Agenda, decisions and minutes

Declarations of interest were made as follows:

To authorise the Chairman to sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2014 as a correct record.

The Committee authorised the Chairman to sign, as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2014.

The Committee was minded to give officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to

1.    Reconsideration of ecology and access issues (including access from the A1307) in consultation with Parish Councils and local Members representing Sawston and Babraham.

2.    Further consideration of the environmental impact, including from lighting on site;

3.    Safeguarding Conditions and, if appropriate, the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and

4.    The application being referred to the Secretary of State as a Departure from the Development Plan and not being called in for determination by him.

Pat Westcott (objector), Meghan Bonner (applicant’s agent), Jackie Smith (community supporter), and Councillor Kevin Cuffley (a local Member) addressed the meeting.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

Members heard objections relating to access, the adverse impact on neighbours and an important ecological corridor, the loss of some trees and privacy, and noise. 

The Committee was minded to give officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to

1.    Reconsideration of ecology and access issues (including access from the A1307) in consultation with Parish Councils and local Members representing Sawston and Babraham.

2.    Further consideration of the environmental impact, including from lighting on site;

3.    Safeguarding Conditions and, if appropriate, the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and

4.    The application being referred to the Secretary of State as a Departure from the Development Plan and not being called in for determination by him.

Appendix 1 is online.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to

1.    Agreement being reached between the applicant and Local Planning Authority about noise attenuation measures sufficient to minimise the adverse impact on neighbours;and

2.    The Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director, Conditions (c) and (d) being reworded.

Louise Grace (objector), Saffron Garner (applicant’s agent), and a speaker from Croydon Parish Council addressed the meeting.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

Members heard an objection based on scale, noise and the operation of an inappropriate commercial business from residential premises close to neighbours. They considered the possibility of requiring some form of acoustic fencing.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to

1.    Agreement being reached between the applicant and Local Planning Authority about noise attenuation measures sufficient to minimise the adverse impact on neighbours;and

2.    The Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director, Conditions (c) and (d) being reworded.

Appendix 1 is online.

The Committee endorsed the Development Brief as a material consideration for all subsequent planning applications in the village.

David Cottee (objector – Fulbourn Forum), Mark Hyde (applicant’s agent), Mary Drage (Fulbourn Parish Council) and Councillor John Williams (a local Member) addressed the meeting.

Members heard an objection on the basis that the site was not appropriate for housing. 

The Committee endorsed the Development Brief as a material consideration for all subsequent planning applications in the village.

Appendices A1, A2 and B are attached to the online version of the agenda.

The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.  Members agreed the reason for refusal as being the absence from the proposal of any appropriate community facilities. 

David Cottee (objector – Fulbourn Forum), Mark Hyde (applicant’s agent), Mary Drage (Fulbourn Parish Council) and Councillor John Williams (a local Member) addressed the meeting.

Members heard concerns about perceived development creep into the “green wedge” between Fulbourn and Cambridge, and the unresolved issue of the on-site social club.

The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.  Members agreed the reason for refusal as being the absence from the proposal of any appropriate community facilities. 

Appendix 1 is online.

The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.  Members agreed the reasons for refusal as being the non-compliance with Policies DP/1 (Sustainable Development) and DP/2 (Design of New Development) contained in the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework 2007 and Policy E/8 (Mixed use development in the Histon and Impington station area) of the emerging South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2013.  

Stephen Temple (objector), David Jenkins (IHiston & mpington Parish Council), and Councillors Neil Davies and Edd Stonham (local Members) addressed the meeting.

The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.  Members agreed the reasons for refusal as being the non-compliance with Policies DP/1 (Sustainable Development) and DP/2 (Design of New Development) contained in the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework 2007 and Policy E/8 (Mixed use development in the Histon and Impington station area) of the emerging South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2013. 

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to:

1.    The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards public open space, community facilities and waste receptacle provision; and

2.    The Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to:

1.    The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards public open space, community facilities and waste receptacle provision; and

2.    The Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee approved the application, as amended by plans date stamped 24 April 2014, subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

John Turner (objector) and Philip Kratz (applicant’s agent) addressed the meeting.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

Members heard heard an objection based on a perceived overbearing nature and adverse impact on the street scene.

The Committee approved the application, as amended by plans date stamped 24 April 2014, subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve application number S/2749/13/FL subject to:

1.    The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards

a.    the provision and maintenance of off-site public open space

b.    indoor community facilities

c.    the provision of household waste receptacles

d.    associated monitoring and legal fees

2.    the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director; and

3.    an additional Condition requiring the provision of bird and bat boxes.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve application number S/2750/13/LB subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Melanie Hale (objector – private capacity), John Dadge (applicant’s agent and Councillor Peter Johnson (a local Member) addressed the meeting.  Councillor James Hockney, the other local Member, was unable to attend the meeting, but submitted a written statement that was read out to Members.

Members heard objections on the basis of highway safety, access, parking and the adverse impact on the character of the Listed Building.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve application number S/2749/13/FL subject to:

1.    The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards

a.    the provision and maintenance of off-site public open space

b.    indoor community facilities

c.    the provision of household waste receptacles

d.    associated monitoring and legal fees

2.    the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director; and

3.    an additional Condition requiring the provision of bird and bat boxes.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve application number S/2750/13/LB subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Appendix 1 is online

The Committee approved the application subject to

1.    the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards

a.    the provision and maintenance of public open space

b.    community facilities

c.    the provision of household waste receptacles; and

2.    Plans confirming the position of the dwelling in relation to the site levels

3.    the conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Philip Kratz (agent acting on behalf of the neighbours), Lww Bevens (applicant’s agent), and Councillor Peter Johnson (a local Member) addressed he meeting.  Councillor James Hockney, the other local Member, was unable to attend the meeting, but submitted a written statement that was read out to Members.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

Members heard an objection based on design, and the proposal’s inconsistency with the linear form of the village.

The Committee approved the application subject to

1.    the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing financial contributions towards

a.    the provision and maintenance of public open space

b.    community facilities

c.    the provision of household waste receptacles; and

2.    Plans confirming the position of the dwelling in relation to the site levels

3.    the conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee refused the application for the reasons set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Andrew Campbell (applicant’s agent), and Councillors Roger Hall and Bunty Waters (local Members) addressed the meeting.

Members visited the site on 3 June 2014.

The Committee refused the application for the reasons set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee received and noted an Update on enforcement action.

The Committee received and noted a report on Appeals against planning decisions and enforcement action.