Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: That application 21/01834/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the reasons and conditions outlined in the report of the Senior Planning Officer and with the following additional conditions:

·         Condition 22 to be added with the following:

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted full details of all boundary treatments throughout the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In the interests of residential amenity

·         Condition 23 to be added with the following:

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted full details of mobility scooter storage provision shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details

Reason: To ensure adequate provision for mobility scooter users   

Audio Recording:2:06:10

The Senior Planning Officer advised that there were a number of updates to provide to Members including:

·         As alluded to in the report, the applicant has now confirmed their agreement to pay the Council £100,000 as a financial contribution in lieu of affordable housing provision on the site;

·         There are some revisions to the S106 contributions in the report: Paragraph 4.76 has a contribution that is missing. This was originally requested by the County Council and it is £10,296 plus the indexation towards Special Education Needs and Disabilities;

·         The applicant has queried the conclusions in the report regarding the viability. This relates to Paragraphs 4.60-4.63 as not including the revised comments of the Council’s viability consultants Dixon Searle Partnership in response to additional information that the applicant submitted to the Council. Would advise that this query is justified as the revised comments of the consultants do state that they accept the overall conclusion that the scheme will not support a contribution to affordable housing;

·         Following further discussions with local residents, the applicant has suggested an additional planning condition to secure details of boundary treatments.

The Senior Planning Officer presented the report in respect of application 21/01834/FP supported by a visual presentation consisting of photographs and plans

The following Members asked questions:

·         Councillor Ian Mantle

·         Councillor Michael Muir

·         Councillor David Levett

In response to questions from Members the Senior Planning Officer advised:

·         The proposal to remove permitted development rights are one of the conditions included in the report;

·         There are dedicated bin stores and a cycle store for Block D along the left side of it. Block C has a cycle store towards the left hand corner which is shared with Block B. Both Block B and Block C have their own bin storage areas. There is no specific provision for mobility scooters but a condition could be added.

·         The bin storage area for the houses are situated at the back.

·         The main access road includes a turning head in the centre of the site which is suitable for refuse collection vehicle to enter the site and leave in forward gear; the Highway Authority are happy with these arrangements.

·         Part of the vegetation has grown out since the building has been left unoccupied but it is unknown whether that goes past the red line in the plans.

The Chair invited Dan Burden and Jon Scurr to speak against the application.

Mr Burden and Mr Scurr thanked the Chair for the opportunity to speak and gave a verbal presentation including:

·         Mr Burden lives opposite to the proposed entrance of the development and is representing the residents of Hamden Road;

·         All of the traffic will come on the residential road of Hamden, no traffic will go on the main thoroughfare of Cambridge;

·         Since the Old College Site has been redeveloped the pictures shown in the Officer’s presentation of Hamden Road do not show that is now essentially a car park;

·         Paragraph 5.54 of the reports state a prediction of an extra  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80