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Apologies Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Bygott and Hawkins. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes:
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CUH Cambridge Children's Hospital Minutes: The Committee received a
presentation on CUH Cambridge Children’s Hospital. 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 how many storeys the building would have and would this impact on
tree planting and shading in the courtyards. 2.
Asked for clarification of the phrase ‘parametric optimisim’ as referred
to in the sustainability part of the presentation. 3.
Asked about the maintenance of the external appearance of the building. 4.
Asked about the principles for internal navigation around the hospital. 5.
Asked which organisation would run the hospital and if it would be an NHS
or a private hospital or a combination of the two. Also asked if the Teenage
Cancer Unit would be integrated in this facility. 6.
Asked if provision would be provided for parents to stay with children. 7.
Asked if grey water recycling was being considered. 8.
Asked if cargo cycle and disabled parking was being provided. 9.
Asked if sensory gardens would be provided taking into consideration
allergy issues. 10. Queried the colouring of the
building entrance. 11. Queried whether the atrium will
be welcoming. 12. Noted the presenters had spoken
about the building being ‘playful’, needed to distinguish between the
architectural sense of playful and spaces for play in the building. 13. Asked when the development
would achieve net zero carbon. 14. Raised the importance of the building
being welcoming to all ages, abilities and ethnicities. 15. Raised concern regarding the
provision of underground connections, and the importance of ensuring that they
do not flood. 16. Queried the use of embodied
carbon in the development and why concrete materials were proposed and not
cross laminated timber. 17. Queried choice of materials for
external appearance. 18. Queried the floor levels for
proposed internal play areas. 19. Asked about the availability
and accessibility of food and drink facilities. |