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Decision Maker: Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee received an application for full planning permission.
The application sought approval for the proposed erection of two 5-bed
houses, five 4-bed houses, internal access road, car and cycle parking and hard
and soft landscaping.
The Committee received a representation in objection from Dr Harter
representing local residents.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
The drawings from the application were misleading
and not a true reflection of the scale of the proposed dwellings.
ii.
The proposed development was too big in height and
scale and too close to properties in Tenison Avenue.
iii.
The properties in Tenison
Avenue have unusually small back gardens which the proposed dwellings would
dominate.
iv.
There appears to be no effort to minimise the
impact on the living conditions of those residents living in Tenison Avenue.
Mr Colin Brown
(Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.
Councillor Brown
(Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
The previous design attempted to merge with the
conservation area. The new design was completely different and seemed to be
worse than what was there previously. Examples of her objections were given by
highlighting the scale and position of the proposed dwellings in relation to
existing properties.
ii.
The issue of drainage for the proposed dwellings
did not seem to have been addressed.
The Committee:
Resolved (by 4
votes to 3 with 1 abstention) to reject the Officer recommendation to approve the
application.
Resolved (by 4
votes to 3 with 1 abstention) to refuse the application contrary to
the Officer recommendations for the following reasons:
i.
By virtue of the relationship between plots 3 and 5
and 15-27 Tenison Avenue, and the materials of
construction of the houses on these plots, the development would have an
overbearing sense of enclosure for the occupiers of 15-27 Tenison
Avenue. In so doing, the submitted plans
fail to address the issues raised by the Inspector in his decision regarding
the appeal against the refusal of application reference 11/1534/FUL. The development is, therefore, contrary to
policies 3/4 and 3/7 of the Cambridge Local Plan (2006) and advice provided by
the NPPF.
ii.
The proposed development
does not make appropriate provision for public open space, sports facilities,
community development facilities, education and life-long learning facilities,
waste storage, waste management facilities and monitoring in accordance with
Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policies 3/7, 3/8, 3/12, 5/14 and 10/1,
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Structure Plan 2003 policies P6/1 and P9/8 and
as detailed in the Planning Obligation Strategy 2010, the RECAP Waste
Management Design Guide SPD 2012, and
the Open Space Standards Guidance for
Interpretation and Implementation 2010.
Report author: Catherine Linford
Publication date: 24/10/2013
Date of decision: 02/10/2013
Decided at meeting: 02/10/2013 - Planning
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