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Apologies Minutes: Apologies were received from
South Cambs Councillors Chamberlain and Hawkins and City Councillors Baigent
and Thornburrow. Attending as alternates were City Councillors Gawthrope Wood
and Scutt |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: No interests were declared. |
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Darwin Green 1 BDW3 proposal Minutes: The Committee received a
presentation on the Darwin Green 1 BDW3 proposals. Members raised comments/questions as listed below. Answers were
supplied, and comments from officers but as this was a pre-application
presentation, none of the answers or comments are binding on either the
intended applicant or the local planning authority so consequently are not
recorded in these minutes. 1. Asked what size the pocket parks referred
to would be as they could range in size. 2. Asked where the entrance was to the
allotments and where the allotment parking and space for deliveries was. Also
asked for confirmation where residents’ parking was on site. 3. Asked how many allotments would be
provided. 4. Queried how the pinch point where the
development links to Windsor Road would affect capacity on the cycle and
pedestrian route now and in the future. Consideration would need to be given to
this area to prevent a conflict of traffic on the cycle route. 5. Asked for a condition or binding commitment
to maintain the cycle and pedestrian route and restrict motor vehicle access in
perpetuity. 6. Queried where the orbital cycle route was
and whether it was segregated or shared use route. Queried whether the County
stakeholder group had been consulted and reference to government guidance LTN
1/20. Requested information shows wider connections. 7. Asked whether consideration had been given
to using electricity to heat the properties and to installing an energy centre
on site. 8. Asked what the proportion of EV charging
points to parking provision was in the parking court areas and what speed of
charging would be provided. 9. Asked if there would be any solar panels on
the roofs in the development. 10. Requested clarity on the energy strategy
and specification for insulation. 11. Asked if there were any plans to provide
green roofs on the flat roofs and solar thermal? 12. Asked what the heights of buildings would
be which looked onto the park. Asked about the intended aesthetic and formality
of the park frontage with the character of the rest of the development. 13. Asked about the back to back distances between
existing properties and the new development on Tavistock Road. |