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Minutes:
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application sought approval for the installation of an extract duct.
The Committee
received a representation in objection to the application from Mr Davies.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
Impact
on visual amenity.
ii.
Flues were acknowledged to be noisy and to give off
unpleasant odours.
iii.
Area was suffering from the
cumulative impact of such ducts.
iv.
Placing ducts at the rear might
benefit the street scape but increased the impact for local residents.
v.
Would be noisy at night.
vi.
Waste disposal was not being
considered and an opportunity to stop the change of use was being missed.
vii.
Character of area is undergoing
gradual change.
Members expressed concerns
that the Permitted Development Order would only grant the change of use for 2
years. However, once the flue was in place, it was unlikely to be removed.
The
Principal Planner drafted an additional condition addressing their concerns as
follows:
“The flue shall only be
erected in the event of a change of use of the property to an A3 use and shall
be removed within a period of 3 months following any subsequent reversion to A1
use or any other use if it is demonstrated that a flue is not necessary.”
The Committee:
Resolved (by 7 votes to 0) 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 and subject to an additional condition to read:
The flue shall
only be erected in the event of a change of use of the property to an A3 use
and shall be removed within a period of 3 months following any subsequent
reversion to A1 use or any other use if it is demonstrated that a flue is not
necessary.
Reason:
In the interests of minimising the unnecessary accumulation of flues within the
Conservation Area (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policy 4/11).’