Issue - meetings

Councillor P G Mitchell presented the Report of the meetings of the Development Control Panel held on 20th December 2004 and 17th January 2005.

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Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

  that the Report of the meetings of the Development Control Panel held on 20th December 2004 and 17th January 2005 be received and adopted.

(The Chairman announced the he proposed to allow consideration of the report of the meeting held on 10th February 2004 as a matter of urgency in accordance with Section 1000(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 in view of the requirement for Council to consider the recommendation of a departure from the Local Plan.)

Councillor P G Mitchell presented the Report of the Meetings of the Development Control Panel held on 15th December 2003 and 19th January and 10th February 2004.

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In connection with Item No 30 and in response to a question by Councillor Garner, the Executive Councillor for Planning Strategy, Councillor Guyatt reminded Members that the Council and not the former Planning Committee had taken the decision to refuse planning permission for the development of the airfield at Alconbury and that the conditions attached to the consent now granted by the Secretary of State were more stringent than any the District Council might have imposed including one which required the construction and operation of railway links between the airfield and the East Coast Main Line before occupation of the first building on site.

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(Councillors Mrs M Banerjee, J E Garner and Mrs D C Reynolds declared a personal interest in the following item in their capacity as representatives of the District Council on the Board of the Huntingdonshire Housing Partnership).

In connection with Item No 33 and having acknowledged receipt of a petition containing approximately 260 signatures objecting to the development, the Vice Chairman responded to questions by Councillors Looker, Simpson, Sadler, Sanderson and Mrs Menczer by explaining that the high quality design of the development of 30 dwellings on land north of the Lord Protector, Buttsgrove Way, Huntingdon had taken into account lighting and security issues, that double glazing would mitigate any noise nuisance, that a new park would be provided at Coneygear Road to overcome the loss of open space and that increased parking provision would assist with the parking problems experienced on Byron Close.  The Vice Chairman assured the Council that the proposed development should improve the surface water drainage on site and that he would discuss with the Development Control Manager the possibility of consultation with young people on the choice of equipment to be placed on the new play area.

On the same subject and further to the recommendations of the Panel, the Leader proposed that after consultation with the Executive Councillors for Planning Strategy and Resources, Welfare and Information Technology and the Ward Councillors representing Huntingdon West, the Head of Planning Services be requested to consider the use of funds raised from the sale of the land to address the concerns of local residents in respect of the condition of pavements, car parking and landscaping in the vicinity of the development and the sound proofing of properties adjacent to the Lord Protector public house.

Whereupon, on being put to the vote, the recommendations contained in Item No 33 were declared to be CARRIED.

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Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63