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DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 19 NOVEMBER 2018 Case No: 18/01574/S73 Proposal: APPLICATION for the VARIATION of CONDITIO DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 19 NOVEMBER 2018 Case No: 18/01574/S73 Proposal: APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 9 (AEROTOWS), 10 (USE OF AIRSTRIP), 11 (SELF- LAUNCHING SAILPLANES), 12 (HOURS OF OPERATION), & 13 (AEROTOWING EQUIPMENT) FOR APPLICATION 9000467FUL FOR CHANGE OF USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS FOR GLIDING CLUB AND ANCILLARY PURPOSES Location: CAMBRIDGE GLIDING CLUB LTD, GRANSDEN LODGE AIRFIELD, LONGSTOWE ROAD, LITTLE GRANSDEN Applicant: CAMBRIDGE GLIDING CLUB Grid Ref: 529203 255931 Date of Registration: 23.07.2018 Parish: GREAT GRANSDEN RECOMMENDATION – APPROVE This application is reported to the Development Management Committee (DMC) as Great Gransden Parish Council object to the proposed variations and the application site crosses Local Planning Authority boundaries with South Cambridgeshire District Council. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND APPLICATION 1.1 The application site is that of Gransden Lodge Airfield which has accommodated Cambridge Gliding Club since 1991. It is a 100 acre grass airfield with 3 runways and associated buildings and storage facilities. 1.2 The access to the site is from the B1046 between Little Gransden and Longstowe. 1.3 The site falls within two Local Planning Authority areas, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council with the boundary splitting the site almost equally north and south. The part of the site within Huntingdonshire District Council is within the parish of Great Gransden. Two parallel planning applications are being considered within each Local Planning Authority. South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Committee is considering the parallel application (S/2866/18/VC) at its meeting on 14 November 2018. Members will be provided with an update on the outcome of this meeting within the Late Representations report. 1.4 Consultation was undertaken with a wider field of Parish Council’s due to the large area of the site and the cross boundary nature of the application. 1.5 This application is for the variation of planning conditions imposed on the original planning permission reference 90/0467/FUL. These relate to the number of aerotows per day (Condition 9), only gliding club use a the site (Condition 10), inclusion of self-launching sailplanes (Condition 11), hours of use of aerotow, motor glider or self-launching sailplanes (Condition 12) and aerotowing equipment. The existing and proposed wording (of the relevant conditions mentioned above) is set out in full in the main section of the report. 1.6 The application is accompanied by a supporting statement from the Gliding Club with noise monitoring data and a comparison of noise certification for towplanes and modern types of self-launching sailplanes. 1.7 For clarification aerotow is the term used for when a glider is towed behind an aeroplane. Self-launching sailplanes are a type of glider with an engine that can be used for self-launching. 2. NATIONAL GUIDANCE 2.1 Government guidance on applications made on sites that cross local planning authority boundaries states that identical applications must be submitted to each Local Planning Authority, 2.2 The National Planning Policy Framework (24th July 2018) (NPPF 2018) sets out the three economic, social and environmental objectives of the planning system to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. The NPPF confirms that 'So sustainable development is pursued in a positive way, at the heart of the Framework is a presumption in favour of sustainable development. The NPPF sets out the Government's planning policies for: * delivering a sufficient supply of homes; * achieving well-designed places; * conserving and enhancing the natural environment; * conserving and enhancing the historic environment. 2.3 The NPPF 2018 has now been published and replaces the NPPF 2012. Transitional arrangements are in place for authorities who have submitted Local Plans prior to the 29 January 2019. To ensure consistency, the 2012 framework policies will continue to be relevant for the purposes of examining those plans and for determining the weight to be given to policies in the emerging plan. For clarity HDC submitted their Local Plan on 29 March 2018. The NPPF 2018 should however still be taken into account in dealing with applications. 2.4 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF 2012) sets out the three dimensions to sustainable development - an economic role, a social role and an environmental role - and outlines the presumption in favour of sustainable development. Under the heading of Delivering Sustainable Development, the Framework sets out the Government's planning policies for: * promoting sustainable transport; * delivering a wide choice of high quality homes; * requiring good design; * conserving and enhancing the natural environment; * conserving and enhancing the historic environment. 