Notes from the Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting
26th June 2003
Mr Trevor Jones chaired the meeting with 6 members and 4 members of the Public. Also attending were Councillor Cane & Susan Candlish, Rural Housing Enabler for Cambridgeshire ACRE.
Minutes of Last Meeting. These were agreed.
Affordable Rousing, Rural Exception site off Lower End.
This extraordinary meeting was called to consider a request by the owners of this site, through ECDC offices, to build a number of affordable housing units.
Two locations for the housing were discussed:
- Opposite existing housing on Rogers Road within "L" area of the field with access off existing road.
- North of The Beeches with gardens backing onto the existing gardens of houses on Fairview Grove. This would entail a new access road. It was noted that should this option be considered further, the existing line of trees should remain with a Preservation Order placed on them.
Susan Candlish of Cambridgeshire ACRE explained to the meeting the need for affordable housing in the district using data from a recent Housing Needs Survey. She also explained that any housing on this site would be for rent/shared ownership in perpetuity and that local people would be given first choice. Councillor Cane confirmed that the Parish Council would be kept informed at every stage.
Following consideration of the above, it was agreed to confirm with ECDC that the Parish Council agree in principle to the building of up to 8 dwellings on the site provided the reasons for non-development set out by the Planning Authority and reinforced by subsequent Planning Inspectors are not affected so as to prevent any additional "Open Market" housing development at any time.