Agenda item

This agenda item relates to seven villages – Caldecote, Fulbourn, Gamlingay, Over, Papworth Everard,Sawston and Swavesey.

Attached to the electronic version of this agenda, on the Council’s website, and associated with each village, are the following documents:

·         Village Design Guides

·         Consultation Statements

·         Equalities Impact Assessments (EqIA)

·         Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA)

Also attached is the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Outcomes letter.

If you are reading a hard copy of the agenda, you can view the electronic version by typing into your browser the following short link (case sensitive):

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If you are reading the electronic version, the documents are listed below as separate links.

Cabinet

a)    Approved the consultation draft Caldecote Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

b)    Approved the consultation draft Fulbourn Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

c)    Approved the consultation draft Gamlingay Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

d)    Approved the consultation draft Over Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

e)    Approved the consultation draft Papworth Everard Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

f)     Approved the consultation draft Sawston Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

g)    Approved the consultation draft Swavesey Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD; and

h)    Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, to make editorial changes to the draft Village Design Guides SPDs and supporting documents prior to the commencement of the consultation period (to comprise minor amendments and factual updates and clarifications).

Cabinet considered a report seeking its agreement to seven Draft Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) being published for consultation.

Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, paid tribute to those officers involved in drafting these Village Design Statements. The documents would be invaluable to those communities faced with development deriving from a time when the Council had been unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply. Officers would be producing a toolkit for use by other villages should they wish to do so.

The Leader endorsed the view of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee that the Village Design Statements were of a very high quality.

Cabinet

a)    Approved the consultation draft Caldecote Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

b)    Approved the consultation draft Fulbourn Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

c)    Approved the consultation draft Gamlingay Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

d)    Approved the consultation draft Over Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

e)    Approved the consultation draft Papworth Everard Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

f)     Approved the consultation draft Sawston Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD;

g)    Approved the consultation draft Swavesey Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for a period of six weeks and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD; and

h)    Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, to make editorial changes to the draft Village Design Guides SPDs and supporting documents prior to the commencement of the consultation period (to comprise minor amendments and factual updates and clarifications).