2.5 Planning Practice Guidance is also relevant. For full details visit the government website: https://www.gov.uk 2.6 Local policies are viewable at https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk 3. PLANNING POLICIES 3.1 Saved policies from the Huntingdonshire Local Plan (1995): • H30: Residential amenity protection • R1: Promotion and monitoring of recreation and leisure • R2: Assessment criteria for new recreation facilities 3.2 Saved policies from the Huntingdonshire Local Plan Alterations (2002): • No relevant policies 3.3 Adopted Huntingdonshire Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2009): • CS1: “Sustainable development in Huntingdonshire” 3.4 Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036: Proposed Submission 2017 (as amended March 2018 for submission) • LP2: Strategy for Development • LP11: The Countryside • LP15: Amenity • LP24: Tourism and Recreation 3.5 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Development Plan Core Strategy (2011) • No relevant policies 3.6 Supplementary Planning Guidance / Other relevant documents: • Noise Policy Statement for England (2010) Local policies are viewable at https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk Policy Weighting: 3.7 Paragraph 213 of the NPPF 2018 advises that due weight should be given to Development Plan policies which pre-date the NPPF according to their degree of consistency with the Framework. 3.8 Paragraph 48 of the NPPF (2018) advises that Local Planning Authorities may give weight to relevant policies in emerging plans according to: a) the stage of preparation of the emerging plan (the more advanced its preparation, the greater the weight that may be given); b) the extent to which there are unresolved objections to relevant policies (the less significant the unresolved objections, the greater the weight that may be given); and c) the degree of consistency of the relevant policies in the emerging plan to this Framework (the closer the policies in the emerging plan to the policies in the Framework, the greater the weight that may be given). 3.9 The LPA considers the Local Plan to 2036 to be a sound plan and it was submitted for examination on the 29th March 2018. Footnote 22 of NPPF 2018 states during the transitional period for emerging plans submitted for examination (set out in paragraph 214 of NPPF 2018), consistency should be tested against the previous Framework published in March 2012. The plan has therefore reached an advanced stage and is consistent with the policies set out within the NPPF 2012. Weight of Development Plan Policies & NPPF Consistency: 3.10 The fact that the Development Plan policies are old is in itself irrelevant as they remain saved policies and the statutory starting point and under S.38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (PCPA) 2004. 3.11 As a material consideration carrying significant weight, the NPPF advises at paragraph 213 that due weight should be given to relevant Development Plan policies according to their degree of consistency with the NPPF so the closer the policies are to the NPPF, the more weight they may be given. 4. PLANNING HISTORY Original planning permission for the Gliding Club’s use of the site: 4.1 9000467FUL – Change of use of land and buildings for gliding club & ancillary purposes – conditional approval 18/06/1990 (copy of decision notice attached) 4.2 96/00872/FUL – Variation of conditions 9 and 11 on permission 90/0467 – conditional approval 13/03/1997 This permission included conditions stating: - there shall be no more than 40 power assisted glider flights per day of which not more than 10 shall be undertaken by motorised glider, - At no time shall light aircraft or self-launching sailplanes be used. Only motorised gliders having a fixed wing with a maximum power of 184 kw, 250bhp, and a fully laden weight not exceeding 1,200kg shall be permitted to operate from the airfield. - Submission and approval of an Airfield Management Plan Previous withdrawn application to vary conditions: 4.3 18/00548/S73 – Amendment to application 9000467FUL for the removal of C9 and the variation of C11, C12 and C13 – withdrawn to allow for re-submission to consider the feedback and objections received. Other planning history: 4.4 There is an extensive amount of planning history for ancillary and minor applications including for small buildings, caravan stationing and storage, portable buildings and sewage treatment works on our planning records however these are not of particular relevance to the assessment or consideration of this application. Parallel South Cambridgeshire District Council application: 4.5 S/2866/18/VC – Variation of Condition 4 (Aerotows), 5 (Flying Activities), 6 (Self-launching sailplanes), 7 (Hours of Operation) and 8 (Aerotowing
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