Agenda item

S/3564/17/OL - Great Abington (Land North of Linton Rd)

 

Outline Planning Application for the construction of up to 13 dwellings with all matters reserved except access

Minutes:

Members visited the site on 6 March 2018.

 

Copies of the Heads of Terms had been circulated to Planning Committee members.

 

James Snell (applicant’s agent), Councillor Pennie Zimern (Parish Council) and Councillor Tony Orgee (local Member) addressed the meeting.

 

Discussion included reference to the application being outline only. One Committee member suggested that, if approved, the Reserved Matters application should be presented to Committee for determination. A Committee member suggested that the requirement for affordable housing should be pegged at 40% with a minimum of five dwellings.

 

The Interim Head of Development Management highlighted the impact of the five-year land supply issue and said that the setting of the nearby Listed Buildings should be seen as a material consideration.

 

A proposal by Councillor Deborah Roberts to defer the application was seconded by Councillor Tim Scott, voted upon, and lost.

 

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application, contrary to the primary recommendation in the report from the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development. The Committee did not consider that the impact on the setting of the Conservation Area and Listed Building would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits arising from the development, namely the provision of no fewer than five affordable dwellings, and those benefits set out in paragraph 84 of the report. Planning consent would be subject to:

 

1.     The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in line with the following Heads of Terms

 

 

Great Abington – Land north of Linton Road (S/3564/17/OL)

 

South Cambridgeshire District Council (Affordable Housing)

Affordable housing

40% or five dwellings, whichever is the higher

Affordable housing tenure

70% affordable rent and 30% Intermediate

Local connection criteria

All 5 affordable dwellings to have local connection priority.

 

1st Great Abington and Little Abington

2nd Babraham, Hildersham, Hinxton, Pampisford

 

 

Section 106 payments summary:

 

Item

Beneficiary

Estimated sum

Sports

SCDC

£15,000 (circa)

Indoor community space

SCDC

£22,000 (circa)

Children’s play

SCDC

£7,000 (circa)

Household waste bins

SCDC

£73.50 per house and £150 per flat

Healthcare

SCDC

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

£44,000

TOTAL PER DWELLING

 

£3,384.62

 

 

Section 106 infrastructure summary:

 

Item

Beneficiary

Summary

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

 

Ref

CCC1

Type

Early years

Policy

DP/4

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC2

Type

Primary School

Policy

DP/4

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC3

Type

Secondary school

Policy

DP/4

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC4

Type

Libraries and lifelong learning

Policy

DP/4

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC5

Type

Strategic waste

Policy

RECAP WMDG

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC6

Type

CCC monitoring

Policy

None

Required

NO

 

Ref

CCC7

Type

Transport

Policy

TR/3

Required

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

 

Ref

SCDC1

Type

Sport

Policy

SF/10

Required

YES

Detail

The Recreation and Open Space Study 2013, forming part of the Local Plan submission, showed that Great and Little Abington needed 2.21 ha of sports space but had 3.72 ha, i.e. a surplus of 1.51 ha.

 

The parishes of Great and Little Abington have shared recreation facilities. The one recreation ground is located in Great Abington and has a football pitch and separate cricket pitch and a heavily used, informal MUGA. There is also an outdoor bowling green located in Little Abington The football pitches are in very good condition and have been improved since the last report. The villages do not provide competitive junior football as many local young people play for the Aztecs Club, now based at Linton Village College. There is an adult football team, and 4 adult and 5 junior cricket teams. The Bowls club are allowed to use the ground by goodwill only as it is privately owned.

 

In accordance with policies SF/10 and SF/11 the applicant will be required to make a contribution towards the increase in demand for provision of outdoor sports provision to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development.

 

Great Abington Parish Council has said that in order to meet the needs of future resident’s sports contributions are required to:

 

A.  Improve and enlarge the hard court area on the recreation ground (which is well used by the community and the school), making it into a Multi Use games Area (MUGA) that can be used for a wide range of activities including tennis, 5 a side football, football and cricket practice.

