Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 11th of December 2008 approved a planning application to build a block of flats in the garden of 7 Church Street, Chesterton.
Mr Bond spoke on behalf of the Old Chesterton Residents Association (OCRA), he opposed the application. He wanted the area to remain mixed, and he opposed [...]
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New Flats to be Built in a Garden in the Chesterton Conservation Area - Click for Full Article
Friday, December 12, 2008
Suggestions in Advance of the December 2008 North Area Committee - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I wrote to my local councillors in advance of the Cambridge City Council North Area Committee meeting which is to be held on Thursday the 11th of December 2008. I made some comments on items on the agenda which are reproduced below. I have made my comments on the policing agenda item separately.
1. Matters [...]
Policing North Cambridge - December 2008 - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
On Thursday the 11th of December 2008 Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee will be discussing policing. I have written the below to my local councillors, copying selected other members of the committee, suggesting items I believe it would be useful to discuss during the policing agenda item:
SUMMARY:
TASER - The Home Secretary [...]
October 2008 North Area Committee - Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Monday, October 13, 2008
On Thursday the 9th of October 2008 councillors in from the wards of Arbury, Kings Hedges, West Chesterton and East Chesterton met for the City Council’s North Area Committee.
On the Monday before the meeting I wrote to my local ward councillors and have placed that submission on my website. I received no reply or even [...]
Thrifts Walk, Chesterton Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Residents of Thrifts Walk, Chesterton lobbied Cambridge City Council’s North Area committee on the 9th of October 2008, asking for public money from the environmental improvements budget to be spent upgrading their private road.
A proposal was submitted by Mr P.K.C. White, for and on behalf of the Residents of Thrift’s Walk. Mr White proposed [...]
KFP Takeaway 113 Histon Road - Click for Full Article
Saturday, October 11, 2008
During Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 9th of October 2008 councillors approved a largely retrospective planning application for two rear extensions, an external staircase and a galvanized metal flue on 113 Histon Road. The building concerned is the takeaway previously called the Frying Pan, now trading as “KFP”.
Labour Councillor Mike Todd Jones [...]
Joking about Cambridge City Council’s Icelandic Investments - Click for Full Article
Friday, October 10, 2008
Its not often that one comes home from a Cambridge City Council North Area Committee to find a continuation of the same discussion on Newsnight. Prior to the meeting while councillors were waiting for a planning officer to turn up the leader of the council was showing his colleagues a print-out of a “league table” [...]
Suggestions in Advance of the October 2008 North Area Committee - Click for Full Article
Monday, October 6, 2008
I wrote to my local councillors in advance of the North Area Committee meeting to be held on Thursday 9th October. I made suggestions and comments relating to the following:
Penny Ferry Works
Minuting of the Discussion on Stop and Account at the last Meeting
The Reporting of Chair’s Actions to the Committee
Jesus Green Lottery Bid
Police Powers given [...]
Cllr Mike Todd-Jones - Statement on Planning Matters - Click for Full Article
Sunday, August 24, 2008
At Cambridge City Council’s August 2008 North Area Committee Meeting Cllr Mike Todd Jones distributed the following statement which I am publicising as it will probably not be included in the minutes and is not currently available online:
I have decided not to make decisions on planning matters at Area Committees until sufficiently trained in [...]
August 2008 North Area Committee - Click for Full Article
Sunday, August 24, 2008
I attended the Cambridge City Council North Area Committee on Thursday August 14th 2008. Prior to the meeting I had advertised it with flyers in the local area, and had written to my ward councillors. Below are my recollections and comments on proceedings:
Planning
The committee first met at 18.30 to deal with planing applications. Labour [...]