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The Committee
received a reserved matters application pursuant to outline approval
06/0796/OUT (amended by Section 73 approval 17/2258/S73) for a South Office Building
of 13,502 sqm; a Hive of 3,593 sqm; associated car, motorbike and cycle parking
including a Travel Hub of 2,970 sqm; a temporary Multi Use Games Area; hard and
soft landscaping; and internal roads, supporting facilities and ancillary
infrastructure. Includes partial discharge of conditions 13, 16, 18, 23, 24,
25, 45, 47, 48, 49, 56, 57, 58 and 59 pursuant to Section 73 approval
17/2258/S73.
The Committee
noted the amendments detailed in the Amendment Sheet.
In
response to Members’ questions the Principal Planning Officer and Joint
Director of Planning said the following:
i.
The
proposed scheme was compliant with outline consent parameter plans and the maximum
building heights set out in those plans, which were assessed at the outline
application stage.
ii.
Connections
to public transport was highlighted in the officer presentation; reference was
made to the connectivity with the Cambridge Guided Busway and
also the initial plans for the Cambridge South East transport scheme.
iii.
The site was considered to be well connected for the proposed use.
iv.
Although
Network Rail had submitted an application for a
Transport and Works Order for the Cambridge South train station, those
proposals carried no weight as the scheme had not been approved. It was noted
that the applicant was working closely with Network Rail.
v.
The scheme
provided high quality cycle parking provision.
vi.
The
Sustainability Officer had been heavily involved with the application and
discussions on overheating.
vii.
Accessible
car parking spaces were provided in the Travel Hub and on the surface car park.
Fifteen accessible parking spaces were provided in the west car park and sixteen
on the north car park. The applicant had conducted a thorough accessibility
review, which was included within the Design and Access Statement and are
confident this would address accessible lifts within the Travel Hub. The
applicant would manage the car parks through a parking app, which would form
part of the Travel Plan and be monitored by the County Council.
viii.
Considered
the provision of 20 cargo bike parking spaces was sufficient
for the development but an informative could be added to explore other options
for further cargo bike parking provision.
ix.
The future
use of the Travel Hub to provide more cycle parking and less car parking would
be a matter for the applicant to keep under review.
x.
The
Drainage Engineer had been fully involved in the application and was satisfied
the site would connect into the existing drainage system. Grey water was to be
re-used.
xi.
The Council could not require
facilities to come forward on a site-wide basis, however where facilities are
brought forward by individual occupiers such as AstraZeneca, then these could
be supported through the outline consent. Council officers were working
with the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the early
stages of a site-wide review of the Addenbrooke’s campus as part of a
longer-term masterplan, which should identify unaddressed needs across the
campus.
xii.
The Ecology Officer (in
consultation with the Drainage Officer) has confirmed that the underground
attenuation tanks would only receive water in certain sized storm events.
Water within the tanks would drain down under gravity and would not stay in the
tanks for longer than 48 hours. There would not be a scenario where water
is held in the tanks for extended periods. The Ecology Officer has
confirmed that ‘the controlled discharge from the tanks should not pose a
pollution risk to Hobson’s Conduit’.
xiii.
FalcoCam
stands were ground level and a photograph of the stands was included in the
officer presentation.
xiv.
The
mix of cycle parking was a balance between providing plenty of spaces and
providing stands that would meet the needs of their users. AstraZeneca
would be managing the cycle parking and would be able to change the stands if
feedback was received that the proportion of two-tier stands was proving
unsuitable. Cycle parking spaces would be bookable in advance so that
users could choose a suitable space, including 20 wide-spaced Sheffield stand spaces.
xv.
CamCycle
were consulted on the application but did not provide any response.
xvi.
The
recommended condition 5 relating to gas boilers was a recommendation from the
Environmental Health Team in the event that gas
boilers were installed on the site. The development is served by the Energy
Centre and renewable energy strategy.
Councillor
Simon Smith proposed an amendment to the officer’s recommendation that
condition 5 should be removed as being un-necessary.
This amendment was carried unanimously.
The Committee:
Resolved
(unanimously) to grant the
application for planning permission in accordance with the Officer
recommendation (as amended by the Amendment Sheet), for the reasons set out in
the Officer’s report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the Officer
subject to the following:
i.
Additional informative
to recommend reviewing the provision of cycle parking spaces for cargo bikes:
INFORMATIVE: Cargo bikes
The provision of cycle parking spaces suitable for
cargo bikes should be kept under review by AstraZeneca to ensure that the
number and location of such spaces meets the needs of users, in
particular users of the creche hereby approved.
ii.
Delete recommended
condition 5 (LOW NOx (Nitrous Oxides) Boilers) from the decision notice.
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