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<span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear all,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">AGM Papers for printing</span> <br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></b></p><b>
</b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">FeCRA look
forward to seeing<b> </b>you at the FeCRA 2018 AGM event <b>"Making a Green
City"</b> on Friday (See below). For those of you who haven’t yet seen the
AGM papers on the website, here is the link for your information. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<a href="http://fecra.org.uk/fecra-minutes/" target="_blank">http://fecra.org.uk/fecra-<wbr>minutes</a>
Please remember to print off the
AGM documents for your own reference as only a few printed copies will be
available on the night.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">AGM Event - New panel member - Stephen Kelly, Joint Director of
Planning and Economic Development</span><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We are delighted to announce that Stephen Kelly, will be joining the panel. We understand he will be making an important announcement about plans for the Spaces and
Movement SPD for the city centre.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">Committee members</span><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You will
know from the website that we welcome new committee members. Some committee
members are stepping down at this AGM, including FeCRA Secretary, Dara Morefield although others have expressed interest in joining it. If anyone else is interested
in joining the committee or helping in any way let us know. We would be
delighted. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Universities
Old Press/Mill Lane plans</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"> </span> <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Some of
you missed the exhibition for this. The consultation has finished but the
organisers have kindly agreed to display information boards at the AGM.
They will also be there if you want to ask them questions. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Big
changes to Lion Yard – Consultation Friday 20 April, 10-3pm; Sat 21 April
10-2pm</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This
consultation has been advertised on Facebook with very little notice. Opposite Sports Direct within Lion Yard. Plans include:<span></span></span></p></span><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">a new
food and beverages quarter<span></span></span></p></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">a new
hotel within the office space above George House and Lion House above the
shopping centre<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">update
of the design and appearance of Lion Yard<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">public
realm improvements<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">re-location
of nightclub in the basement<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLionYard/posts/1630245677013212" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>TheLionYard/posts/<wbr>1630245677013212</a><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">Update - 291 Hills Road Demolition
plans – Planning Committee decision 25 April</span><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hills
Road Area RA and Queen Edith’s RA members along with Queen Edith's community activists and councillors
and candidates from all parties joined together to make a film and make a stand
about the planning issues regarding the application to demolish 291 Hills Road.
Since then it has also been drawn to their attention that it appears the developer of 291
Hills Road has argued (on a technicality
drawing on the 2014 Affordable Housing SPD which is linked to the draft Local Plan undergoing inspection and to Policy 45
) that there is no need to provide
affordable housing for the 15 units proposed at 291, despite the fact that the
Cambridge Local Plan 2006, the framework in which this application must still be considered, clearly states that 40% should be affordable
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</span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Para 30 in the
Affordable Housing SPD (page 11) clearly states that in considering if a
development meets the threshold for affordable housing under Policy 5/5
the net increase of dwellings will be considered EXCEPT where the site
consists of a single dwelling (as in 291 Hills Road) where the gross
number of dwellings will be considered and goes on to state that this is
so as 'not to incentivise the loss of large single family dwellings
which are limited in number within the City.'</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The gross number of dwellings at 291 Hills Road is 15. <br></div>
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</span><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">They will know what the planners recommend by Friday’s AGM. A
decision on the application will be made by the planning committee on
Wednesday, April 25. Like the recent Romsey Labour Club decision this has been
a hard fought case and if the decision is to approve it will leave a bitter
taste that well researched arguments and objections have been ignored.<span></span></span></p></span><span></span><span></span><span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Film screening of 'Tomorrow' <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Newnham residents and Friends of Sheeps Green have asked us
to share details of their screening of the film 'Tomorrow' <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://www.demain-lefilm.com/en/film" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.demain-lefilm.com/<wbr>en/film</a>
Friday 27th April at Newnham Croft Primary School. Tickets </span>available
here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tomorrow-demain-film-tickets-44426354422" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e<wbr>/tomorrow-demain-film-tickets-<wbr>44426354422</a>
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The film celebrates local,
grass roots initiatives to make where, and how, we live better! The organisers say all welcome.</span><span></span></p></span><span><br>There should be an illustrated invitation following this
line. If it does not appear you can see it along with the other AGM notices (attached) also posted on website.</span><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span><span><span></span></span></p>
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Blythe, Chair, FeCRA<span></span></span></p>
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