Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the erection of a residential development containing five units (one 2xbed flats, three 1xbed flats and one studio unit) following demolition of the existing buildings on site.

The Principal Planner made reference to amendments contained in the amendment sheet.

Peter McKeown (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 4 votes to 2) to reject the officer recommendation to approve the application.

Resolved (unanimously) to refuse the application contrary to the officer recommendation for the following reasons:

       i.          The proposal by virtue of the lack of external amenity space for flats 3, 4 and 5 fails to provide an acceptable level of residential amenity for future occupants of these units.  As such, the proposal fails to comply with Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policy 50 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

     ii.          The proposal harms the character of the Riverside and Stourbridge Common Conservation Area by virtue of the scale and bulk of the proposal which would be out of proportion with the traditional forms of this part of the Conservation Area.  The eaves and ridge height would interrupt the predominant roofline and would be unduly visually dominant.  The presence of dormer windows on the front elevation would be out of character with Godesdone Road which forms part of the Conservation Area.  As such, the proposal fails to comply with Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policies 55, 57 and 61 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).