Minutes of the Planning Meeting
held on Monday 24th May 1999 at 8:00pm in the Community Centre

Present:   RJ Farrington (chair)   JE Coston   R Day   RT Summerfield
           LC Twinn   PK Oldham
           the clerk SJ Daniels

       1   Apologies for absence  HM Smith  RLE Waters

227/99 2   Election of Chairman  RJF was unanimously elected chairman.

228/99 3   Minutes
           The minutes of the meeting of 26 April 1999 were approved and
           signed as a true record.

       4   Decisions Received
229/99     Punch Farm Landbeach - stables and barn - approved.
(126/99)   Noted that Landbeach Parish Council had approved this application.

230/99     East Anglia Children's Hospice - the Planning Committee SCDC
(95/99)    were due to discuss this application at its June meeting and
           were mindful to approve.  RTS to confirm MPC's concerns about
           the loss of the lawn in front of a listed building in a
           conservation area and local residents' concerns about parking.


       5   New Applications

231/99     S/0027/99 Mr & Mrs Thomas r/o 8-10 Cambridge Road - amendment
(114/99)   to bungalow. Increase in main ridge height and resiting of
           bungalow - no recommendation.

232/99     S/0084-86/99  College of West Anglia  -  amendment to bungalow
(67/99)    and complex off Ely Road and rearrangement of access at proposed
           development of 8 dwellings.

           S/0084/99 new dwellings - no recommendation.

           S/0085 & 86/99 stockman's bungalow and agricultural machinery
           building off Ely Road.

           Comments: College should be asked for a contribution towards
           a 'pinch point' north of the Ely Road entrance, especially as
           slow moving farm machinery would be crossing a fast road.
           (See minute 236/99 - Highway).