Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application under S106A for the modification or discharge of Planning Obligations pursuant to Section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Restrictions on occupation by students).

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a resident of the Cambridge Riverside Development.

The representation covered the following issues:

     i.        There had been noise and anti-social behavioural issues over the past 3 years, Environmental Health and the Police had been involved.

    ii.        It was not uncommon to have to close windows to make his television audible.

   iii.        Referred to the objections contained within paragraph 7.2 of the Officer’s report.

  iv.        Commented that the summary section within the Officer’s report was not correct.

   v.        The application sought to introduce a population of people who would have no investment in the community and which Anglia Ruskin University would not be able to exercise discipline over.

  vi.        The limited security presence on the site had made some improvement but this was only when the security officers were present.

 vii.        The application represented a material change to the planning permission and asked that the Committee refused the application.

Resolved (unanimously) to defer the application to seek advice on whether a management plan could be put in place and secured through a s106 agreement.