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This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Cambridge East Delivery Board Papers'.
                                                                                                       
 
Cambridge East Delivery Board  
12.30 – 14.30, 9th December 2008 
Cambridge Housing Society 
A G E N D A  
 
 
 
 
Introduced by:
1. 
 
Welcome and Apologies 
AP 
 
 
 
 
2. 
 
Minutes of last meeting and matters arising 
AP 
 
 
 
 
3. 
 
Relocation: 
 
- Outcome of recent discussions with Government 
JW 
- Next steps 
All 
 
 
 
 
4. 
 
Masterplan consultation 
SS 
 
 
 
 
5. 
 
Date of next meeting: tbc 
All 
 
 
 
Board Members:
 
 
 
Alex Plant  
Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Graham Hughes  
Cambridgeshire County Council  
Peter Studdert 
Director for Joint Planning 
Gareth Jones 
South Cambridgeshire District Council  
John Williamson 
GO-East 
Steve Sillery  
Marshall Aerospace  
Paul Mumford         
Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Michelle Hawker 
Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Lincoln Sargeant 
NHS Cambridgeshire  
Jo Mills 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
 
 
Also in attendance 
 
Laura Halstead   
Cambridgeshire Horizons  
 
 
Substitutes: 
 
Caroline Hunt 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
 
 
Apologies: 
 
Steve Hampson 
South Cambridgeshire County Council  
Liz Bisset 
Cambridge City Council  
Simon Payne 
Cambridge City Council 
Jonathan Barker 
Marshall Aerospace 
 
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Cambridge East Delivery Board Meeting 
13.00 – 15.00 Tuesday 9th December 2008 
Cambridge Housing Society, Endurance House, Vision Park, Histon 
 
Minutes 
 
Board Member Attendees: 
 
Alex Plant 
Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Paul Mumford 
Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Graham Hughes 
Cambridgeshire County Council 
Dr Lincoln Sargeant 
NHS Cambridgeshire 
John Williamson 
Government Office for the East of England 
Steve Sillery 
Marshall Aerospace 
Paul Sutton 
Cheffins (White family representative) 
 
 
Board Member Apologies: 
 
Peter Studdert 
Director of Joint Planning 
Liz Bisset 
Cambridge City Council 
Simon Payne 
Cambridge City Council 
Jo Mills 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
Steve Hampson 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
Jonathan Barker 
Marshall Aerospace 
 
 
Other Attendees: 
 
Caroline Hunt 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
David Roberts 
Cambridge City Council 
Janine Richardson 
Cambridge City Council 
 
 
 
Item Discussion 
Action 
 
 
 
1.  
Welcome and Apologies 
 
 
 
 
2. 
Minutes from previous meeting and matters arising 
 
 
Terms of reference to be corrected to show reporting structure 
 
through Senior Officer Board to Joint Strategic Growth 
 
Implementation Committee. 
PM 
 
 
Agreed that actions identified in Action Plan following 4th March 
 
2008 workshop will be progressed as clarity emerges on 
 
programme for site; specifically: 
 
 
 
Communications Strategy – to held over to allow incorporation of 
 
masterplan consultation. 
 
 
 
Major Conference/Arts facility draft report to be circulated. 
PM 
3. Relocation 
 
 
Meetings underway between Marshall Aerospace, Defence Estates   
and GO-East to discuss relocation of airfield operations; further 
meeting scheduled for January 2009 to take stock. 
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AP commented on the pressures for Local Authorities and how it is 
becoming increasingly important to have certainty over the 
programme for development of Cambridge East. 
 
GH commented that transport challenges and solutions may differ 
depending on how sites come forward. 
4. Masterplan 
Consultation 
 
 
SS reported that Marshall Aerospace plan to delay public 
 
consultation on the strategic masterplan until after the transport 
commission had reported to the county council. Anticipate that the 
masterplan consultation would run alongside the first planning 
application. City Council have made clear their desire for some 
form of early public consultation around the spatial masterplan. 
 
GH commented that the Transport Commission would report in July 
2009, with the County Council to decide how to proceed in 
September/October. Any bid would go to Government at the end of 
2009. 
 
AP commented that it should be possible to use the Delivery Board 
to manage key messages. 
 
Discussion around how early phases of Cambridge East should be 
brought forward in the context of the whole site and that AAP 
allows for first phases of development north of Newmarket Road 
and north of Cherry Hinton in advance of airport relocation. SS 
expressed Marshall Aerospace view that to bring the whole site 
forward is preferable. If attention were to be on bringing forward 
first phases it may be necessary to focus Delivery Board on this 
specifically. 
 
