Issue - meetings

Cabinet:

a)    Agreed the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 (included as Appendix A) for publication on the Councils’ websites.

b)    Delegated any further minor editing changes to the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, including the final designed version of Appendix 3.

This decision was first published on Monday 7 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 14 February at 5 pm.

Cabinet:

a)    Agreed the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 (included as Appendix A) for publication on the Councils’ websites.

b)    Delegated any further minor editing changes to the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, including the final designed version of Appendix 3.

Cabinet received the Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, introduced the report, and highlighted the targets set by the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service.

Councillor John Batchelor, Lead Cabinet Member for Housing, noted the strength of the Council’s five-year housing land supply.

Councillor Sue Ellington questioned the term Greater Cambridge, and whether residents would understand this term. The Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development said this description would be amended before publication.

Councillor Dr. Richard Williams asked why fewer brownfield sites were being developed. The Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development said that the report reflected the nature of sites currently being developed. When development activity increased on sites such as Waterbeach the proportion of housing on brownfield sites would increase.

Councillor Bill Handley, Lead Cabinet Member for Community Resilience, Health and Wellbeing asked when the report would be published. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins responded that this would be published as soon as the Cabinet had approved the report.

Councillor Dr. Claire Daunton asked whether there would be any minor updates to the individual cases that had since been completed. The Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development responded that apart from minor editing amendments, no further changes would be made.

Councillor Bridget Smith, Leader of the Council, closed the discussion, thanked Officers for their work and Cabinet:

a)    Agreed the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 (included as Appendix A) for publication on the Councils’ websites.

b)    Delegated any further minor editing changes to the Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council - Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge 2020-2021 to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, including the final designed version of Appendix 3.