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Minutes:
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application sought approval for
retrospective installation of 1 condenser unit over the basement car park entrance,
situated on the side of the parapet wall within the area leading down to the
basement parking.
The Committee received a representation in objection
to the application from Mr Morris.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
Expressed concern regarding the:
·
Planning process.
·
Applicant started work without planning permission.
·
Loss of amenities for residents from installing the
condenser.
ii.
Took issue with the:
·
Noise assessment data supplied by
the Applicant. Referred to own assessment data, which appeared to have been
ignored by Officers.
·
Location of the condenser.
iii.
Queried why resident’s objections
appeared to have been dismissed.
Mr James (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.
Councillor Herbert
(Ward Councillor for Coleridge) addressed the Committee about the application.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
The nature of the development meant that it
included a combination of shop and residential units.
ii.
Suggested the photo in the Officer’s report did not
accurately reflect the actual layout of buildings on the site. The condenser
would be located near amenity space, but away from the shop it served. This was
not clearly shown in the report.
iii.
Outlined the history of the application. The
location of the condenser was more suited to the (original) larger building
than the (current) smaller one.
iv.
The location of the condenser was inappropriate
being near amenity space. It was put in without planning permission due to an
unfortunate breakdown in communication between the Council and Applicant.
v.
Insufficient noise attenuation information had been
provided despite assurances from the Applicant that it would be submitted.
vi.
Took issue with noise mitigation measures
conditioned in the Officer’s report, they needed to be more specific to be
enforceable.
Amendments were
requested to the Officer’s recommendations. Councillor Blencowe proposed that
an additional condition should specify that the condenser be screened on all
four sides.
This amendments were carried
unanimously.
The Committee:
Resolved (by 6 votes to 2) 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 with an additional condition to
read:
The mitigation measures, including the enclosure around all four sides
of the condenser, specified in the application and its associated acoustic
Assessment prepared by Belair Research Ltd dated
3/6/2015 (ref B3269/CB3174), as amended by the letter prepared by Acoustical
Control Consultants Ltd dated 2/7/2015 (ref13879/RAC/hr), shall be fully
installed and implemented before the condenser unit hereby permitted are
brought into operation and shall be maintained permanently thereafter.
Reason: To protect the amenity of the adjoining properties. (Cambridge
Local Plan 2006 policy 4/13).