Issue - decisions

Councillor Pippa Heylings proposed a Condition requiring retention and maintenance of the hedge along the northern boundary of the proposal site. This proposal was seconded by Councillor Anna Bradnam and, by affirmation, agreed by the Committee with the final wording to be agreed by officers in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee.

Councillor Brian Milnes proposed that Permitted Development Rights Class A (enlargement or improvement of, or alterations to, a house) and Class E (the provision of buildings and other development within the curtilage of a house) be withdrawn. This proposal was seconded by Councillor Deborah Roberts and, upon a vote being conducted by role call, was lost by eight votes to three. Councillors Milnes, Roberts and Heather Williams voted to withdraw Permitted Development Rights. Councillors John Batchelor, Bradnam, Cahn, Ellington, Fane, Heylings, Rippeth and Wright voted against the proposal.

Upon a vote being conducted by roll call, and by ten votes to one, the Committee approved the application subject to

1.     The Conditions set out in the report from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development; and

2.     An additional Condition requiring retention and maintenance of the hedge along the northern boundary of the proposal site, with the final wording being agreed by officers in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee

Councillors John Batchelor, Bradnam, Cahn, Ellington, Fane, Heylings, Milnes, Rippeth. Heather Williams and Wright voted to approve the application. Councillor Roberts voted against.

Councillor Tom Bygott, a local Member for Madingley spoke against the application. The Chairman then invited  the Senior Planning Lawyer to advise and having heard his comments  the Chairman proposed that this application be deferred so as not to prejudice the applicant, whose agent had withdrawn his request to address the Committee prior to Councillor Bygott being granted exceptional permission to communicate his objections to the application. The proposal was seconded by Councillor Heather Williams and, by affirmation, the Committee deferred the application.

Councillor Peter Fane had not joined the meeting at this stage and was not therefore part of the affirmation.

Members noted that this application had been withdrawn from the agenda.

The Committee refused the application for the reason set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.