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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors de Lacey and Turner. Councillor Bygott attended as an alternate. |
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Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare at this stage any interests that they may have in an item shown on this agenda. If any member of the Committee is unsure whether or not they should declare an interest on a particular matter, they should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer before the meeting. Minutes: No declarations were made. |
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To agree the minutes of the meeting of the 18th January 2017. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18 January 2017 were agreed as a correct record. Change to
published agenda order Under paragraph 4.2.1 of the Council Procedure Rules, the Chair used his
discretion to alter the order of the agenda items. However, for ease of the
reader, these minutes will follow the order of the agenda. |
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16/0746/REM: Field at corner of Coldhams Lane and Hatherdene Close, Cambridge CB1 3HQ PDF 830 KB Minutes: The Committee considered a reserved matters application
pursuant to outline approval 14/0028/OUT, as varied by application 16/0970/S73,
for the erection of 57 dwellings including 10 one-bed and 19 two-bed apartments
together with 20 three-bed and 8 four-bedroom dwellings, open space, car
parking and circulation space. The Committee noted the amendments to condition 14 tabled at
Committee. Councillor Mark Ashton, Ward Councillor for Cherry Hinton addressed
the Committee and welcomed the number of affordable houses that featured within
the proposed development. Councillor
Ashton expressed concern regarding the construction phase of the development
highlighting local residents concerns regarding access to the site and
emphasising the importance of the developer adhering to the conditions set out
in the officer report. The Committee made the following comments in response to the
report. i. Questioned the
location of affordable housing within the development close the main road. ii. Raised concerns regarding vehicular access
into the site and it was suggested that there was an
opportunity to access Hatherdene Close and minimise
the number of accesses onto Coldhams Lane. Concerns were also raised about the
separation of affordable housing within the development. Clarification was sought on the policy
position to achieving mixed development as the affordable housing is seemingly
separated from the rest of the development.
iii. Drew attention to locations of schools and
public transport in the area seeking assurance that the development would not
add to traffic congestion and that sufficient school provision was in
place. In response to Members’ questions Officers said the
following: i. Drew attention to the planned shared ownership properties would have an attractive outlook onto Hatherdene Close, ii.
Informed Members that following consultation the
Council’s Housing Growth Officer was of the view that the proposed mix of
properties would meet the need identified housing needs within that part of
Cambridge. iii. Informed Members that transport implications
had been carefully considered at the outline stage and that Cambridgeshire
County Council was satisfied that the transport network will be able to meet
additional future demands resulting from the development. The Committee: Resolved (by votes 13 to 0 with 1 abstention) to approve the application in accordance with the officer recommendation and subject to the conditions set out in the officer report and the amendment to condition 14 tabled at Committee. |
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16/1973/ADV: North West Cambridge Development Site, Madingley Road and Huntingdon Road PDF 117 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee
received a re-submitted amended application following earlier refusal of
planning permission for the erection of two temporary non-illuminated totem
signs at two locations, on Madingely Road and
Huntingdon Road. Mr Steve Venters, applicant and Ms Heather Topel,
agent for the applicant spoke in support of the application. The Committee made
the following comments in response to the report i. Noted the work the
developer had undertaken to address the objections of Members raised during the
previous application but drew attention to the concerns of the Urban Design and
Conservation Team and the objection received from Girton
Parish Council. Conventional means of
advertising the new store such as television and radio would be sufficient to
attract custom to the store without the need for the proposed signage. ii. Drew attention to
comments from Girton Parish Council that stated they
had not had sufficient time to consider the application and that roadside
advertising was inappropriate and would lead to congestion and affect local
businesses by drawing trade away from them. iii. Questioned whether the
colour of the proposed sign could be altered in order to mitigate its visual
impact. iv. Highlighted that the
Local Centre would be operational at an early stage of the overall development
and there would therefore be a limited number of local residents that could
support the store. It was important that
the store was successful and some form of advertisement to support its opening
was not unreasonable. v. Sought assurance that
the sign would not be erected for longer than the 18 months applied for. vi. Suggested that the
application be deferred until the Council’s signage guidance had been finalised
and adopted. In response to
Members’ questions officers said the following: i. Explained that the
recommendation to approve the application was made on balance and that it was
not unreasonable for the store to have supporting advertising for a limited 18
month period given the specific circumstances put forward. ii. Confirmed that Girton Parish Council had been consulted as part of the
planning process and comments had been received on 4th January 2017.
iii. Explained that if the
applicant wished for the sign to be erected for longer than 18 months then the
application would have to return to the Committee for consideration. iv. Explained that City
Council guidance regarding signage in this locality would be released prior to the 18 month expiry date for these
advertisements. The early delivery of the Local Centre at North West Cambridge
is supported. The need to support the
store and the local centre on balance outweighed the negative impact on green
belt. The Committee: Resolved (by votes 12 to 3 with 0 abstention) to approve the application in accordance
with the officer recommendation and subject to the condition set out in the
officer report. |
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Developer briefing: Cambridge Northern Fringe East Cambridge
Northern Fringe East Developer briefing on hotel and office scheme proposals for CB4 Minutes: The Committee received
a presentation on the Cambridge Northern Fringe Site from Formation
Architects. Members raised
comments/questions as listed below. Answers were supplied, but as this was a
pre-application presentation, none of the answers were to be regarded as
binding and so are not included in the minutes. i. Questioned and expressed
concern regarding the provision of cycling routes in relation to the
development. ii. Asked how the covered
walkway would be maintained in order for it to remain a safe and pleasant space. iii. Welcomed the development
of high density housing in close proximity to the railway station and
questioned the impact of the development on the ability of the station in the
future, raising concerns that the station had too few platforms. iv. Questioned how many
disabled access rooms would be incorporated within the proposed hotel. v. Queried the number of
seating areas featured within the proposed development and requested that they
were designed with arms to assist less able individuals. vi. Questioned the provision
of solar panels within the development. vii. Queried the management
of the public realm. Councillor Blencowe
chaired the following item. Only City and County Councillors voted on these
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Proposed diversion
of Cambridge Footpath No. 117 Additional documents:
Minutes: Members received
an update for an order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990 to permanently divert a public right of way involving diversion of part of
Public Footpath No. 117 Cambridge, required to enable further development of the
Clay Farm site, Trumpington. The Committee: Members received
an update for an order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990 to permanently divert a public right of way involving diversion of part of
Public Footpath No. 117 Cambridge, required to enable further development of
the Clay Farm site, Trumpington. The Committee: Resolved (unanimously – SCDC Members did not
vote) to approve that the diversion should be pursued and that County Council officers should be
instructed to submit the applications to the Planning Inspectorate for
determination in accordance with the officer recommendation. |