Decision details

S/4099/17/OL - Agritech

Decision Maker: Development and Conservation Control Committee (see also Planning Committee), Planning Committee

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

All Planning Applications for Hinxton considered by the Planning Committee since May 2003. For individual reports, please click on the ‘Meetings’ tab above. For further details on all Hinxton Planning Applications, please visit our Planning Applications Database and select Hinxton from the drop-down list of parishes.

 

Decision:

By eight votes to one, with one abstention, the Planning Committee

 

1.    endorsed the range of policies applicable to the reasons for the refusal contained within the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018 as set out in the Statement of Case;

 

2.    endorsed the decision to no longer pursue reason for refusal number 2 as part of the Inquiry proceedings;

 

3.    endorsed the officer interpretation of the missing text associated with reason for refusal number 6, namely between the words “…to allow the…” and “…therefore be contrary…” to add the words “…Local Highway Authority to fully assess the scheme and the proposal would…” so that Reason number 6 would then read as follows

 

Motorists would access the proposed development via the A1301 and a single access junction. The road network in this locality is already congested, as acknowledged in the submitted Transport Assessment (TA). A stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit has not been carried out on all the submitted drawings to allow the Local Highway Authority to fully assess the scheme and the proposal would therefore be contrary to: paragraphs 7, 17 and 32 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and Policies DP/1, DP/3 (1b), DP/4 and TR/2 of the South Cambridgeshire Development Control Policies DPD 2007.

 

4.    to allow officers to pursue the submission of the Statement of Common Ground and proofs of evidence as required in accordance with Counsel’s advice; and

 

5.    to grant officers authority to agree to a set of planning conditions and planning obligations as part of the Inquiry proceedings.

 

((Councillors John Batchelor, Cahn, Fane, Heylings, Milnes, Topping. Heather Williams and Wright voted in favour. Councillor Rippeth voted against. Councillor Bradnam abstained.

Publication date: 12/04/2019

Date of decision: 10/04/2019

Decided at meeting: 10/04/2019 - Planning Committee

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