Agenda, decisions and minutes

To authorise the Chairman to sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2014 as a correct record.  Minutes have been circulated and are on the Council’s website.

The Committee authorised the Chairman to sign, as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2014.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application, subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions towards public open space, community facilities, waste receptacles and monitoring and legal fees, and to the conditions set out in paragraphs 44 and 46 to 50 of the report from the Planning and New Communities Director. 

Ieuanap Rees (an Executor of the Estate) addressed the meeting.

In response to a question, the Senior Lawyer explained to Members the legal position underpinning paragraphs 28 to 33 of the report and the resulting recommendation in this instance to apply the higher threshold in the emerging Local Plan for requiring affordable housing rather than the one contained in the Local Development Framework 2007. Therefore, neither affordable housing nor a contribution towards it was required.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application, subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions towards public open space, community facilities, waste receptacles and monitoring and legal fees, and to the conditions set out in paragraphs 44 and 46 to 50 of the report from the Planning and New Communities Director. 

The Committee deferred the application so that it could be discussed at the next South Cambridgeshire Design Enabling Panel and then reconsidered at a future Planning Committee meeting with the benefit of the Design Panels’ advice, and to give the applicant an opportunity to undertake further consultation locally.

Stephen Temple (objector), Justin Bainton (applicant’s agent), Brian Ing (Histon & Impington Parish Council) and Councillor Neil Davies (a local Member) addressed the meeting.

Members attended a site visit on 1 April 2014.  The Committee deferred the application so that the Design Enabling Panel could examine details of the design and contribute to an updated report, and to give the applicant an opportunity to consult locally.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Joe Calladine (applicant) addressed the meeting.

Councillor Deborah Roberts retired to the public gallery for the entirety of this item, took no part in the debate and did not vote.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions in respect of public open space, community facilities and waste receptacle, and to the Conditions referred to in he report from the Planning and New Communities Director..

Members attended a site visit on 1 April 2014.  The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions in respect of public open space, community facilities and waste receptacle, and to the Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application,  subject to

1.    completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

a.    securing contributions towards public open space, community facilities, waste receptacles, monitoring and legal fees and provision of the houses as affordable dwellings

b.    including a provision for priority to be given to those with a direct link to Swavesey but that if such persons are not available to take a vacant unit within 8 to 10 weeks of a relevant dwelling becoming available (as opposed to four weeks as proposed by the applicant) then there should be a cascade approach such that priority is then given to those with a direct link within an agreed radius of the village

c.    including a Mortgagee in Possession clause requiring the dwellings to be affordable in perpetuity if officers determined financial appraisal of the scheme meant delivery could not be achieved without this

2.    the Conditions set out in paragraphs 54 to 65 in the  report from the Planning and New Communities Director, the words “adopted sewage system”  in paragraph 59 being replaced by the words “adopted piped services” (or similar); and

3.    the application being advertised as a Departure from the adopted Development Plan and not being called in for determination by the Secretary of State.

Simon Butler – Finbow (applicant’s agent) addressed the meeting.

Members attended a site visit on 1 April 2014.  The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application,  subject to

1.    completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

a.    securing contributions towards public open space, community facilities, waste receptacles, monitoring and legal fees and provision of the houses as affordable dwellings

b.    including a provision for priority to be given to those with a direct link to Swavesey but that if such persons are not available to take a vacant unit within 8 to 10 weeks of a relevant dwelling becoming available (as opposed to four weeks as proposed by the applicant) then there should be a cascade approach such that priority is then given to those with a direct link within an agreed radius of the village

c.    including a Mortgagee in Possession clause requiring the dwellings to be affordable in perpetuity if officers determined financial appraisal of the scheme meant delivery could not be achieved without this

2.    the Conditions set out in paragraphs 54 to 65 in the  report from the Planning and New Communities Director, the words “adopted sewage system”  in paragraph 59 being replaced by the words “adopted piped services” (or similar); and

3.    the application being advertised as a Departure from the adopted Development Plan and not being called in for determination by the Secretary of State.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

Members received comments as to the perceived inappropriate nature of the proposal and the absece of affordable housing and financial contributions.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee deferred the application for a site visit.

Melanie Pankhurst (objector) addressed the meeting.

The Committee deferred the application for a site visit.

The Committee deferred the application for a site visit.

The Committee deferred the application for a site visit.

The Committee deferred the application to enable a further survey to be carried out to identify the current demand for affordable homes in Caxton.

Kirsty Human [a South Cambridgeshire District Council officer and and member of Caxton Parish Council addressed the meeting, objecting in a private capacity as a neighbour of the proposed site.  Kevin Sherwood (applicant’s agent, Keith Howard (Caxton Parish Council) and Councillors Alison Elcox and Mervyn Loynes (local Members) also addressed the meeting.

Members attended a site visit on 1 April 2014. 

Councillor Alison Elcox referred to the site being ridge and furrow landscape. 

The Committee deferred the application to enable a further survey to be carried out to identify the current demand for affordable homes in Caxton.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions towards open space, community facilities, waste receptacles and monitoring and legal fees, the Conditions set out in paragraphs 38 to 46 in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director, and an Informative relating to the impact on users of the highway during the construction period.

Alan Baker (applicant’s agent), Norman Foster (Duxford Parish Council) and Councillor Mick Martin (local Member) addressed the meeting.

Members heard concerns about traffic and the cramped nature of the proposal.

The Committee gave officers delegated authority to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing contributions towards open space, community facilities, waste receptacles and monitoring and legal fees, the Conditions set out in paragraphs 38 to 46 in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director, and an Informative relating to the impact on users of the highway during the construction period.

The Committee confirmed the revised Tree Preservation Order (TPO) as shown in Appendix 7 attached to the report from the Head of New Communities   Members agreed the reasons for confirmation as being:

·         The trees need to contribute in an holistic way to the current sense of enclosure around the Old Mill at Hauxton

·         The TPO will not as stated conflict with the provisions of the EMP

·         The stated provisions will become the rolling management programme of the TPO.

The Committee confirmed the revised Tree Preservation Order (TPO) as shown in Appendix 7 attached to the report from the Head of New Communities   Members agreed the reasons for confirmation as being:

·         The trees need to contribute in an holistic way to the current sense of enclosure around the Old Mill at Hauxton

·         The TPO will not as stated conflict with the provisions of the EMP

·         The stated provisions will become the rolling management programme of the TPO.

The Committee agreed not to confirm the provisional Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and instead to allow it to lapse for the following reasons:

·      The trees do contribute in an holistic way to the current character of the Conservation Area. However the TPO will conflict with the landowner`s ability to repair his garden wall, which is listed.

·      The TPO has also been served on trees owned and managed by another Authority

The Committee agreed not to confirm the provisional Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and instead to allow it to lapse for the following reasons:

·      The trees do contribute in an holistic way to the current character of the Conservation Area. However the TPO will conflict with the landowner`s ability to repair his garden wall, which is listed.

·      The TPO has also been served on trees owned and managed by another Authority

The Committee received and noted an Update on enforcement action.

The Committee received and noted a report on Appeals against planning decisions and enforcement action.