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Minutes:
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.
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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).