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FEN DITTON: Adoption of Conservation Area Planning Guidance as Council Policy
Meeting: 09/03/2006 - Cabinet (Item 10)
10 Fen Ditton: Adoption of Design Guidance 
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Decision:
Cabinet
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AGREED |
to adopt the Design Guidance set out in the Fen Ditton Conservation Area Appraisal as Council Policy, subject to incorporation of the changes outlined in the appendix attached to the report. |
Minutes:
Cabinet
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AGREED |
to adopt the Design Guidance set out in the Fen Ditton Conservation Area Appraisal as Council Policy, subject to incorporation of the changes outlined in the appendix attached to the report. |
Meeting: 15/02/2006 - Weekly Bulletin (Item 5a)
FEN DITTON: ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION AREA PLANNING GUIDANCE AS COUNCIL POLICY
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Decision |
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To utilise the Portfolio Holder’s delegated authority (as agreed by Cabinet on 10 November 2005 and Council on 24 November 2005) to approve the revised boundaries of the Conservation Area at Fen Ditton, together with the approval of the draft appraisal, and to take a report to Cabinet seeking the adoption of the appraisal as Council Policy (subject to incorporating the changes outlined in the report presented to Conservation Advisory Group on 25 January 2006) |
1. Shepherd’s Close is of no historic or architectural interest and therefore does not meet the criteria of inclusion, and the boundaries of the Conservation Area can be revised to remove the close and still retain a logical outline. 2. The proposed additions are of sufficient architectural and historic interest to warrant inclusion. 3. Adoption of the Appraisal as Council Policy will give it status for consideration in planning applications for developments affecting the Conservation Area. |
Meeting: 25/01/2006 - Conservation and Design Advisory Group (Item 6)
6 Conservation Area Appraisal - Fen Ditton PDF 183 KB
Decision:
Recommended that the Conservation, Sustainability and Community Planning Portfolio Holder presents the draft appraisal to Cabinet to seek its adoption as Council Policy, to include the boundary changes contained therein, but with the revised boundary for the Fen Ditton Conservation Area amended to retain Stanbury Close.
Minutes:
The Conservation Advisory Group considered a report on the outcome of the public consultation exercise on the Fen Ditton Conservation Area Appraisal.
The Conservation Manager highlighted the proposed changes to the boundary of the Conservation Area. Councillor R Turner, the local Member, welcomed the retention of Stanbury Close in the Conservation Area, and had no objection to the exclusion of Shepherds Close. He supported the incorporation into the Conservation Area of the land to the south of the crossroads either side of Ditton Lane. He would like, however, to explore the option of placing Tree Preservation Orders on some trees in this latter area, despite them having the limited protection afforded to them by virtue of being in a Conservation Area.
Referring in particular to Stanbury Close, the Vice-Chairman warned that one problem with including modern housing in a Conservation Area was that it could undermine efforts to secure a high level of design elsewhere therein.
Some Members objected to the proposed removal of parts of the Conservation Area.
The Conservation Advisory Group RECOMMENDED that the Conservation, Sustainability and Community Planning Portfolio Holder presents the draft appraisal to Cabinet to seek its adoption as Council Policy, to include the boundary changes contained therein, but with the revised boundary for the Fen Ditton Conservation Area amended to retain Stanbury Close.