Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any declarations of interest from Members on matters arising in this agenda.

The following personal interests were declared:

 

Councillor Dr DR Bard	because his pension provider is the University Superannuation Scheme, one of the joint funders of the Monsanto site, and because his wife works for the Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust
Councillor R Hall	Because of family connections with the Biomedical Campus
Councillor Mrs EM Heazell	Because her husband works for the Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust
Councillor Mrs CAED Murfitt	because her pension provider is the University Superannuation Scheme, one of the joint funders of the Monsanto site
Councillor Dr JPR Orme	because his pension provider is Bayer CropScience, who had made representations.

 

In addition, Councillors Mrs EM Heazell, Mrs H Kember, CR Nightingale and Dr JPR Orme stated for the record that they were members of the Cambridge Southern Fringe Member Reference Group.  Councillor Mrs EM Heazell was also a member of the Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust/Local Authority Working Party.  Councillor SGM Kindersley stated for the record that he was a Cambridgeshire County Councillor.

A.         Introduction

B.        Vision and Development Principles

 

These chapters were AGREED.

 

C1       Site for Trumpington West

 

AGREED

 

C2       Setting of the Cambridge Southern Fringe

 

Chapter AGREED

 

C3       Enhancing landscape, biodiversity, recreation and public access

 

AGREED, subject to the rewordings discussed at the meeting.

 

D1       Structure of Trumpington West

 

AGREED

 

D2       Housing

 

AGREED

 

D3       Employment

 

AGREED

 

D4       Community facilities, leisure, art and culture

 

AGREED

 

D5       Transport

 

Chapter AGREED, subject to the changes requested at the meeting and a letter to Cambridge City Council urging it not to authorise the commencement of development on Trumpington Meadow until the Addenbrooke’s Hospital access road had been completed.

 

D6       Landscape

 

AGREED, subject to the proposed change to CSF/12 contained in the representation schedule being reflected in the AAP in full.

 

D7       Biodiversity

 

AGREED

 

D8       Archaeology and heritage

 

AGREED

 

D9       Meeting recreational needs

 

AGREED

 

D10     An Integrated Water Management Strategy

 

AGREED subject to a change to CSF/19(4) ensuring consistency with the other AAPs so that no development should commence until the Local Planning Authority had given written authority.

 

D11     Telecommunications

 

AGREED

 

D12     An Exemplar in sustainability

 

AGREED

 

D13     Waste

 

AGREED, subject to recognition by Cambridgeshire County Council (as Waste Planning Authority) of the need for the sensitive location of Waste Management Facilities.

 

E1        Delivering the Cambridge Southern Fringe – Phasing and Implementation

 

AGREED, subject to Policy CSF/22 (Site accesses and Haul Roads – Point 2) being further amended to include Great Shelford, to include reference, in the supporting text, to the part of Policy CSF/22(3) previously deleted because it referred to land within Cambridge City, and to advise that the District Council will make representations on any planning application submitted to Cambridge City Council.

 

E2        Planning Obligations and Conditions

 

AGREED subject to any necessary technical alterations to ensure consistency with the other Area Action Plans.

 

E3        Delivery

 

AGREED

 

E4        Monitoring

 

AGREED

 

Subject to changes made during the meeting, Council

 

(1)	AGREED the responses to representations to the Pre-Submission draft Cambridge Southern Fringe Area Action Plan (AAP) as contained in Appendix A of the report;
(2)	AGREED the responses to representations to the Draft Final Sustainability Report for the Cambridge Southern Fringe AAP as contained in Appendix A;
(3)	AGREED the proposed changes to the draft AAP as contained in Appendix A and incorporated into Appendix B, and that it be submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2006; and
(4)	DELEGATED further minor editing changes to the Development Plan Documents to the Planning and Economic Development Portfolio Holder, where they involve matters of policy, or to the Development Services Director, where they are technical matters.

Members considered representations made in relation to the Pre?Submission draft Cambridge Southern Fringe Area Action Plan (AAP) and the resulting proposed changes with a view to submitting the AAP to the Secretary of State in January 2006.

 

The Planning Policy Manager outlined the timetable for finalising the draft Local Development Framework at the meeting of full Council on 9^th December 2005 and submitting it to the Secretary of State in January 2006.  This would be followed by a public participation exercise lasting six weeks.  A further 6-week period of consultation would then take place on any alternative sites put forward.  Public Examination of the draft LDF would take place during the period from July to October 2006.  The Inspector, who would conduct the Public Examination, had previously conducted the Inquiry into Cambridge City Council’s Local Plan, and the Planning Policy Manager welcomed the benefits of working with an Inspector already familiar with local issues.

 

The Planning Policy Manager reminded Members that the bulk of development within the Cambridge Southern Fringe fell within the administrative area of Cambridge City.  However, South Cambridgeshire District Council had a crucial role to play in delivering the development of about 600 dwellings in Trumpington West in South Cambridgeshire, in formulating countryside policies, and in identifying compensatory measures in respect of land taken out of the Green Belt.

 

The Planning Policy Manager highlighted the principal representations received as a result of the Pre-submission Public Participation exercise, including those not prompting any change to the draft Area Action Plan. 

 

A.         Introduction

B.        Vision and Development Principles

 

In response to a suggestion that Policy CSF/2 should require the National Trust to provide a cycle link from Trumpington West to Coton Country Park, the Planning Policy Manager said that the Plan addressed only the principle of expanding the public right of way network, while remaining silent on the detail.

 

Members noted that there were several issues of concern to them, which were within the ambit of Cambridge City Council to deal with. 

 

The Planning Policy Manager explained that Policy CSF/2 (m) sought to ensure that those living in Trumpington West would have easy access to all their learning needs.  This did not imply that all of those needs would be provided for within the site of Trumpington West.  It was agreed that the Cambridge Southern Fringe Area Action Plan should make clear that a single form entry primary school would be provided on site, consistent with the terminology used in other AAPs.

 

These chapters were AGREED.

 

C1       Site for Trumpington West

 

AGREED

 

C2       Setting of the Cambridge Southern Fringe

 

Members noted the significant amendment of Policy CSF/4 to refer to the character, as well as the setting, of Cambridge.

 

Chapter AGREED

 

C3       Enhancing landscape, biodiversity, recreation and public access

 

Members said that paragraph C3.5 must be reworded to ensure that, as well as Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the proposed Biomedical Campus (including the proposed new Papworth Hospital) would be required to contribute financially to off-site landscape mitigation measures  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.