Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for outline planning permission.

The application sought approval for the erection of 2 dwellings with a revised car parking layout for the existing dwelling.

The Senior Planner referred to amendments contained in the Amendment Sheet.

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

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Asked that planning approval be limited to a single storey dwelling.

     ii.          A two-storey development would threaten the privacy of Fairfield in Gazeley Road, 8 Clay Farm houses and properties in Wingate Way.

   iii.          Existing hedges, trees and fences provided inadequate protection against the loss of privacy.

   iv.          There was precedent for single storey developments on Gazeley Road.

    v.          Archay provided a boundary between low density housing in Gazeley Road and higher density on Clay Farm, this demarcation should be retained to maintain the character of the area.

   vi.          A bungalow on the site would meet housing need in Cambridge for a high quality, single storey, large property.

 vii.          Access to the site was difficult because Gazeley Road was a private single lane with a narrow entrance / exit on to Trumpington Road.

viii.          High density housing would exacerbate drainage problems to the rear of properties on Clay Farm Drive. 

Mr Anderson (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 4 votes to 1) to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the Officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the Officer’s report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the Officer including the additional condition and the revised text to the condition contained in the Amendment Sheet.