B.  A BMX Track

C.  A perimeter running track around the recreation ground

D.  Cricket Practice nets

 

The SPD also establishes the quantum of offsite financial contributions in the event that the full level of onsite open space is not being provided:

 

1 bed: £625.73

2 bed: £817.17,

3 bed: £1,130.04

4+ bed: £1,550.31

Quantum

£15,000 (circa)

Fixed / Tariff

Tariff

Trigger

To be paid prior to the occupations of 5 dwellings

Officer agreed

YES

Applicant agreed

TBC

Number Pooled obligations

One to date (North of Pampisford Road)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ref

SCDC2

Type

Children’s play space and informal open space

Policy

SF/10

Required

YES

Detail

The Recreation and Open Space Study July 2013, forming part of the Local Plan submission, showed that Great and Little Abington needed 1.11 ha of play space whereas it had 0.08 ha, i.e. a deficit of 1.03 ha.

 

A development of 13 dwellings is required to provide onsite open space in the form of (a) informal children’s play space and (b) informal open space.

 

The provision of formal children’s play space will be satisfied via an offsite contribution based on the rates set out below.

 

1 bed: £0

2 bed: £1,202.78

3 bed: £1,663.27

4+ bed: £2,281.84

 

Great Abington Parish Council has said that contributions would be spent on updating and improving the existing children’s play area at the recreation ground. 

 

 

Informal play space

Informal open space

1 bed

Nil

 5.4m2

2 bed

7m2

 7m2

3 bed

9.7m2

 9.7m2

4+ bed

13.3m2

 13.3m2

 

 

Quantum

£22,000 (circa)

Fixed / Tariff

Tariff

Trigger

To be paid prior to the occupations of 5 dwellings

Officer agreed

YES

Applicant agreed

YES

Number Pooled obligations

One to date (North of Pampisford Road)

 

Ref

SCDC4

Type

Offsite indoor community space

Policy

DP/4

Required

YES

Detail

In accordance with Development Control Policy DP/4 infrastructure and new developments, all residential developments generate a need for the provision of, or improvement to, indoor community facilities.  Where this impact is not mitigated through onsite provision a financial contribution towards offsite improvement works will be required. 

 

The Council undertook an external audit and needs assessment undertaken in 2009, in respect of all primary community facilities in each village. The purpose of this audit was threefold (i) to make a recommendation as to the indoor space requirements across the District (ii) to make a recommendation on the type of indoor space based on each settlement category and (iii) make a recommendation as to the level of developer contributions that should be sought to meet both the quantity and quality space standard.

 

Whilst not formally adopted as an SPD, this informal approach was considered and approved at the Planning and New Communities portfolio holder’s meeting on 5th December 2009 and has been applied since. 

 

In accordance with the assessment Great Abington has a need for 95 square metres of indoor meeting space and Little Abington has a need for 55 square metres. Both villages are served by the Abington Institute which provides 180 square metres meaning there is a surplus of 30 square metres. The Institute is described as a well maintained, good quality, recently updated facility which is well equipped with a community café and functions as a hub for community sports facilities. The hall is of a reasonable size.

 

Based on the likely number of people arising from the development an area of circa 4 m2 is required.

 

Great Abington Parish Council has said that monies would be used towards the continued improvement of facilities at the village Institute:

 

A.         The replacement of the terrace glazed walling @ £15,000

B.         Improve lighting @ £3,000

C.        Additional storage @ £2,000

D.        Improved flooring @ £11,000

E.         New oven @ £3,500

 

The contribution required as per the indoor community space policy would be:

 

1 bed - £284.08

2 bed - £371.00

3 bed - £513.04

4+ bed - £703.84

Quantum

£7,000 (circa)

Fixed / Tariff

Tariff

Trigger

To be paid prior to the occupations of 5 dwellings

Officer agreed

YES

Applicant agreed

TBC

Number Pooled obligations

One to date (North of Pampisford Road)

 

Ref

SCDC5

Type

Household waste receptacles

Policy

RECAP WMDG

Required

YES

Detail

£73.50 per house and £150 per flat

Quantum

See above

Fixed / Tariff

Tariff

Trigger

Paid in full prior to commencement of each phase

Officer agreed

YES

Applicant agreed

YES

Number Pooled obligations

None

 

Ref

SCDC6

Type

S106 Monitoring

Policy

Portfolio holder approved policy

Required

NO

 

2.     The suggested Conditions set out in the report in case the Committee rejected the officer recommendation to refuse, together with additional safeguarding Conditions including the requirement for a design brief to provide guidance prior to the submission of any Reserved Matters.

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