Issue - meetings

Matter for Decision

To consider the representation received to the New Museums Site Development Framework

Decision of Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport

     i.        Agreed the responses to the representations received to the New Museums Site Development Framework (Appendix B of the Officer’s report) and the consequential amendments to the New Museums Site Development Framework (Appendix C of the Officer’s report).

    ii.        Approved the New Museums Site Development Framework (Appendix C of the Officer’s report) in anticipation of the adoption of the Local Plan, and to agree that it should be carried forward for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document at the same time as the Local Plan.

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Urban Design and Conservation Manager.

The report referred to the New Museums site as a key University of Cambridge site which had been allocated in the Cambridge Local Plan 2006 for redevelopment/refurbishment. The Council were unable to adopt the New Museums Site Development Framework as an SPD until the Local Plan had been adopted.

In accordance with the process of preparing an SPD, consultation on the draft Development Framework had been carried out over a six week period between 13 July and 7 September 2016. The Officer’s report outlined the following; Appendix A provided a brief summary of the key issues. Appendix B, summarised the representations received to the draft SPD and set out the proposed responses. Appendix C, a track-changed version of the SPD and Appendix D incorporated the Statement of Consultation.

No significant changes had been proposed as a result of the consultation. However some minor amendments to the SPD had been proposed as highlighted in Appendix C of the Officer’s report, which reflected the comments received during the public consultation.

Councillor C Smart stated the redevelopment/refurbishment of the site had not been an easy decision to make but the alterations of the site paid sufficient respect to the historic surroundings.

The Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendations.

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any

Dispensations Granted).

No conflicts of Interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.