Matter for Decision:

a.    To agree the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report (Appendix 1 of this decision) to be published on the Councils’ shared planning service website.

Monitoring delivery in Greater Cambridge (greatercambridgeplanning.org)

b.    To delegate any further minor editing changes to the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.

Why the Decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

The Greater Cambridge housing trajectory is used by the Councils to calculate their housing land supply and to show anticipated housing delivery against their housing requirement in the adopted Local Plans. The housing trajectory and housing land supply calculations are required to be updated annually. The new five year period starts on 1 April 2024, and therefore calculations for this period (2024-2029) need to be agreed and published.

An alternative option would be to not publish the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report. However, national planning policy and guidance requires all local planning authorities with an adopted plan of more than five years old to identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to deliver a minimum of either four or five years’ worth of housing against their local housing need. A new housing trajectory is required to establish the Greater Cambridge housing land supply for the purposes of making planning decisions.

The Executive Councillor’s decision:

That the Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control and Infrastructure

a.      Agreed the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report (Appendix 1 of this decision) to be published on the Councils’ shared planning service website.

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b.      Delegated any further minor editing changes to the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.

Reason for the decision:

The Greater Cambridge housing trajectory is used by the Councils to calculate their housing land supply and to show anticipated housing delivery against their housing requirement in the adopted Local Plans. The housing trajectory and housing land supply calculations are required to be updated annually. The new five year period starts on 1 April 2024, and therefore calculations for this period (2024-2029) need to be agreed and published.

Scrutiny Consideration:

The Chair and Spokespersons of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report:

The Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Housing Land Supply Report (April 2024) is attached as Appendix 1 or can be viewed at the link below:

Monitoring delivery in Greater Cambridge (greatercambridgeplanning.org)

Conflict of interest:

None.

Comments:

No adverse comments were made.

Cambridge City Council

Record of Executive Decision

Redevelopment of Silver Street Public Toilets – Construction

Decision of: Councillor Rosy Moore, Executive Councillor for Climate Action and Environment

Reference: 24/URGENCY/E&C/6

Date of decision: 25 April 2024

Date Published on website: 25 April 2024

Decision Type: Key

Matter for Decision: The Executive Councillor is requested to approve the commencement of the implementation phase of this redevelopment project, which is included in the Council’s Capital Plan 2023-28 (Approved budget thus far £754,000 - Capital cost centre 100200).

Why the Decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

To approve the capital redevelopment of the existing above and below-ground public toilets in Silver Street, in order to provide a high standard, modern and well-maintained city-centre facility fit for extensive public use.  With competitive tenders for the construction works now evaluated, and the preferred supplier and expected costs known, authority to proceed with the build-phase is needed out of cycle.

Construction activities will include the demolition and replacement of the existing above-ground disability/ baby change cubicle building, along with refurbished below-ground facilities – to include the fitting of access control barriers, an improved internal layout, new drainage, ventilation, electrical and hot and cold-water systems.

The proposals received planning consent on 19 October 2021 (Ref: 19/1167/FUL and 19/1350/LBC), with revisions approved 6 March 2024 (Ref: 23/03902/S19LB and 23/03980/S73).  To comply with this approval, construction needs to commence by 19 October 2024.  The construction work has been competitively procured on the open market during Winter 2023/ 24.

The Executive Councillor’s decision:

To approve the implementation phase of this project which is included in the Council’s Capital Plan 2023-28.  The final contract award price is £575,997.09 (Gray & Sons Builders Ltd).

Reason for the decision: Evaluation of submitted construction tenders has been completed with the successful supplier and final contract sum now established.  Authority to proceed is needed out of cycle in order to enter into a contract with the preferred supplier and commence the mobilisation and construction works from early Summer 2024.

Scrutiny Consideration: The Chair and Spokesperson of Environment and Community Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report: As attached tender evaluation and appraisal report.

Conflict of interest: None.

Comments: The project has been subject to regular gateway reviews through its development cycle; with agreement to proceed endorsed by the Council’s Leadership Team/ Executive meeting on 27 February 2024.