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Councillors Gawthrope Wood,
Porrer and Smart weren’t present when this application was last considered at the
October 2021 Committee but as the application would be considered afresh all
Members in attendance could engage in the determination and vote on the
application.
The Committee
received an application for full planning permission for the erection of a new
building comprising E(g) floorspace with car and cycle parking, landscaping and
associated infrastructure.
The Committee
noted the amendments to paragraph 7 and 126 of the Officer report and the
updated recommendation detailed in the Amendment Sheet. The Principal Planning
Officer also noted the main change since the item was last reported to
Committee was the addition of a condition restricting access to the roof
terrace.
(Ian Wright)
(representing the Applicant) addressed the Committee in support of the
application.
The Committee
raised the following concerns in response to the report.
i.
Queried the travel plan and asked if specific
targets could be put on traffic movements.
ii.
Asked for clarity regarding foul drainage capacity detailed in paragraphs 80
and 81 of the Officer’s report.
iii.
Expressed concerns about the surface water
drainage.
iv.
Noted the swale was in the Green Belt.
v.
Queried why no green roof was proposed.
vi.
Queried landscaping.
vii.
Expressed concern about the impact of the
development on off-street parking in residential areas.
viii.
Expressed concerns about overshadowing.
ix.
Queried the sunlight / day assessment.
x.
In view of the Access Officer’s comments, asked for
the inclusion of a condition regarding sliding doors and a changing places
cubicle.
xi.
Queried biodiversity net gain.
xii.
Expressed concern regarding the travel plan and
thought Cherry Hinton was already at capacity.
xiii.
Requested an informative regarding cargo bike
parking provision.
xiv.
Asked if the cycle store could have a green or
brown roof.
xv. Queried EV
charging provision.
xvi.
Queried how the restriction of access to the roof
terraces would be monitored.
In response to
Members’ questions the Principal Planning Officer and Principal Transport
Officer said the following:
i.
The
Applicant had not sought to amend the scheme but had provided extra information
including a daylight / sunlight assessment.
ii.
The
Applicant had submitted further information which provided examples as to how
they could meet the targets set out in the travel plan. Was comfortable that
this application could meet the travel plan targets.
iii.
Paragraphs
80 and 81 of the Officer report clarified that Cambridge Water Recycling Centre
did not have capacity to accept foul drainage but Anglian Water would be
obligated if planning consent was granted to accept the foul drainage.
iv.
Confirmed
that condition 13 regarding surface water drainage could be amended to require
details of parties responsibilities for long term maintenance to be submitted.
v.
Confirmed
the swale on the southern part of the site was within the Green Belt and was
intended to deal with the flow from the fields. The Applicant had undertaken an
infiltration assessment to check the drainage capacity of the swale.
vi.
Officers
felt the landscaping proposals were acceptable.
vii.
Noted that
the development next door (Arm) had been conducting traffic surveys for the
past 3-4 years and if the application was approved the Applicant would then
carry the traffic surveys on. If any impact on off-street parking was found the
section 106 Agreement secured a financial contribution to alleviate any
impact.
viii.
Officer’s
view was that it was unlikely there would be any harmful impact from
overshadowing and there was no noticeable loss to daylight.
ix.
The
sunlight / daylight assessment had mapped out each window and any impact
resulting from the development. There would be some limited overshadowing
inside the winter solstice although this was acceptable under Building Research
Establishment (BRE) guidance.
x.
Confirmed
there would be a 15% biodiversity net gain.
xi.
Noted that
there had been a lot of development in
Cherry Hinton and that the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) were
implementing transport measures. The Applicant had looked at other developments
in Cherry Hinton and had modified traffic flow. Officers were happy with the
traffic plan as it proposed a lot of mitigation measures.
xii.
Noted that
a green roof and planting to the south side of the cycle stores could be
secured by a condition.
xiii.
EV
charging provision was proposed in the permanent parking spaces.
The Committee:
Resolved (by 6 votes to 2) to grant the
application for planning permission in accordance with the Officer
recommendation for the reasons set out in the Officer’s report, subject to:
i.
the prior completion of a Section
106 Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 with delegated
authority to Officers to negotiate, secure and complete such an Agreement on
the terms set out within the Officer’s report and any others considered
appropriate and necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms;
and
ii.
the planning conditions specified
in the Officer report with the final wording of any significant amendments to
be agreed in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair prior to the issuing of
planning permission; and
iii.
an amendment to condition 13
requiring the submission of details of the surface water management
responsibility; and
iv. additional
conditions regarding:
a. sliding doors and an accessible changing cubicle;
b. green roof on the cycle store and planting to the south of the cycle store;
iv.
the informatives as set out in
Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report to be included at the discretion of Officers
with an additional informative included in respect of cargo bike parking provision.
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