Clackmannanshire – Multiple Planning Applications

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Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle Siorrachd Chlach Mhannann

www.clacks.gov.uk

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Planning Applications

Town and Country Planning Scotland Act 1997

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Applications for planning permission listed below together with the plans and other documents submitted with them may be examined online at

www.clacks.gov.uk/eplanning.

Written comments may be made to the Council’s Development Services at the above address or may be submitted online through the website, or by email to planning@clacks.gov.uk within 14 days of the date of publication of this notice.

You will be notified of the Council’s decision. Warning: When you make a comment, your details will also be published on the website with your comment. Do not give your email or telephone number if you do not wish these to appear on the website.

NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION

Change Of Use Of Flat to Short Term Let (Sui Generis) at 23 Riverside View, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1BU – Ref: 26/00142/FULL

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT

Installation of Replacement Skylight at Rowallan, 9 Grange Road, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1LR – Ref: 26/00147/LIST

DEVELOPMENT IN A CONSERVATION AREA

Alterations, Reinstatement of Existing Windows and Change of Use from Shop (Class 1A) to Dance Studio (Class 11) at 42 High Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1JD – Ref: 26/00145/FULL

Installation of Replacement Skylight at Rowallan, 9 Grange Road, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1LR – Ref: 26/00149/FULL

Continued late reporting of audited accounts

At its meeting on 20 August 2026, Clackmannanshire Council will formally consider the Accounts Commission’s findings in relation to the Controller of Audit’s Statutory Section 102 Report on the 2023/24 audit of Clackmannanshire Council – continued late reporting of audited accounts.

Commission findings:

• Despite repeated interventions by the Controller and the Commission during 2025 and early 2026 to obtain assurance on audit delivery, the council’s 2023/24 accounts were not signed off until April 2026 – 19 months after the statutory deadline. Concerningly, the current plan for completing the 2024/25 and 2025/26 accounts points to worsening delays, without significant intervention and prioritisation. Going forward, we expect the council to demonstrate collective leadership to develop a robust, resourced recovery plan, agreed with auditors, and submitted to the Controller by the end of July 2026.

• We note the approaches outlined by auditors to support the council in its ambitions to recover timescales and would emphasise the need to continue to work proactively with the council, as well as maintain audit team continuity. Recognising that recovery will take time, strong partnership working is required over the next three years to ensure that meeting statutory deadlines is a priority.

• We recognise the council has explored various approaches to increasing and sustaining capacity in its finance function, including collaboration with other councils. The current team, though described by the council as stable, appears to us as fragile, lacking resilience and requiring ongoing support. We urge the council to seek support from the local government sector and to explore, at pace, alternative ways of working that support resilience, recovery and ensure quality and accuracy are maintained.

• We note that the Council Leader recognises the seriousness of the ongoing situation and has committed to taking action to raise awareness with all elected members – not just those on the Audit and Scrutiny Committee. To fulfil their statutory duties, councillors must be inquisitive, exercise appropriate scrutiny, and provide appropriate challenge to officers. We highlighted this as a risk in our 2024 Best Value report and expect to see evidence of significantly improved political oversight of the audit process in the next annual audit report.

The full report is published online at https://audit.scot/publications/the-202324-audit-of-clackmannanshire-council

The agenda for the meeting of Clackmannanshire Council on 20 August 2026 will be available to view and download from Clackmannanshire Council’s website from 13 August 2026 at: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/council/meetings/?meeting=1296

The meeting will be held at 9.30am at Council Chambers, Kilncraigs, Alloa.

If you wish to attend in person or virtually via Microsoft Teams please contact committees@clacks.gov.uk

The webcast of the meeting will be available on our website afterwards.

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