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Appendix 1 attached separately
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Matter for Decision
To
consider the approval of the
Cambridge Historic Core Conservation Area Appraisal.
Decision of Executive Councillor for Planning Policy & Transport
Approved the Cambridge Historic Core Conservation Area Appraisal
incorporating the amendments asset set out in the Officer’s report appendices.
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
Principal Conservation and Design Officer which followed an initial report to
the portfolio holder and Environment Scrutiny Committee, followed by public consultation on the review of the Historic Core Conservation
Area Appraisal carried out in February/March 2016.
Resident’s groups, Colleges, public bodies,
and other organisations had been consulted over a six week period and the
resultant detailed comments were set-out by respondent in appendix 1 of the
Officer’s report together with Officer responses and
proposed amendments to the appraisal.
The Principal Conservation and Design Officer and Strategic Director
said the following in response to Members’ questions:
i.
The work on the city’s open spaces was not solely a
conservation issue but covered such topics as bio-diversity, ecology and the
range of uses of the open spaces which should also be taken into account.
ii.
The Community Services Scrutiny Committee would
consider a Streets and Open Spaces Service Review and Development Strategy in
July which would take into account open spaces in the city.
iii.
Officers would be working with a variety of outside
bodies and members of the public on the planned review of public parks where
conservation and preservation of the parks would be considered.
iv.
The Conservation Area Appraisal should be seen as
being alongside the Local Plan which also made reference to the city’s open
spaces.
v.
Believed that the Conservation Area Appraisal
should be kept separate due to size and level of detail of the document.
vi.
Reference had been made in the Conservation Area
Appraisal to the city’s open spaces and referenced Parkers Piece, Christ
Pieces, Coe-Fen and Jesus Green as examples.
vii.
Acknowledged the importance of the river which the
Local Plan already referred to and acknowledged there were river related stake
holders who needed to be consulted on a Conservation Area Management Plan.
viii.
Expected work to be undertaken on the Conservation
Area Management Plan and the Spaces and Movement Strategy later in the year.
ix.
The Spaces and Movement Strategy document would be
an integral part when looking at parks and open spaces that would take planning
into consideration.
Councillor Bick proposed and Councillor Tunnacliffe seconded an
additional recommendation:
ii.
Given the public affection for the City’s open
spaces, to request individual conservation appraisal of the City’s major public
open spaces to be subsequently incorporated into this and other applicable
conservation area appraisals.
The additional recommendation was lost by 2 votes to 5.
The Committee resolved (unanimously) to endorse the original
recommendations as set out in the Officer’s report.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest
Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest were declared by the
Executive Councillor.