CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

 

 

EAST AREA COMMITTEE

 

Chair: Councillor Durrant

Liberal Democrat

Spokesperson: Councillor Smart

 

 

City Councillors for the following wards:

 

Abbey: John Durrant, Caroline Hart, Richard Smith

Coleridge: Jeremy Benstead, Berni Callaghan, Lewis Herbert

Petersfield: Kevin Blencowe, Ben Bradnack, Victoria Phillips

Romsey: Iain Coleman, Sarah Ellis-Miller, Catherine Smart

 

Co-opted non-voting members: County Councillors: Colin Shaw (Abbey), Martin Ballard (Coleridge), Bachan Bhalla (Petersfield), Joe Gluza (Romsey)

 

Committee Manager: John Blunt (01223 457012 or john.blunt@cambridge.gov.uk or write c/o Room 11, The Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3QJ)

 

Date:  Thursday 25 November 2004

Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

Place: Brickfields City Church, 15/16 Cheddars Lane, Cambridge CB5 8LD

 

AGENDA

 

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          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 listed above.

 

The Forum will last up to 30 minutes, but may be extended at the Chair’s discretion. The Chair may also time limit public speakers to ensure as many are accommodated as practicable.

 

2          MINUTES

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2004.

 

3          APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

           

4          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.

 

5                    Environmental Improvement Programme 2004/05

Report by the Head of Policy & Projects Pages 15-24

 

6          APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION                                              

(Report by Director of Environment and Planning, Contact Peter Carter 01223 457155) Pages 25-129

 

 

PUBLIC SPEAKING RULES RELATING TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS

  

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.

 

 

The applications for planning permission shown below require determination. A report on each application is attached with a plan showing the location of the relevant site. Detailed plans relating to each application will be displayed at the meeting. The names of the individual planning officers dealing with the applications are indicated on the index. 

 

6.1       C/03/0811      Mayfair Guest House, 146 Tenison Road                                          R Lucy

            Recommendation: Approve

 

6.2       C/03/0812      142 Tenison Road                                                                                R Lucy

            Recommendation: Approve

 

6.3       C/04/0954      Land adjacent  to 81 Whitehill Road                                                 R Flood

            Recommendation: Approve, subject to completion of S106 Agreement by 17 Dec

 

6.4       C/04/0955      Land adjacent to 44 Thorleye Road                                                 R Flood

            Recommendation: Approve, subject to completion of S106 Agreement by 17 Dec

 

6.5       C/04/0906      Land adjacent to 274 Coldhams Lane                                             R Flood

            Recommendation: Approve

 

6.6       C/04/0965      Land at rear of  68 Mill Road                                                               N Doe

            Recommendation: Approve

 

6.7       C/04/1028      Plot adjacent to 1 Rustat Road                                                     M Parsons

            Recommendation: Approve, subject to completion of S106 Agreement by 30 Nov

 

6.8       C/04/1015      19 Hills Road, Cambridge                                                           M Parsons

            Recommendation: Approve, subject to completion of S106 Agreement by 30 Nov

 

6.9       C/04/0973      Rear of 254 Cherry Hinton Road                                                      D Poole

            Recommendation: Approve

 

 

7        Public Attendance at Area Committees

 

Area Committee Chairs met recently to discuss the progress of Area Committees and means of improving public attendance at them.  Comments and suggestions are invited on issues such as venues, themed meetings and provision of refreshments.

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

 

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 or complete the forms available at the meeting.

 

 

 

The next meeting of the East Area Committee will be held on 20 January 2005 at St Matthew’s Primary School, Norfolk Street