[Members] URGENT: Cuts to Planning Services - Make your views known before before Budget & Resources Strategy Committee Meeting, 11 Feb, 5pm

[Wendy Blythe]

Dear All



*Update, 6 February 2019*



*URGENT - Planning Cuts*



Proposed reductions in the City Council’s planning service would radically
affect the ability of residents to have input on planning applications in
their area.



https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=3424&x=1



Two key proposals due to go before the Budget and Resources Strategy
Committee on Monday, 11th February would radically reduce the ability of
residents to have input on local planning applications.



1. Notification of planning applications cut, so people would know nothing
of plans that affect them unless they go online frequently to check.



2. An increase in the number of planning applications determined in private
by officers. Local councillors would no longer be able to ask for
controversial applications in their area to be discussed and determined by
members of the planning committee in public.



Residents already find it difficult enough to have input into the planning
process - If approved these cuts would make it even less transparent and it
would be far harder for residents to object to developments.



These proposals contravene key principles set out in the National Planning
Policy Framework (NPPF) 2018 that planning should, 'provide a platform for
local people to shape their surroundings’.



 '*Early discussion between applicants, the local planning authority and
local community about the design and style of emerging schemes is important
for clarifying expectations and reconciling local and commercial interests.
Applicants should work closely with those affected by their proposals to
evolve designs that take account of the views of the community.' *(section
12 para.128).



*PLEASE OBJECT ASAP TO the Executive Councillor for Strategy and
Transformation, *

*City Council Leader LEWIS HERBERT  lewis.herbert at cambridge.gov.uk
<lewis.herbert at cambridge.gov.uk>*



*MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE – emails and twitter*



sophie.barnett at cambridge.gov.uk Romsey, Chair

Dave.Baigent at cambridge.gov.uk  Romsey, @dave4labour

*kelley.green at cambridge.gov.uk <kelley.green at cambridge.gov.uk>
*Petersfield *@KelleyGreen2013
<https://twitter.com/KelleyGreen2013>*



mikesargeant at ntlworld.com West Chesterton,  @sargemike

*timbick01 at gmail.com <timbick01 at gmail.com> *Market  *@CllrTimBick
<https://twitter.com/CllrTimBick>*



jamie.dalzell at cambridge.gov.uk West Chesterton, @jamieLDL



*Reserves:*

nicky.massey at cambridge.gov.uk  Abbey, @nmassey79

carla.mcqueen at cambridge.gov.uk  East Chesterton, @CarlaZapp

rcantrill at millingtonadvisory.com Newnham @rodcantrill
<https://twitter.com/rodcantrill>



Best wishes,


Wendy



Wendy Blythe

Chair, FeCRA
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