Agenda item

The Committee received three section 73 applications, (reference numbers 21/02525/S73, 21/02528/S73 and 21/02526/S73) to vary conditions attached to planning permissions.

 

The Committee noted the following amendments to the recommendations presented as part of the Officer presentation shown with deleted text struck through.

 

21/02525/S73

Recommendation to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION for the development of land under Schedule 2, Part 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.  Condition A.2. (a) if the developer is not the local planning authority, the developer must, as soon as practicable after commencing development, notify the local planning authority of the development;

1.  Condition A.2. (b) Any use of the regional Surge Centre 56 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.  Condition A.2. (c) On or before 31 December 2025 –

i. The Regional Surge Centre 56 shall be removed; and

ii. the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.

Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Informatives – see the Officer report.

21/02528/S73

Recommendation to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION for the development of land under Schedule 2, Part 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.  Condition A.2. (a) if the developer is not the local planning authority, the developer must, as soon as practicable after commencing development, notify the local planning authority of the development;

1.  Condition A.2. (b) Any use of the regional Surge Centre 20 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.  Condition A.2. (c) On or before 31 December 2025 –

i. The Regional Surge Centre 20 shall be removed; and

ii. the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.

Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Informatives – see the Officer report.

 

21/02525/S73

Recommendation to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION for the development of land under Schedule 2, Part 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.  Condition A.2. (a) if the developer is not the local planning authority, the developer must, as soon as practicable after commencing development, notify the local planning authority of the development;

1.  Condition A.2. (b) Any use of the regional Surge Centre 40 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.  Condition A.2. (c) On or before 31 December 2025 –

i. The Regional Surge Centre 40 shall be removed; and

ii. the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.

Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Informatives – see the Officer report.

 

Michael Hendry (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the applications.

 

In response to Members’ questions the Assistant Director (Delivery), Legal Officer and Planning Officer said the following:

i.               Noted Members’ concerns about the surge centres but hospitals had to respond quickly to the challenges faced as a result of the Covid pandemic. Officers would raise the issue of temporary buildings on the hospital site with the hospital trust as part of the ongoing Masterplan review work.

ii.             The surge centres were built under permitted development rights which contains a condition restricting the time they were permitted to be in situ. These applications would extend the time period beyond that allowed under permitted development.

iii.            Services and utilities would be put in place as part of the development.

iv.           Any new subsequent proposal on the site would require the submission of a new planning application. As part of the application process any infrastructure on the land would be assessed to see if it was appropriate in the context of any development coming forward.

v.             Members’ concerns regarding the strategic issues of sustainability and temporary buildings on the hospital site would be addressed through the masterplan review process, which is anticipated to include wider stakeholder input.  An additional informative would be added to each decision notice regarding this issue with the wording to be agreed with the Chair and Vice-Chair. 

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (unanimously) to:

 

21/02525/S73 (Regional Surge Centre 56)

1.    Grant Planning Permission for the development of land under Schedule 2, Part 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.    Any use of the regional Surge Centre 56 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.    On or before 31 December 2025 –

                    i.         The Regional Surge Centre 56 shall be removed; and

                  ii.          the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.
Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

Informatives

1.    The applicant and operators of the premises should satisfy themselves that the site is suitable for its proposed end use, taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, including ground gases or natural hazards in the area.

Where a site is potentially affected by contamination or land stability issues, responsibility for securing a safe development rests with the developer and/or landowner.

2.    Best endeavours should be used to comply with relevant sections of the following guidance:

·      Greater Cambridge - Sustainable Design and Construction SPD, Adopted January 2020: link- (https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/greater-cambridge-sustainable-design-and-construction-spd) and in particular ‘section 3.6 – Pollution’ and the following associated appendices:

6: Requirements for Specific Lighting Schemes,

7: The Development of Potentially Contaminated Sites in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire: A Developers Guide

8: Further technical guidance related to noise pollution

·      Specialist Services- Health Technical Memorandum 08-01: Acoustics (Department of Health, 2013)

3.    The Applicant is reminded of the need to address the strategy for temporary buildings through the CUH masterplan review process, and the importance of ensuring that such buildings are well designed and sustainable.

 

21/02528/S73 (Regional Surge Centre 20)

1.    Grant Planning Permission for the development of land under Schedule 2, PART 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.    Any use of the regional Surge Centre 20 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.    On or before 31 December 2025 –

               i.    The Regional Surge Centre 20 shall be removed; and

             ii.    the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.
Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

Informatives

1.    The applicant and operators of the premises should satisfy themselves that the site is suitable for its proposed end use, taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, including ground gases or natural hazards in the area.

Where a site is potentially affected by contamination or land stability issues, responsibility for securing a safe development rests with the developer and/or landowner.

2.    Best endeavours should be used to comply with relevant sections of the following guidance:

·      Greater Cambridge - Sustainable Design and Construction SPD, Adopted January 2020: link- (https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/greater-cambridge-sustainable-design-and-construction-spd) and in particular ‘section 3.6 – Pollution’ and the following associated appendices:

6: Requirements for Specific Lighting Schemes,

7: The Development of Potentially Contaminated Sites in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire: A Developers Guide

8: Further technical guidance related to noise pollution

·      Specialist Services- Health Technical Memorandum 08-01: Acoustics (Department of Health, 2013)

3.    The Applicant is reminded of the need to address the strategy for temporary buildings through the CUH masterplan review process, and the importance of ensuring that such buildings are well designed and sustainable.

 

21/02526/S73 (Regional Surge Centre 40)

1.    Grant Planning Permission for the development of land under Schedule 2, PART 12A, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.    Any use of the Regional Surge Centre 40 shall cease on or before 31 December 2024; and

2.    On or before 31 December 2025 –

i.The Regional Surge Centre 40 shall be removed; and

ii. the land shall be restored to a serviced development plot with underground services and connections retained.

3.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision notice.
Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

Informatives

1.    The applicant and operators of the premises should satisfy themselves that the site is suitable for its proposed end use, taking account of ground conditions and any risks arising from land instability and contamination, including ground gases or natural hazards in the area.

Where a site is potentially affected by contamination or land stability issues, responsibility for securing a safe development rests with the developer and/or landowner.

2.    Best endeavours should be used to comply with relevant sections of the following guidance:

·      Greater Cambridge - Sustainable Design and Construction SPD, Adopted January 2020: link- (https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/greater-cambridge-sustainable-design-and-construction-spd) and in particular ‘section 3.6 – Pollution’ and the following associated appendices:

6: Requirements for Specific Lighting Schemes,

7: The Development of Potentially Contaminated Sites in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire: A Developers Guide

8: Further technical guidance related to noise pollution

·      Specialist Services- Health Technical Memorandum 08-01: Acoustics (Department of Health, 2013)

3.    The Applicant is reminded of the need to address the strategy for temporary buildings through the CUH masterplan review process, and the importance of ensuring that such buildings are well designed and sustainable.