Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for change of use of 2 no. BT telephone box to E Class Use (for tour brochures).

The Area Development Manager proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation to remove A1 Use class from Condition 3.

This amendment was carried unanimously.

Councillor Porrer proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation to remove old use class A1 restrict Use class in Condition 3 to Ea.

This amendment was carried unanimously.

The Area Development Manager proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation in Condition 4: Use hereby permitted shall not be operated other than in accordance with the details contained in the Design and Access Statement and Updated Procedure Guide.

This amendment was carried unanimously.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 4 votes to 2) 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 conditions:

a.    Condition 3 as amended

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification), the premises shall be used for the sale of tour brochures, tickets and maps only and for no other purpose (including any other purposes in Class E of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification).

Reason: The application has been assessed on its individual merits and the use of the premises for any other purpose may result in harm which would require re-examination of its impact. (Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policies 35, 55, 57, and 81) .

b.    Condition 4 (additional)

The use hereby permitted shall not be operated other than in accordance with the details contained in a Design and Access Statement and Updated Procedure Guide.

Reason - To minimise the obstruction to the public highway and the free flow of pedestrians within this busy City Centre location (Cambridge Local Plan 2018 Policy 81).