CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          WEST/CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE

 

                                   Chair: Councillor John Hipkin

 

 

    

                                  AGENDA

 

City Councillors for

Castle (John Hipkin, Marie-Louise Holland, Simon Kightley),

Market (Mike Dixon, Colin Rosenstiel, Joye Rosenstiel),

Newnham (Rod Cantrill, Julie Smith, Sian Reid),

 

Co-opted non-voting members: County Councillors: Sal Brinton (Castle), Anthony Bowen (Market), Alexander Reid (Newnham).

 

Committee Manager: Liz Whitcher (01223 457015 or liz.whitcher@cambridge.gov.uk or write c/o Room 11, The Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3QJ)

 

Published and placed on public deposit: 15 September 2004.

 

Date:  Thursday 23 September 2004

 

Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

 

Place: Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street, Cambridge

 

INFORMATION ON PUBLIC SPEAKING

 

Open Forum:  Members of the public are invited to ask any question, or make a statement on any matter related to their local area covered by the City Council Wards for this Area Committee.  The Forum will last up to 30 minutes, but may be extended at the Chair’s discretion. The Chair may also time limit speakers to ensure as many are accommodated as practicable.

 

Committee reports by Council officers:  It would be helpful if you wish to speak to inform a Council officer before the meeting starts, alternatively raise your hand and the Chair will call you to speak.  You will have up to three minutes to speak.  The Chair has discretion over these rules.

 

Applications for planning permission: public speaking rules are different and are shown under the agenda heading.

 

1          APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

2          OPEN FORUM 

 

3          COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

A Board member from the Partnership will give a brief outline of the process to develop the new Community Safety Strategy 2005-08.  The audience will then be invited to take part in a discussion with a view to identifying the crime priorities in the local area.   There will also be an opportunity to complete a questionnaire on the same subject. 

 

4          MINUTES AND ACTION SHEETS

                                                                                                                

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 29 July 2004.                 

 

5          MATTERS ARISING

 

Additional information to that reported in the minutes and on the action sheet for the last meeting.

           

6          declarations of interest

 

Members of the committee are asked to declare any interests in the items on the agenda.

In the case of any doubt the advice of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services should be sought before the meeting.

 

7          APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

Report by Director of Environment and Planning

 

PUBLIC SPEAKING RULES - Anyone wishing to speak about one of these applications, may do so provided that they have made a representation in writing within the consultation period and have notified the Area Committee Manager shown above by 12 Noon on the day before the meeting of the Area Committee.

 

1

 

 

Site

2 Grange Road (Newnham)

Proposal

Change of use from house to flats

Officer Recommendation

Approve subject to conditions and informatives

Application No

C/04/0853/FP

Applicant

Prof. and Mrs Pepper

Case Officer

Tony Collins

Contact No

457157

 

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Site

60 & 62 Canterbury Street (Castle)

Proposal

Change of use from two semi-detached houses to three two-bedroomed flats

Officer Recommendation

Approve subject to satisfactory completion of S106 obligation and conditions and informatives. Should the S106 not be completed by 25 October 2004, it is recommended that this planning application be reviewed and, following consultation with Head of Development Services, refused.

Application No

C/04/0552/FP

Applicant

Mr & Mrs A Abulhoul

Case Officer

Andrew Thompson

Contact No

457152

 

 

3

 

Site

Land to the rear of 27 Windsor Road (Castle)

Proposal

  Erection of 1no. 3 bedroom house

Officer Recommendation

Approve subject to conditions and informatives

Application No

C/04/0712/FP

Applicant

K Marsh, Esq

Case Officer

Rebecca Flood

Contact No

457164

 

4

 

Site

Land to the rear of 23 Newmarket Road (Auckland Road)

 (Market)

Proposal

Erection of 2-storey house.

Officer Recommendation

Approve subject to conditions and informatives

Application No

C/04/0646/FP

Applicant

Technique UK Ltd                

Case Officer

Janine Barker

Contact No

457147

 

5

 

Site

85 Grantchester Meadows (Newnham)

Proposal

Erection of a carport.

Officer Recommendation

Approve subject to conditions and informatives

Application No

C/04/0711/FP

Applicant

Dr H Nguyen

Case Officer

Marcus Shingler

Contact No

457200

 

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Any comments that you want to make about the way the Council is running Area Committees are very welcome.  Please contact the Committee Manager listed at the top of this agenda.

 

The next meeting of West/Central Area Committee will be on 18 November at the Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street.