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17/1709/FUL - Lovell Lodge, 365 Milton Road

Decision Maker: Planning

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

 

The application sought approval for the demolition of the existing buildings on the site and replacement with a residential redevelopment consisting of one two-bedroom unit, seven one-bedroom units and six studio units. There are also landscaping, access, car and cycle parking works proposed to accommodate this development.

 

The Committee noted the amendment sheet.

 

The Committee received a neutral representation regarding the application from Matthew Danish on behalf of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.

 

The representation covered the following issues:

     i.        Do not object to the plan but feel that is should have given greater considered Greer Cambridgeshire Partnership’s future plans for this area.

    ii.        Cyclists needed greater visibility and changes needed to allow this would not be onerous.

   iii.        The entrance route to the cycle store was likely to be blocked by parked cars and would be hard to access.

  iv.        A small dropped kerb to the Lovell Road side of the side would solve this problem.

 

Colin Brown (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

The Committee agreed that Matthew Danish’s suggestions had merit and suggested that the visibility splay could be addressed with an informative.

 

Further discussions with the County Council Highways department would be needed regarding the dropped kerb.

 

The Chair of the Committee, Councillor Hipkin, addressed the Committee to clarify his position regarding impartiality. He reminded those present that his role as Chair required him to be impartial and fair when allowing members of the Planning Committee to address the meeting. However, he was entitled and expected to fully express his own views regarding applications under consideration.

 

The Committee:

 

Unanimously resolved to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the officers plus additional informatives and completion of the S106 agreement.

 

INFORMATIVE: When discharging conditions 27 (hard and soft landscaping) and 28 (boundary treatment) efforts should be made to increase the visibility splay compared to that shown on the approved drawing so as to improve visibility of cyclists on the highway”

 

INFORMATIVE: When undertaking works to the public highway with the Highway Authority it is recommended that the dropped kerb on Lovell Road, or a suitable replacement dropped kerb, is provided/ retained to make it easier for cyclists to enter and leave the application site.

Report author: Michael Hammond

Publication date: 01/02/2018

Date of decision: 10/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 10/01/2018 - Planning

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