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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 7 December 2016 12.00 p.m.

Contact: Patrick Adams 01954 713408 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk

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Meetings and events from Thursday 8 December to Friday 23 December 2016

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 8 Dec	4pm	Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive Board	Council Chamber	Patrick Adams
Fri 9 Dec	10am	Civic Affairs Committee	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams

Mon 12 Dec
Tue 13 Dec	2pm 6pm	Planning Portfolio Holder Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder’s - CANCELLED	Monkfield Room	Ian Senior
Wed 14 Dec	11am 2pm	Shadow Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Economic Development Portfolio Holder - CANCELLED	Peterborough United Football Ground	Cambs County Council
Thu 15 Dec
Fri 16 Dec


Mon 19 Dec
Tue 20 Dec
Wed 21 Dec
Thu 22 Dec	5pm	Environmental Services Portfolio Holder	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams
Fri 23 Dec

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS & PARISH COUNCILS

BT Removal of Phone Box on Cambridge Road, Fulbourn PDF 44 KB

Following the consultation that was launched on 19 October 2016 the following draft decision has been made in response to a proposal by British Telecommunications plc for the removal of the public telephone on Cambridge Road, Fulbourn. The relevant Parish Council has been advised.

The consultation follows an agreed process in line with Ofcom guidance.

For further information if required, please contact partnerships@scambs.gov.uk

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

The Council has made the following decisions and will amend the asset register accordingly:

Thriplow Village Hall, 1 Middle Street, Thriplow, Royston, Herts, SG8 7RD

Thriplow Smithy, The Green, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7QZ

The Recreation Ground, Fowlmere Road, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7QU

The Cricket Meadow, Fowlmere Road, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7QU

Thriplow Village Green, The Green, Thiplow, Royston, Herts, SG8 7QZ

Land to the north of Pepperslade, Heathfield, Duxford, Cambridge, CB22 4XT

Land West of Ringstone, Heathfield, Duxford, Cambridge, CB22 4GY

The following nominations were withdrawn by Thriplow Parish Council:

The Green Man, 2 Lower Street, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RJ

Thriplow Village Shop, 2 Middle Street, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RD

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid

UPCOMING DISTRICT COUNCILLOR TRAINING

Unless otherwise specified, please confirm your availability to attend any of the following briefing or training events by contacting Patrick Adams on 01954 713408. This will ensure your training records are kept up to date and suitable venue and catering booking can be made. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Media Monitoring

Arising from the results of the Member Communication Needs Survey, many members highlighted the fact that residents found out about SCDC matters through the media.

The Council’s Communications Team will produce a weekly summary of recent news items to be published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of SCDC.

Contact the Communications Team for further information.

Date	Publication	Details

30/11/2016	Cambridge News	Our youth knows best (letter - reference Cllr Roberts)	P20
30/11/2016	Cambridge Independent	Devolution - what will it mean for Cambridgeshire?	P8 and 9
30/11/2016	Cambridge Independent	Orbital buses get support but City Deal will hold off	P16
30/11/2016	Cambridge Independent	Forget light rail ideas and focus on cycleways	P26
02/12/2016	Cambridge News	Residents' dismay over 'enormous' phone mast (SCDC planning permission)	P5
02/12/2016	Cambridge Independent online	South Cambridgeshire District Council wants to know which services residents prioritise	Link
03/12/2016	Cambridge News	City could face '25,000 extra journeys a day' (City Deal)	P7
05/12/2016	Cambridge News	Your views sought on spending	P6
05/12/2016	Cambridge News	Transport hub 'needs to be further out from city' (City Deal)	P6
05/12/2016	Cambridge News	Bus slip road inaction may make council look 'very silly'	P6
05/12/2016	Cambridge News	Our youth knows best (letter - reference Cllr Roberts)	P18
06/12/2016	Cambridge News	Planners 'misled' on busway route (City Deal)	P5 and online

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

The Local Government Association provides a list of news headlines relevant to its members. Please click the headlines below for more details.

Thursday 1 December: Telegraph: Recommendations to reduce air pollution

The health watchdog NICE has produced a series of recommendations to tackle air pollution.

Thursday 1 December: BBC Online: More than 250,000 are homeless in England

Shelter has found that more than a quarter of a million people are homeless in England.

Thursday 1 December: Telegraph: New homes flood risk

Government figures show that nearly one in 10 new homes built in England last year was in a flood-risk area.

Saturday 3 December: Times: Beaver dams could help in fight against flooding

Beavers may act as a natural solution to England’s flooding problems, a study by the University of Exeter has claimed.

Monday 5 December: BBC Online: Last winter’s flooding “most extreme ever” in UK

Flooding across parts of the UK last winter was the most extreme on record, according to experts.

View Planning Applications

To view the list of planning applications that have recently been submitted to the Council, please visit the authority’s on-line Planning Application Search. Once the page has loaded, you can use the Search option to set your own criteria of parish, area and date range.

The system will provide a range of information on current and decided applications since 1948, including a brief description of the development, reference number, decision and the date of decision. More recent applications show the name and telephone number of the council officer who is dealing with the application.

Search results are presented in a collection of pages, the number of which depends on the number of results your search produces. There are navigation tools to allow you to browse your results.

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information

OTHER INFORMATION

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