Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

 

The application sought approval for the installation of 6 floodlight columns (to be sited around an artificial grass hockey pitch proposed in application 15/1857/FUL).

 

The Committee noted the amendment sheet.

 

The Planning Officer stated that conditions 6 and 7 needed to be reworded to bring the hours of use for the floodlighting in line with those already agreed in the pitch approval (0900 to 1900hrs Monday to Friday and 0900 to 1800hrs on Saturday).

 

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application on behalf of residents with properties backing onto the site.

 

The representation covered the following issues:

     i.        Lights would be within 25 metres of gardens and 75 metres of houses.

    ii.        Lights very bright.

   iii.        Would cause disturbance to wildlife.

  iv.        Would result in a loss of amenity and privacy.

   v.        Tall light columns were out of character with the area.

  vi.        Area was currently a wildlife haven and there was an active badger set in the area.

 vii.        Established trees could be damaged.

viii.        Safety concerns about stray balls.

  ix.        Concerned that pitch use could further expand to include commercial use.

   x.        Mitigation measures would be appreciated.

 

Kate Wood (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

Councillor Moore (Queen Edith’s Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application and made the following comment:

     i.        Agreed that there was a need for this sort of facility.

    ii.        Concerned that the area was ecologically important and was currently very dark.

   iii.        Objected to the way this application had be broken down into constituent parts rather than being considered as a complete entity and looking at the end result.

  iv.        Noise would impact on a currently undisturbed area.

   v.        Concerned about the removal of condition 8.

 

The Committee resolved Nem Con to the removal of the conditions 7, 8 and 9. Condition 6 would be amended to bring the hours of use for the floodlighting in line with those already agreed in the pitch approval (0900 to 1900hrs Monday to Friday and 0900 to 1800hrs on Saturday).

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (by 7 votes to 1) 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.

 

-      Condition 7 is removed

-      Condition 8 is removed

-      Condition 9 is removed

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-      Condition 6 shall be re-worded to read as follows:

 

“The floodlighting hereby permitted shall only be used between the hours of 0900 to 1900hrs Monday to Friday and 0900 to 1800hrs on Saturday. It shall not be used at any other time including on Sundays, bank or other public holidays unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To protect the amenity of the adjoining properties. (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policy 4/13)”