Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for relocation of agricultural access onto Limekiln Road.

The Committee noted the amendment sheet.

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a local resident.

The representation covered the following issues:

     i.        Site on edge of the city and part of green boundary.

    ii.        Questioned the agricultural use of the land.

   iii.        Land was not used and had been the subject of a previous planning application.

  iv.        As planned usage was unknown it was not possible to assess vehicle numbers using the new gates.

   v.        Applications lacked detail.

  vi.        Conditions were unenforceable.

Councillor Ashton (Cherry Hinton Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application and made the following comments:

     i.        Applicant had previously applied to build on the site.

    ii.        Applicant had access point that was never used.

   iii.        Over year site had been used for various agricultural uses.

  iv.        Site forms a safeguard to the city boundary.

   v.        Application was the first step towards a housing application.

  vi.        Council was ignoring the Landscape Officer’s advice.

 vii.        This small green area needed to be protected.

The Committee suggested that a stronger condition was needed regarding lighting to the site. This was agreed nem con.

The Committee:

Unanimously resolved to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer report, subject to the conditions recommended by the officers and subject to amended wording to condition 11 as below:

11.    Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a detailed scheme for low level lighting to the access only shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The external lighting shall be completed in accordance with the approved details. 

         Reason: To prevent detriment to foraging bats (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policy 4/15).  To protect the character of the area and residential amenity (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policy 3/4, 3/7, 4/13 and 4/15).