Agenda and minutes

No declarations were declared.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 04 June 2014          (attached separately)  

The minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

Councillor Pippas arrived after the start of this item and therefore did not take part in the vote.

The Committee received a report for full planning permission.

The report sought approval for the erection of B1 building for use by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, car and cycle parking, access road, level changes, new boundary treatments and landscaping

Mr Steve Sillery spoke in support of the application.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to grant the application for full planning permission in accordance with the Officer recommendation, for reasons set out in the Officer report, subject to completion of S106 agreement by 22 August 2014 and with an additional informative advising the applicant to consider the impact of the building on TV signals in the local area.

The Committee received a report for full planning permission.

The report sought approval for a new boathouse for Camrowers and the Cambridgeshire Rowing Association.

The Committee received representation in objection to the application from Mrs Lynette Gilbert.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Visual impact.

     ii.          Loss of green open space.

   iii.          Increased noise and disturbance from early morning usage.

   iv.          Effect on roots of willow tree.

    v.          Suggested a change to the roof line in order to soften the impact.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 4 votes to 4 and on the Chairs casting vote)) to grant the application for full planning permission in accordance with the Officer recommendation, for reasons set out in the Officer report, and with the following additional Conditions:

14.  No development shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and these works shall be carried out as approved.  Soft Landscape works shall include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate and an implementation programme.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure that suitable hard and soft landscape is provided as part of the development. (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policies 3/4, 3/11 and 3/12)

15.  No external lighting shall be installed without the express permission of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect foraging bats (Cambridge Local Plan 2006, policy 4/7)

16.  Prior to the commencement of development details of bat boxes to be installed on the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To protect foraging bats (Cambridge Local Plan 2006, policy 4/7)

The Committee received an application to to remove two trees and pollard a third, all of which are located in the rear garden of the Vicarge.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to allow the trees removal subject to appropriate replacement planting and allow the pollarding of the third tree.

The Committee received an application to to remove the Conifer tree from the front garden of Maitland House to accommodate new screen planting along the property frontage.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to allow the trees removal subject to appropriate replacement planting.

The Committee received an application to to remove a total of six trees, in the form of two groups and one individual, all of which are located along the front boundary of Elizabeth House.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to allow the trees’ removal subject to appropriate replacement planting.