Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Announcements

Minutes:

There were no announcements.

2.

Apologies for Absence

To receive Apologies for Absence from Cabinet members. 

Minutes:

Councillors Peter McDonald and John Williams apologies for absence.

3.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor Bridget Smith declared that, in relation to Agenda Item 8 (Creating a Vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc – response to consultation), she was the Environmental Lead Member on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Leader’s Group.

4.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 161 KB

To authorise the Leader to sign the Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 6 September 2021 as a correct record.

Minutes:

Cabinet authorised the Leader to sign, as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 6 September 2021.

5.

Public Questions

The deadline for receipt of public questions is 23:59 on Monday, 27 September.

The Council’s scheme for public speaking at committee meetings may be inspected here:

Public Questions at Committee Meetings

 

Minutes:

There were no public questions.

6.

Issues arising from the Scrutiny and Overview Committee pdf icon PDF 243 KB

Minutes:

Cllr Judith Rippeth, Vice-Chair of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, briefly introduced the report summarising the meeting held on Tuesday 21 September 2021 relating to the following agenda item:

 

·       Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 19) – For consultation

7.

Issues arising from the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee pdf icon PDF 217 KB

Minutes:

Councillor Pippa Heylings, Chair of the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee, briefly introduced the report summarising the meeting held on Tuesday 21 September 2021 relating to the following agenda item:

 

  • Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 19) – For consultation

8.

Creating a Vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc - response to consultation pdf icon PDF 233 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Cabinet:

 

Agreed the joint response with Cambridge City Council to the Government’s Creating a Vision Oxford-Cambridge Arc Consultation as set out in Appendix 1 and giving delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery to make minor amendments.

Minutes:

Cabinet received the Council’s draft response to the Creating a Vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc consultation. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, introduced the report, informing the approach to the project, and requested a minor amendment to the printed recommendations.

 

After a very short discussion, the Leader of the Council closed the item, and Cabinet:

 

Agreed the joint response with Cambridge City Council to the Government’s Creating a Vision Oxford-Cambridge Arc Consultation as set out in Appendix 1 and giving delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery to make minor amendments.

9.

Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Preferred Options (Regulation 19) - For consultation pdf icon PDF 388 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Cabinet:

 

a)    Agreed the Greater Cambridge Local Plan: First Proposals (preferred options) (Regulation 18) (Appendix A) for public consultation;

b)    Noted the First Proposals Sustainability Appraisal (Appendix B) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (Appendix C) and agree them as supporting documents to the First Proposals that will also be subject to public consultation;

c)    Agreed the following supporting documents to the public consultation:

·       Topic papers for each theme (Appendix D)

·       Statement of Consultation, including the Councils’ consideration of and responses to representations received to the Issues and Options consultation 2020 (Appendix E);

·       Duty to Cooperate Statement of Compliance (Appendix F);

·       Draft Duty to Cooperate Statement of Common Ground (attached at Appendix G)

·       Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix H);

d)    Agreed the findings of the following background document that has informed the First Proposals and is proposed to accompany the public consultation:

·       Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (Appendix I and errata at appendix J);

e)    Noted the findings of the following background documents that have informed the First Proposals and are proposed to accompany the public consultation (see Background documents to this report):

·       Greater Cambridge Local Plan: First Conversation (issues and options) (Regulation 18) data release published September 2020

·       Interim Evidence published in November 2020

·       New Evidence published August 2021;

f)      Agreed that any subsequent material amendments be made by the Lead Member for Planning Policy in Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, in consultation with respective Chairs and Spokes;

g)    Agreed that any subsequent minor amendments and editing changes that do not materially affect the content be delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning Policy in Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, in consultation with respective Chairs and Spokes.

Minutes:

Cabinet received the Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Preferred Options consultation. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, introduced the First Proposals document, mentioning the importance of providing homes for local residents.

 

The Leader invited Councillor Judith Rippeth, Vice-Chair of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, to present the committee’s report, supporting the First Proposals including policy proposals which would seek to increase electric vehicle charging points.

 

Councillor Pippa Heylings, Chair of the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee, was invited to present the committee’s report, and noted issues including biodiversity net gain and the access to green spaces.

 

Councillor John Batchelor, Lead Cabinet Member for Housing issued support for the consultation document, mentioning the increasing requirement of affordable housing.

 

Councillor Dr. Richard Williams mentioned his comments from the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, and the impact of the housing and employment methodology. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins acknowledged his comments and said a response to his questions would be provided.

 

Councillor Heather Williams requested that the list of consultation questions be made available to all Parish Councils, and also that the colour coding of the some of the maps within the reports include a key as it was causing confusion. The Lead Cabinet Member responded that the document would be made more accessible and that all Parish Councils would be provided with a list.

 

Councillor Anna Bradnam, Chair of the Council provided wording that she had referenced at the Scrutiny and Overview Committee regarding flood resilience, and the Lead Cabinet Member responded that it would be included.

 

Councillor Nigel Cathcart supported the plan and was pleased there was an emphasis on residents having access to open green spaces.

 

Councillor Brian Milnes, Lead Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Licencing, referenced issues regarding the availability of water resources, and highlighted the water demands of agriculture. The Joint Director said that the Council would continue to work with local partners regarding water availability.

 

Councillor Neil Gough, the deputy leader, summarised the discussion, and thanked Officers for their work on the project.

 

The Leader closed the discussion, thanked Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins for her leadership, and the Officers for their work on the local plan, then Cabinet:

 

a)    Agreed the Greater Cambridge Local Plan: First Proposals (preferred options) (Regulation 18) (Appendix A) for public consultation;

b)    Noted the First Proposals Sustainability Appraisal (Appendix B) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (Appendix C) and agree them as supporting documents to the First Proposals that will also be subject to public consultation;

c)    Agreed the following supporting documents to the public consultation:

·       Topic papers for each theme (Appendix D)

·       Statement of Consultation, including the Councils’ consideration of and responses to representations received to the Issues and Options consultation 2020 (Appendix E);

·       Duty to Cooperate Statement of Compliance (Appendix F);

·       Draft Duty to Cooperate Statement of Common Ground (attached at Appendix G)

·       Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix H);

d)    Agreed the findings of the following background document that has informed the First Proposals and is proposed to accompany  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.