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Note: Agenda item 5: Officers have been taking advice in relation to the Interim Transport Approach item and having received advice that further refinement is required, the report has been withdrawn for further consideration with the highway authority. A revised report will be brought to the committee in March.
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Apologies Minutes: No apologies were received. |
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Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Minutes: A Deed of Variation was submitted in October 2020 seeking to vary the
s106 agreement under s106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The variation sought approval to agree the s278 prior to occupation of
the development but remove the requirement to complete the agreed works prior
to occupation. The Interim Management Support Officer updated her report to amend a
typographical error: The s278 requires the works to be completed by Mr Kaddish (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the
application. Members made the following comments in response to the Officer’s
comments:
i.
Expressed concern that the junction work would not
be completed within the specified 15 week period.
ii.
Expressed concern the application would exacerbate
existing traffic issues.
iii.
Expressed concern that s278 agreements took time to
take into effect across the city.
iv.
All buildings could be fitted out and used in
theory. Queried the impact of this on the car parking space reduction strategy.
Would there be higher demand than supply? Or demand to keep spaces (not reduce
the number)? In response to Members’ questions the Interim Management Support
Officer, the Assistant Director and Principal Transport Officer said the following:
i.
The application was brought to Committee because
there was no delegation for officers to deal with amendments to Section 106
Agreements.
ii.
The s106 agreement aimed to mitigate the impact of
traffic on the junction.
iii.
The
Applicant had done all they reasonably could over several years to progress
work. If work was delayed, Officers were confident that the County would manage
work appropriately.
iv.
There were severe financial penalties for the
developer if work was delayed, so they had no incentive to let the scheme
timetable overrun.
v.
The Deed of Variation was in place to ensure work
would continue just in case delays occurred.
vi.
The Developer’s Team had done all they reasonably
could to look at what pipes etc were under the road surface to avoid delays due
to the impact on cable infrastructure. vii.
Work would be undertaken at night, so the road
could operate as normal during the day. viii.
The traffic management agreement for the development
was signed off by the County Council. It did not cover the construction period.
Limited impact was anticipated as work was due to take place at night for
period of 15 weeks.
ix.
The first building occupier was not in place yet.
They would not move in until at least 21 March 2021. Low traffic levels were
expected as few people travelled in lockdown.
x.
Fitting
out of the building could occur under the current legal agreement. The
Applicant would be concerned if they could fit out the building but not occupy
it immediately. xi.
Road
work could occur at the same time as building occupation, it was a
balance between allowing occupation to take place and having the road works
occurring at the same time. xii. The car parking space reduction strategy was included in the ... view the full minutes text for item 21/11/JDCC |
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North East Cambridge Area Action Plan Interim Transport Approach PDF 661 KB Minutes: Agenda item 5 - North East Cambridge Area Action Plan Interim Transport Approach - was withdrawn from this agenda. |
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Meeting Dates 2021/22 PDF 85 KB Minutes: The following dates were agreed:
i.
23 June 2021
ii.
21 July 2021
iii.
18 August 2021
iv.
15 September 2021
v.
20 October 2021
vi.
17 November 2021 vii.
15 December 2021 viii.
26 January 2022
ix.
16 February 2022
x.
16 March 2022
xi.
6 April 2022 |