Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

 

The application sought approval for extension to the existing rugby club building to create a new children's nursery, together associated infrastructure and landscaping.

 

The Senior Planner updated their report by referring to the amendment sheet which could be viewed at the link below:

 

Agenda for Planning on Friday, 14th January 2022, 10.00 am - Cambridge Council

 

The Planner than provided a verbal update of the following amendments:

 

·      Condition 4 would require cycle parking details to be submitted and approved.

·      A further amendment to the condition 17 to delete the following text (struck through):

 

Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, tThe opening hours of the nursery, hereby permitted, shall be between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday only.

 

(Reason: To ensure that neighbour amenity is preserved and to avoid parking management issues in accordance with Policies 35 and 82 of the Local Plan 2018).

 

Councillor Baigent sought clarification of a clear pedestrian and cycle route. He then proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation to include an additional informative for the relocation of cycle and car parking, including a covered cycle parking.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Councillor Porrer proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation to include an additional condition for a travel plan.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Councillor Porrer then proposed an informative to the Officer’s recommendation to include the installation of an EV charging point on site.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Councillor Porrer then proposed the terminology regarding Informative No 2 of the Officer’s report, the possessive pro-noun of ‘his’ should be removed and replaced with ‘their’.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Councillor Thornburrow proposed an informative that the application should be a BREEAM Excellent standard.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Councillor Smart proposed an informative to a plant and tree planting scheme.

 

This amendment was carried unanimously.

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (by 5 votes to 0) 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.

    ii.         delegated authority to officers, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and Spokes, to draft and include the following additional/ amended conditions:

a.    Amendment to Condition 4 for cycle parking

b.    amendment to Condition 17 (deletion of text)

c.    additional condition for the submission of a travel plan.

   iii.         delegated authority to Officers, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and Spokes, to draft and include the following additional / amended informatives to be included on the planning permission in respect of:

a.    An amendment to informative no 2

b.    Tree planting

c.    EV Charging Point

d.    Adaptability of the reduction of fossil fuel

e.    Relocation of cycle and car parking, including a covered cycle parking (linked to condition 4)

f.     BREEAM Excellence standard.

  iv.         Any applications submitted to discharge condition 4 and the condition requiring a travel plan in consultation with Chair, Vice Chair and Spokes.