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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor Altaf-Khan (Councillor Wilkinson substituted) and Councillor Turner (Councillor Coulter substituted). |
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Declarations of Interest Councillors serving on the Committee are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any item on the agenda.
Minutes: The following declarations were made:-
(1) Councillor Tony Brett – personal interest in the planning application for Roosevelt Drive (minute 14 refers) on the grounds that he was employed in the IT department of the University; however this was completely separate from the part of the University making the application;
(2) Councillor Alan Armitage - personal interest in the planning application for Roosevelt Drive (minute 14 refers) on the grounds that his wife worked on the Old Road campus site;
(3) Councillor Ruth Wilkinson – testament in relation to the planning application for Roosevelt Drive (minute 14 refers). Comments of hers had been reported in Cherwell magazine, but she had not declared a position and she had retained an open mind on the matter.
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University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford - 11/01054/FUL PDF 2 MB
The Head of City Development has submitted a report which details a planning application for the demolition of 4 existing buildings (including Richards, Waco and Badenoch Buildings). Erection of 2 medical research buildings on 3 floors plus basement to accommodate Nuffield Department of Medicine and Kennedy Institute, to include laboratories, offices, stores, workshops and ancillary spaces. Provision of hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking and rearrangement of car parking. (Amended Plans).
Officer recommendation: Approve subject to conditions.
This Application was called in from the East Area Planning Committee for the reasons detailed on pages 1 and 2 of the agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of City Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) concerning the following application:-
Demolition of 4 existing buildings (including Richards, Waco and Badenoch Buildings). Erection of 2 medical research buildings on 3 floors plus basement to accommodate Nuffield Department of Medicine and Kennedy Institute, to include laboratories, offices, stores, workshops and ancillary spaces. Provision of hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking and rearrangement of car parking. (Amended Plans) - University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive.
East Area Planning Committee had resolved to support the application at its meeting on 3rd August 2011, subject to various requirements; but that decision had subsequently been called in to the Planning Review Committee.
Felicity Byrne (Planning Officer) presented the report to the Committee and explained the background. In answer to a question about trees, she confirmed that the advice from the Tree Officer was that long term management (replacing dead or dying trees/hedges) was the best way to deal with the existing screening of the site.
Martin Kraftl (Oxfordshire County Council Highways) explained the County Council’s view with special reference to issues of traffic, parking and Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ). The County Council had not objected to the planning application. However, mindful of the East area Planning Committee’s concern, it had re-examined the calculation of the financial contribution towards highways measures required in mitigation for the development in the light of additional information. It had concluded that a case could be made for an additional contribution totalling £257,000. In the long term, the Highways Authority intended to create 3 new CPZs, in Divinity Road/Magdalen Road, Lye Valley and Wood Farm. Of these, the first was most advanced and expected to be created first, but the other two were expected to be simpler to deal with.
Speaking against the application
Patrick Coulter, Hilary Rollin, James Styring, Councillor Bob Timbs, Councillor David Rundle and County Councillor Liz Brighouse spoke against the application and made the following points:-
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Minutes of the meeting held on 27th July 2011 are attached. Minutes: Resolved to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 27th July 2011.
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Dates of future meetings Meetings are scheduled for the following dates, starting at 6pm:-
28th September 26th October 30th November 22nd December 25th January 2012 29th February 28th March 25th April
Minutes: Resolved to note the dates of future meetings as listed. |