SS reported on discussions with County Council on secondary 
education – have looked at possibility of developing Abbey primary 
school site as an academy. Have accepted that this may not work 
but are keen to continue exploring academy idea. 
 
5. 
Date of next meeting 
 
 
Agreed to hold off from setting date for next meeting until need 
 
arises. 
 
 
 
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Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Cambridge East Delivery Board 
December 2008   
CAMBRIDGE EAST DELIVERY BOARD 
 
DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE 
 
Aims of the Delivery Board 
 
By 2021, good progress made towards delivering high quality homes in Cambridge 
East according to the housing trajectory, within a development of international 
excellence for sustainability, promoting low carbon lifestyles and inspiring people to 
want to live and work there. 
 
Objectives 
 
•  To manage key risks and issues on delivery (these are likely to be risks 
requiring member involvement, policy changes or organisational 
barriers) 
•  To approve the development of, and any revisions to, the Cambridge 
East Delivery Plan, and to monitor progress against the Plan 
•  To liase with Government on progress of Cambridge East 
•  To set clear aspirations for Cambridge East (either through targets 
and/or PIs) 
•  To oversee the Strategic Communications and Community 
Engagement Framework for Cambridge East 
•  To manage organisational barriers as they arise and as appropriate 
•  To challenge poor performance and low aspirations 
•  To identify future funding opportunities to support the long term delivery 
of Cambridge East 
 
Accountability 
 
Reporting to the Joint Strategic Growth Implementation Committee and the 
Cambridgeshire Horizons Board. 
 
Membership 
•  Cambridgeshire Horizons, Alex Plant (Chair) and Paul Mumford 
•  Director for Joint Planning, Peter Studdert 
•  Cambridgeshire County Council, Graham Hughes 
•  Cambridge City Council, Simon Payne and Liz Bisset 
•  South Cambridgeshire District Council, Steve Hampson and Jo Mills 
•  Government Office for the East of England, John Williamson 
•  Marshall Aerospace, Jonathan Barker and Steve Sillery 
•  White family, represented by Cheffins, Paul Sutton 
•  NHS Cambridgeshire, Lincoln Sargeant 
 
Note: John Onslow, Director for Development, Cambridgeshire Horizons to 
substitute for Alex Plant as Chair when necessary. Cambridgeshire Horizons will 
administer and prepare minutes of meetings. Additional attendees may be invited for 
specific meetings or items as appropriate and agreed by Chair. 
 
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Cambridgeshire Horizons 
Cambridge East Delivery Board 
December 2008   
 
Roles of individual Board members 
•  To own the aspiration of high quality homes, good supporting 
infrastructure, low carbon lifestyles and community cohesion 
•  Preparedness to work to remove organisational blockages  
•  To take personal ownership of major risks 
•  To act as enthusiastic advocates for Cambridge East 
•  To feed back to relevant organisation  
•  To attend meetings, or in extremis send a deputy 
•  To be open and honest with other Board members so as to create an 
environment that facilitates productive challenge of poor aspirations 
and performance.   
 
Responsibilities of members 
 
•  To attend meetings or in extremis to nominate a deputy to attend 
•  To ensure strong communications between Board members 
•  To create an environment that facilitates productive challenging of poor 
aspirations and performance and contributes to the success of the 
project 
•  Openness, honesty, commitment to the shared endeavour and a 
supportive attitude towards colleagues   
 
Frequency of meetings 
•  Quarterly, and additionally to suit planning needs. 
Distribution of papers and minutes 
In addition to Board members and support staff, the following officers will receive 
copies of papers, minutes and general correspondence relating to the Delivery 
Board. 
 
Officer Organisation 
Kathy Baldwin 
Cambridgeshire County Council New Communities 
Joseph Whelan 
Cambridgeshire County Council New Communities 
David Carford 
Cambridgeshire County Council New Communities 
Caroline Hunt 
South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Policy 
Keith Miles 
South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Policy 
Jane Green 
South Cambridgeshire District Council Major Developments 
Tom Barrance 
South Cambridgeshire District Council 
Glen Richardson 
Joint Urban Design Team 
David Roberts 
Cambridge City Council 
Janine Richardson 
Cambridge City Council Major Developments 
Sharon Brown 
Cambridge City Council Major Developments 
Ken Hay 
Cambridge City Council Community Services 
Sara Cass 
Cambridge City Council Planning Policy 
Tim Wetherfield 
Cambridge City Council 
 
 
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