Cabinet:
(a) Agreed the name of the Area Action Plan (AAP) be formally changed to the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan;
(b) Agreed the draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan (Appendix A); the
draft North East Cambridge Policies Map (including amended boundary)
(Appendix B) and Topic Papers (Appendix C) for a ten-week period of
public consultation under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning
(Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and that this consultation will
also include the evidence documents (listed in the draft AAP with relevant
policy and published on the shared planning service website);
(c) Agreed the Statement of Consultation (Appendix D) including responses to
comments received to the Issues & Options (February 2019);
(d) Noted the findings of the updated Joint Equalities Impact Assessment, Draft
Sustainability Appraisal, Draft Habitats Regulation Assessment; and Duty to
Cooperate Statement (Appendices E, F, G and H respectively);
(e) Delegated authority to the Deputy Leader (Statutory) of South
Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridge Executive Councillor for
Planning Policy and Open Spaces to agree the further Topic Papers as set
out at paragraph 4.17 ahead of public consultation.
(f) Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic
Development, in liaison with the Deputy Leader (Statutory) of South
Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridge Executive Councillor for
Planning Policy and Open Spaces, to make editorial changes to the Draft
NEC AAP consultation report (including graphics) and supporting
documents (prior to the commencement of the consultation period) to
comprise minor amendments and factual updates and clarifications.
(g) Noted the update on the Fen Road access issues at paragraphs 4.19 and 4.20 in the report. A separate report will be provided on this matter in due course.