Tag: South Area Committee

  • Ravers Attracted by Lawless Romsey Beach Police No-Go Area

    Sgt Jim Stevenson of Cambridgeshire Police told councillors and members of the public at Cambridge’s South Area Committee on the 15th of July 2013 that the “Romsey Beach” is a practically no-go area for police. The committee heard the “beach” and lakes near Burnside, the Tins path and Spinney School in South Cambridge had been […]

  • No Enforcement For Planning Breach at 4 Bosworth Road

    4 Bosworth Road on LastMinute.com 4 Bosworth Road in Cambridge is a property currently being used in a rather unusual manner; as a commercially let shared house which one can book some of the rooms in on an ad-hoc basis via the Arnies Guest House (Cambridge Guest Lodge) website. The use of the property in […]

  • Cllrs Ditch Planning Rulebook To Let Applicant Maximise Rental Profits to Pay for Care

    1 Greystoke Road, Cambridge On Monday the 5th of March 2012 I observed City Councillors on Cambridge’s South Area committee consider a planning application to divide a property into two, enabling each part to be let separately. This was an interesting case because almost all councillors ditched normal planning practice and made a decision on […]

  • South Cambridge Police Priorities – November 2011

    South Cambridge Policing Priorities On the 7th of November 2011 I attended Cambridge’s South Area Committee where councillors set the police priorities for the next period of time. Anti-Social Behaviour Definition Police Sergent Jim Stevenson presented the report on behalf of the police. Page six of his report listed incident types classed as anti-social behaviour. […]

  • South Cambridge Police Priorities July 2011

    The South Cambridge Policing Area On the evening of the 11th of July 2011 I observed Cambridge’s South Area Committee hold a session on the local police priorities. I submitted notice before the meeting started that I wanted to use the public speaking slot, to comment on policing. The police item was taken first, after […]