleaned
daily.
o Donna
P.
has
~25
photos
of
Midland
St.
to
show
Councillors/Land
&
Environmental
Services.
-‐ Other
Litter
items
left
for
next
meeting:
bags
being
dumped
from
cars
in
the
city,
cigarette
ends
being
discarded.
o ACTION:
Steph
S.
and
Donna
P.
to
follow
up
litter
points
with
elected
members.
o ACTION:
Can
elected
City
Councillors
involve
LES
and
the
Executive
Director
of
Neighbourhoods
&
Sustainability;
perhaps
by
passing
on
Steph’s
email
of
26th
August
(sent
to
Cllrs.
Bolanda
&
Mearns),
plus
any
photos
from
Donna
P.
–
if
she
can
supply
them
to
Elected
Members,
and
reference
the
discussion
at
this
meeting?
o B&B
CC
would
like
to
meet
with
Land
&
Environmental
Services.
o ACTION:
Invite
LES
to
a
meeting
in
the
near
future.
-‐ Website:
o Les
W.
and
Gillian
D.
are
publishing
agendas
&
minutes
on
the
website.
www.community-‐council.org.uk/blythswoodandbroomielaw/
o Now,
as
intended,
only
links
are
appearing,
instead
of
a
“wall
of
text”.
o Twitter
is
quite
active
too.
@babccglasgow
-‐ Road
Safety:
o At
the
corner
of
West
George
St./
Renfield
St.,
a
significant
number
of
cars
are
making
a
turn
from
West
George
St
(eastbound)
onto
Renfield
St.
(northbound,
AGAINST
the
one-‐way
street
direction).
-‐ A-boards (Gillian D?), Noise, AirBnB, Lane Activaton Fund
o ACTION:
Adrian
+
Steph
to
meet
re
Lane
Activation
Fund
ideas/proposals.
-‐ Parking: Trades Parking Permits / concessions.
-‐ Blythswood Square: Re-opening to the public (Open Space Strategy)..
-‐ Parades & Marches: upcoming.
13//
AOB.
-‐ Upcoming in Nov: visit from the architects behind the Argyle St. Avenues Project.
-‐ Ideally, Gill Hutchinson & Chirsty Hamilton would be present for this.
14//
Chair
declared
date/time
of
next
meeting:
-‐ Tues.
20th
November,
7.15pm.
(to
include
the
AGM,
as
no
meeting
in
October)
-‐ At
the
200
West
Regent
St.
Venue.
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Appendix A:
Planning Objections – Primer
(courtesy of Steph, thanks!)
Anyone can object - they don’t need to live in the City Centre. However, petitions are usually ignored, as are
standardised letters.
Remember to include the Planning Application Reference Number when submitting an objection.
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