This Committee is a joint committee formed under the
provisions of section 101(5) of the Local Government Act
1972. There are six Members from South
Cambridgeshire District Council and four Members from
Cambridgeshire County Council.
The Committee has delegated authority for discharging
certain functions of the two Councils, including the power to
determine planning applications in respect of major developments
falling wholly or substantially within the areas shown edged in
blue on the
Plans and ancillary applications relating to such Major
Developments referred to it by the relevant Head of Planning of the
Council issuing the consent for the Major Development in
question.
‘Major development’ is defined by
reference to Article 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General
Development Procedure) Order 1995 as amended or
replaced. It includes waste
development, the provision of dwelling-houses where (a) the number
of dwelling-houses to be provided is ten or more or (b) the
development is to be carried out on a site having an area of 0.5
hectares or more and it is not known whether the development
consists of ten dwellings or more, the provision (generally) of a
building or buildings where the floor space to be created by the
development is 1,000 square metres or more, and development on a
site having an area of one hectare or more.
The Committee’s functions also include the
power to approve, authorise and direct the respective Councils to
enter into agreements regulating the development or use of land
pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
and to prepare and review, for approval by each Council, a scheme
of delegation to Officers.
The Committee may exercise subsidiary powers
authorised by sections 101(2) and 111 of the Local Government Act
1972.
Boundary map as at February 2010
Scheme of Public speaking
Memorandum Of Understanding: Scope Of
Responsibility Of the Lead Planning Officer Advising The Northstowe
Joint Development Control Committee
A Proposal to form the basis of a Memorandum of
Understanding to be entered into by Cambridgeshire County Council
and South Cambridgeshire District Council (“the Councils”)
1.
In 2007 the Councils delegated their
development control functions relating to Northstowe to a Joint
Development Control Committee (“JDCC”) since when the
Councils have worked collaboratively to implement Major Development
proposals in accordance with the Northstowe Area Action
Plan.
2.
A Joint Planning Director (Growth Areas)
was appointed to exercise planning and development control powers
delegated under the Scheme of Delegations and to advise the JDCC,
to negotiate with Developers and to liaise with Cambridgeshire
Horizons and facilitate the release of grant funding. New
arrangements need to be put in place as the post of Joint Director
of Planning will be discontinued from 31 March 2011.
3.
It is proposed that after 31 March 2011
the person to whom delegated authority is given under the Scheme of
Delegations shall be the Head of New Communities at South
Cambridgeshire District Council (“ the Head of New
Communities”).
4.
In the performance of these duties the
Head of New Communities shall consult with senior officers from the
Councils as appropriate and will advise the JDCC accordingly. In so
doing the Head of New Communities will seek to fairly represent the
views of each of the Councils to the JDCC but the recommendations
to the JDCC will be based on the Head of New Communities’
professional judgement.
5.
The arrangements proposed in the
Memorandum of Understanding will operate with an annual review to
determine its effectiveness and whether or not it should be
modified or replaced with any other arrangement. If the
arrangements are working to the Councils’ satisfaction they
shall continue for subsequent years until revoked or modified by
the agreement of the Councils.
6.
Any party to this Memorandum of
Understanding no longer wishing to operate under its arrangements
may withdraw by giving 7 days written notice to the other
Members.
7.
(For the avoidance of doubt) Major
Developments has the same meaning as given in the Terms of
Reference for the Joint Development Control Committee Cambridge
Fringes (“TOR”) as amended from time to time, Costs
Sharing Protocol refers to Annex C of the TOR, and Scheme of
Delegations refers to Annex D of the TOR. Senior Officer Board
means the overseeing Board of nominated Senior Officers from the
three Councils or any successor group performing the same
function.
Approved by Council 14 April
2011