Agenda, decisions and minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 4 November 2009 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Council Chamber - South Cambs Hall. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
74.	General Declarations of Interest PDF 108 KB View the background to item 74. General declarations of interest should be made at this stage. Interests relating to specific items on the agenda should be declared immediately after the Chairman introduces those items or as soon thereafter as a declarable interest becomes apparent. Minutes: Councillor SGM Kindersley declared a general personal interest as a Cambridgeshire County Councillor.
75.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 77 KB View the background to item 75. To authorise the Chairman to sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2009 as a correct record. The Minutes are attached to the electronic version of this agenda – on the Council’s website. Minutes: The Committee authorised the Chairman to sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2009.
76.	S/1071/09/F- Melbourn (Building 1 & 2 Whiting Way) - Withdrawn from the agenda to be presented to the meeting on 2 December 2009 View the background to item 76. View the decision for item 76. Additional documents: Application File, item 76. Decision: The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn from the agenda. Minutes: The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn from the agenda.
77.	C/6/9/1A - Histon & Impington (Histon and Impington Bus Stops, Station Road) PDF 150 KB View the declarations of interest for item 77. View the background to item 77. View the decision for item 77. Decision: The Committee deferred this matter to allow further negotiations to take place between officers, Histon and Impington Parish Councils, all affected residents, and the three local Members, with a further report being presented to a future meeting for Members’ determination. Minutes: Councillor Mike Mason (a local Member) addressed the meeting. The Committee deferred this matter to allow further negotiations to take place between officers, Histon and Impington Parish Councils, all affected residents, and the three local Members, with a further report being presented to a future meeting for Members’ determination. Councillor Sebastian Kindersley declared a personal interest as an elected member of the applicant local authority.
78.	S/1173/09/F - Histon (Etheldred House, Clay Street) PDF 151 KB View the background to item 78. View the decision for item 78. Additional documents: Update to report , item 78. PDF 41 KB Application File, item 78. Decision: The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities). Reasons: The size, siting, design and massing of the proposal and the inability to provide adequate landscaping along the south east boundary of the site would be detrimental to the residential amenities of adjoining occupiers in Burkett Way by reason of being overbearing and loss of outlook . The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies DP/3 and DP/7 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework Development Control Policies DPD which seek to protect residential amenity". Minutes: Jane Fidler (objector), Jeremy Randall (applicant’s agent), David Thurman (Planning Committee Chairman, Histon Parish Council), and Councillor Mike Mason (a local Member) addressed the meeting. The Committee refused the application contrary to the recommendation in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities). Members agreed the reason for refusal as being the size, siting, design and massing of the proposal and the inability to provide adequate landscaping along the south east boundary of the site, such as to be detrimental to the residential amenities of adjoining occupiers in Burkett Way by reason of being overbearing and leading to a loss of outlook. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies DP/3 and DP/7 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework Development Control Policies DPD which seek to protect residential amenity".
79.	S/0621/08/RM - Orchard Park (Land North of Chieftain Way Adjoining A14) PDF 205 KB View the background to item 79. View the decision for item 79. Additional documents: Update to report , item 79. PDF 46 KB Application File, item 79. Decision: Approved as report. Minutes: Councillor Mike Mason (a local Member) addressed the meeting. The Committee approved details of Reserved Matters of access, appearance, layout and scale, and the principles of landscaping, as amended by plans date stamped 6October 2009, subject to the additional Conditions referred to in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities).
80.	S/1251/09/F - Longstanton (Land off High Street) PDF 87 KB View the background to item 80. View the decision for item 80. Additional documents: Application File, item 80. Decision: Delegated approval as report, with an informative relating to the Condition attached to the Reserved Matters approval requiring reinstatement of the pond to the south of the site. Minutes: Colin Hicks (objector) addressed the meeting. The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application, subject to the satisfactory response to outstanding consultations, no objection being raised by the Landscape Officer, to the Conditions referred to in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities) and with an informative relating to the Condition attached to the Reserved Matters approval requiring reinstatement of the pond to the south of the site.
81.	S/1109/09/F - Eltisley (55 The Green) PDF 94 KB View the background to item 81. View the decision for item 81. Additional documents: Application File, item 81. Decision: Approval as report. Minutes: The Committee approved the application as amended on 20October 2009, subject to the Condition referred to in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities).
82.	Appeals against Planning Decisions and Enforcement Action View the background to item 82. Summaries of Decisions of interest attached. Contact officers: Gareth Jones, Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities) – Tel: 01954 713155 John Koch, Appeals Manager (Special Projects) – Tel: 01954 713268 Additional documents: Appeals - Nov 09 , item 82. PDF 55 KB Appeals Summaries - Nov 09 , item 82. PDF 126 KB Minutes: The Committee noted a report on Appeals against planning decisions and enforcement action, and a summary of decisions relating to · Rowe Build & Development Ltd – Single-storey dwelling – Land r/o 9-17 Grange Road, Ickleton – Appeal allowed. · Mr and Mrs Sharpe – Erection of dwelling and reconfiguration of existing car parking area – Land adjacent to 1 Church Street, Little Shelford – Appeal dismissed
83.	Appeal Statistics View the background to item 83. Contact officers: Gareth Jones, Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities) – Tel: 01954 713155 John Koch, Appeals Manager (Special Projects) – Tel: 01954 713268 Additional documents: Appeals Stats July - Sept 2009 , item 83. PDF 56 KB Minutes: The Committee noted that an information report on Appeal statistics had been published on the Council's website.