Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the erection of one dwelling, formation of a new access on to Long Road and associated operational development (Amendments Pursuant to Approved Scheme 15/0287/FUL).  With the Chairman’s permission, Ward Councillor Moore had circulated background information to this item.

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application. 

The representation covered the following issues:

i.             the Rugby Club did not own most of the land, and some of it was subject to probate.

ii.            the issue of loss of open space in return for building a new road, and lack of clarity about when the road would be built

iii.           build over arrangements with Anglia Water

iv.          Conditions were required regarding fencing, closing off the road and piling

v.           the direction of the windows

Mr Mead (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Moore (Queen Edith’s Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee.  He explained that he was not speaking against the application, but recommending a deferral, due to the complexity of the ownership issues of the access path needed to be resolved.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 6 votes to 1 with 1 abstention) 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 in the main report.