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Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

5. 24/03580/FUL - Darwin College

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Thornburrow - Personal - Personal: Knows some of the Consultancy Team but hadn’t discussed the application with them. Discretion unfettered.
  • Councillor Nadya Lokhmotova - Personal - Personal: Knows some of the Consultancy Team but hadn’t discussed the application with them. Discretion unfettered.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

6. 24/03581/LBC - Darwin College

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Thornburrow - Personal - Personal: Knows some of the Consultancy Team but hadn’t discussed the application with them. Discretion unfettered.
  • Councillor Nadya Lokhmotova - Personal - Personal: Knows some of the Consultancy Team but hadn’t discussed the application with them. Discretion unfettered.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

11. 22/02066/CONDL - Owlstone Croft

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Nadya Lokhmotova - Personal and Prejudicial - Personal and Prejudicial: The company she worked for had been involved in the design of the application. Would not take part in the consideration of the application.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

7. 24/04811/FUL - 303 Histon Road

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Mike Todd-Jones - Personal - Personal: With reference to the site history had commented on previous applications as Ward Councillor prior to becoming a Planning Committee Member.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

8. 25/00101/FUL - Rear of 82 to 84 Victoria Road


Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

9. 24/04556/FUL - 44 Kimberley Road


Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

10. 24/04742/FUL - 76 Gunhild Way


Meeting:  Thursday, 5th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

6. 25/00107/S73 Station Area Redevelopment

  • Councillor Katie Thornburrow - Personal - Personal and Prejudicial: As a member of Cambridge Crime Taskforce did not take part in the item. Withdrew from discussion and did not vote.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

4. 25/0432/TTPO Sturton Street

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Thornburrow - Personal - Personal: Used to be a Director of Cambridge Architect Research. The independent structural engineer mentioned in the Officer’s report worked for this organisation. Councillor Thornburrow had undertaken no work for Cambridge Architect Research since becoming a Councillor.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

5. 23/04380/FUL Land At Ditton Walk


Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

6. 22/02066/CONDF Owlstone Croft AQDMP


Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

7. 24/04582/FUL Innisfree, 1B South Green Road


Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

8. 25/00516/FUL Varsity Hotel

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Porrer - Personal - Personal: Was a Ward Councillor for Market. Had been copied into email correspondence about the application but her discretion was unfettered.
  • Councillor Mark Ashton - Personal - Personal: Called items into Committee for decision but had not recommended support or objection of the applications.
  • Councillor Naomi Bennett - Personal - Personal: Sat on Planning Committee when these applications were previously considered. Took different positions when voting so was not predisposed towards a decision.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

9. 25/00411/FUL Varsity Hotel

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Porrer - Personal - Personal: Was a Ward Councillor for Market. Had been copied into email correspondence about the application but her discretion was unfettered.
  • Councillor Mark Ashton - Personal - Personal: Called items into Committee for decision but had not recommended support or objection of the applications.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

10. 25/01440/FUL 22 Grafton Street

  • Councillor Dave Baigent - Personal - Personal: Member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
  • Councillor Katie Porrer - Personal - Personal: Was a Ward Councillor for Market. Had been copied into email correspondence about the application but her discretion was unfettered.
  • Councillor Martin Smart - Personal - Personal: Lived in the area near the application. Discretion unfettered.
  • Councillor Naomi Bennett - Personal - Personal: Sat on Planning Committee when this application was previously considered. Was not predisposed towards a decision.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 11.00 am - Planning

5. 24/04859/FUL The Paddocks, Cherry Hinton Road


Meeting:  Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 11.00 am - Planning

6. 22/02066/CONDR Owlstone Croft TMP


Meeting:  Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

6. 25/02161/FUL Christs College, St Andrews St


Meeting:  Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

8. 25/03201/FUL Crossways House, 176 Chesterton Road

  • Councillor Mike Todd-Jones - Personal and Prejudicial - Personal and prejudicial: Recused himself from this item as the Cabinet Member for Safety, Wellbeing and Tackling Homelessness. Withdrew from discussion and did not vote.

Meeting:  Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - Planning

10. 25/03078/FUL Land Adjacent to 49 New Square

  • Councillor Martin Smart - Personal - Personal: Knew people who lived in the property being discussed but discretion unfettered.