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Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Minutes: The Assistant Director (Delivery) took the chair whilst the Committee elected a Chair. Councillor Bradnam proposed, and Councillor Smart seconded, the nomination of Councillor Sargeant as Chair. Resolved unanimously that Councillor Sargeant be Chair for the ensuing year. Councillor Sargeant assumed the chair from the Assistant Director (Delivery) at this point. Councillor Sargeant proposed, and Councillor Daunton seconded, the nomination of Councillor Bradnam as Vice-Chair. Resolved unanimously that Councillor Bradnam be Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. |
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies were received from City Councillor Tunnacliffe (City Councillor Page-Croft was present as alternate). |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes:
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JDCC Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation PDF 383 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Assistant Director
(Delivery). The
report referred to the County Council resolution in May 2020 to withdraw from the
Joint Development Control Committee (JDCC) after July 2020. The effect of their
withdrawal would mean the JDCC as then constituted would no longer be quorate. The
corporate processes for the establishment of the new Joint Development Control
Committee, composed of members from both South Cambridgeshire District Council
and Cambridge City Council had now been completed and the previous JDCC
dissolved. The
changes made to the Terms of Reference, Standing Orders and Scheme of
Delegation at each stage of the corporate processes were summarised in the
officer’s report. Members
of the new Joint Development Control Committee were asked to consider the
Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation in order that the Committee could
proceed with business. Recommendations i) To confirm the Standing Orders for the Joint
Development Control Committee. ii) To confirm the Scheme of Delegation for the
Joint Development Control Committee. iii) To agree that the Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation will be
reviewed on an annual basis. The
Committee made the following comments in response to the report: i. Indicated the wording
to the appointment of Chair and Vice Chair should be re worded under p13
(Standing Orders) of the agenda pack, paragraph 1.1 and 1.2. ii.
Suggested under Appendix A, Public
Speaking Rights, p18 of the agenda pack there needed to be clarity on the order
of public speakers. iii.
Would be helpful to highlight at which
point of the public speaking the Committee could ask for points of
clarification. The
Assistant Director (Delivery) said the following in response to Members’
questions: i. Noted the request for
the rewording of the election and vice chair for the municipal year; this would
be brought back to the next meeting for approval. ii.
When considering raising the quorum it
should not be set too high as there was a possibility that the meeting may not
be quorate. iii.
Previous Standing Orders requested a
minimum of 3 members from Cambridge City Council and 3 members from South
Cambridgeshire District Council as part of the quorum composition. iv.
Points of clarification should be at
the discretion of the Chair and used in exceptional circumstances. There could
be an issue where the points of clarification took longer than the committee
debate. v.
Noted the request to include clarity on
the order in which the public speakers addressed the committee; the wording
would be presented to the Committee at the next meeting for approval. Councillor
Smart proposed the following amendment under item 4, Financial Implications, p4
of the officer’s report (agenda page 6), additional text underlined,
deleted text 4. Implications a) Financial Implications The
JDCC is managed by Cambridge City Council at present and the cost of the JDCC
meetings are covered within the existing budgets. These costs On a show ... view the full minutes text for item 20/4/JDCC |
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Committee Dates 2020/21 PDF 83 KB Minutes: The following meeting dates were approved for the municipal year 2020/21: Wednesday September 16, 2020 Wednesday October 21, 2020 Wednesday November 18, 2020 Wednesday December 16, 2020 Wednesday January 20, 2021 Wednesday February 17, 2021 Wednesday March 17, 2021 Wednesday April 14, 2021 |
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19/1756/FUL and S/4532/19/FL The Meadows, Cambridge PDF 858 KB Minutes: The Committee received applications for full planning permission for the following: S/4532/19/FL - The demolition of existing community centre and erection of 56 council rented dwellings, car parking, new play equipment, the creation of new vehicular accesses onto Daisy Close and St Catharines Road, the provision of new landscaping and associated land levelling, together with land reprofiling as part of wider proposal for the full Meadows site seeking permission for the demolition of existing community centre, and the erection of a new community hub 78 affordable dwellings, car parking, a replacement multi use games area, new play equipment, the creation of new vehicular accesses on to Arbury Road, Daisy Close and St Catharines Road, the provision of new landscaping and substation, the installation of drainage to the football pitch and associated land levelling together with land reprofiling. 19/1756/FUL - Erection of new community hub and 22 council rented affordable dwellings, car parking, replacement multi use games area, new vehicular access off Arbury Road and enhancements to the recreation ground and installation of substation (as part of wider proposal for the full Meadows site seeking permission for the demolition of existing community centre and the erection of a new community hub, 78 affordable dwellings, car parking, a replacement multi use games area, new play equipment, the creation of new vehicular accesses on to Arbury Road, Daisy Close and St Catharines Road, the provision of new landscaping and substation and the installation of drainage to the football pitch and associated land levelling together with land re-profiling). The Committee received a representation in objection to the applications from 2 members of Friends of St Albans Rec Association: i. A total of 1500 residents had signed the Petition against the proposals. ii. The response presented to the Committee today had been written in conjunction with Cambridge Past, Present and Future. iii. Did not object in principle to redevelopment of the buildings to provide affordable housing but objected to the applications for the following reasons: · Would result in loss of public open
space in a Ward with the lowest open space provision. · The development height was out of
character and did not comply with the City Council’s tall building policy. · The development proposal was not in
the current Cambridge Local Plan (CLP), therefore this application was not Plan
lead. · Said the CLP and the Open Spaces and
Recreation Strategy recognised the Ward as the second highest population with
the lowest total areas of open space and recommended St Albans Road Rec be
protected from development. · Building on the Rec opposed the
Council’s commitment to improve green spaces; development should not be used as
justification. · population and reducing open spaces
contradicted CLP which presumed overall net gain of amenity space not loss. · The open space had been designed as
“green lung” benefitting the community both physically and mentally. More
facilities and landscaping would not compensate the impact of towering
buildings, including a six-storey high building. · COVID-19 had seen a significant increase in the use of ... view the full minutes text for item 20/6/JDCC |