Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the demolition of the existing flats 66-80B Colville Road and the erection of 69 affordable dwellings, including 6 houses and 63 apartments, including resident and public car parking, landscaping and associated works

The Principal Planner updated his report by referring to the Amendment Sheet and introducing two further - conditions 31 and 32 for inclusion consequent to advice from the Environmental Health Officer.

Councillor Thornburrow proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation that a new condition should require two electric vehicle charging points to be installed in the disabled bays and two at the front of the parking area (instead of rear).

The amendments were carried unanimously.

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’s report, subject to:

       i.          the planning conditions set out in the Officer’s report; [and]

     ii.          the following additional conditions:

a.    No development shall commence (including any pre-construction, demolition, enabling works or piling), until a written report, regarding the demolition / construction noise and vibration impact associated with this development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The report shall be in accordance with the provisions of BS 5228:2009 Code of Practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites and include full details of any piling and mitigation measures to be taken to protect local residents from noise and or vibration. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details only.

Due to the proximity of this site to existing residential premises and other noise sensitive premises, impact pile driving is not recommended. 

Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby properties (Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policy 35)

b.    No development shall commence until a programme of measures to minimise the spread of airborne dust from the site during the demolition / construction period has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme.

Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby properties Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policy 36.

c.    Prior to importation or reuse of material for the development (or phase of) a Materials Management Plan (MMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The MMP shall:

1.    Include details of the volumes and types of material proposed to be imported or reused on site

2.    Include details of the proposed source(s) of the imported or reused material

3.    Include details of the chemical testing for ALL material to be undertaken before placement onto the site.

4.    Include the results of the chemical testing which must show the material is suitable for use on the development

5.    Include confirmation of the chain of evidence to be kept during the materials movement, including material importation, reuse placement and removal from and to the development. 

All works will be undertaken in accordance with the approved document. 

Reason: To ensure that no unsuitable material is brought onto the site in the interest of environmental and public safety in accordance with Cambridge Local Plan 2018 Policy 33.

d.    Notwithstanding the plans hereby approved, and prior to first occupation, an amended plan showing the location of electric vehicle charging points shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved detail.

Reason:  In the interests of encouraging more sustainable modes and forms of transport and to reduce the impact of development on local air quality, in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2019) paragraphs, 110, 170 and 181, Policy 36 of the Cambridge Local Plan (2018) and Cambridge City Council’s adopted Air Quality Action Plan (2018).