Issue - decisions

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

1.     Planning obligations secured either through the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or by unilateral undertaking, final wording and any minor amendments to be agreed by the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee,  to cover

(a)   the sum of £7,000 per bus stop shelter for future maintenance by an organisation to be determined;

(b)   provisions for widening the footway along the A505 to allow shared walking and cycling between Station Road East and the A505 roundabout to a width of two metres, details to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Local Highways Authority, and the trigger point for implementation by the applicant being prior to the occupation of more than 14,000 square metres of floor area;

(c)   provisions for the improvement of the A1301 north arm of the A505 roundabout as agreed with the Local Highways Authority to increase capacity of this arm to mitigate the highway impact during the afternoon peak period; The Planning Obligation should require that the improvements must either be implemented by the applicant prior to the occupation of more than 14,000 square metres of floor area or, if so requested by Cambridgeshire County Council, by an equivalent financial contribution provided to the County Council to deliver capacity improvements as part of a wider scheme on the roundabout;

(d)   a Travel Plan performance and evaluation fee of £900 per year for five years, payable to Cambridgeshire County Council;

2.     the Conditions and Informatives set out in the report from the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development, and confirmed in the update report; and

3.     an additional Condition requiring the implementation of measures to control the movement of vehicles into the site from the London Road access.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application, subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, If required in policy terms following changes to National Planning Practice Guidance on 28 November 2014,  securing contributions towards public open space, community facilities, waste receptacles and monitoring and legal fees and to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee deferred the application so that further consideration could be given to all representations received from the public.