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In January 2016 we consulted on the Cross City Cycle scheme, five cycling projects to boost and improve cycling across Cambridge. One of these projects is ‘Links to Cambridge North Rail Station and Science Park’.

The ‘Links to Cambridge North Rail Station and Science Park’ project is a route along Green End Road and Nuffield Road. We consulted on on-road and off-road options along these roads and the results for the proposals for Nuffield Road were mixed. A number of concerns were raised that the proposals did not represent a high quality route and cyclists were unlikely to cross the road twice to access the shared provision on the north side of the road.

As a result of the consultation responses we have worked with our consultants and stakeholders to look at an alternative segregated provision for cyclists. We would very much like to hear your views on these proposals. The consultation is taking place from Friday 27 January – Friday 10 March 2017.

You can complete the survey and find out more about the scheme, including visualisations and detailed drawings of the scheme online at www.gccitydeal.co.uk/Cross-City-Cycling.

We will be holding a drop-in consultation exhibition event on Tuesday 31 January, 18:15 – 20:15 at the Shirley Community Nursery & Primary School, Nuffield Road, Cambridge. As well as having an exhibition in the Brown Fields Community Centre between the 13 and 17 February. Project officers will be available at the exhibition on Tuesday 14 February between 12:00 – 14:00 to speak with the public and answer any questions.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us, should you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Katie Cross

The Greater Cambridge City Deal Team

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.

Neighbourhood Planning expert Andrew Ashcroft is returning to South Cambs to run a bespoke policy-writing workshop.  This session is aimed at parishes already designated as Neighbourhood Planning Areas who may, in the near future if not already, be at the stage of writing policies.

If this applies to you, the date for your diaries is Weds 22 February 2017, from 6-8.30pm in the Swansley Room at SCDC.

Attendees will be asked to have read the following:

·         the 'my community' guidance on policy writing - http://mycommunity.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Writing-planning-policies-v51.pdf

·         the Sutton St Nicholas Plan, which Andrew will use as a mini case study - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/4655608/sutton_submission_ndp.pdf

and each Neighbourhood Planning group will be asked to submit, no later than Weds 1 Feb:

• a schedule of policies you intend to include in your plan (without details/text)
• details of policies where you might be struggling; the draft policy and supporting text that you have assembled at that point.

Contributing this information will make the workshop very relevant to your particular circumstances and give you practical tips for use in developing your own plans. 

If you have not already done so, please book now along with your neighbourhood planning colleagues (no maximum number) and please also submit any policy information you wish to have reviewed in the session.

Can I also take this opportunity to remind you that we have a Neighbourhood Planning Facebook Group for your use as a forum for information exchange, and where we post pertinent news items:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/925756057520296/

Please sign up if you think this would be useful to you.

As promised, we have organised the next South East parishes patch meeting.  This meeting will look at 'services for older people' and will be an opportunity to find out about some of the services already in place locally, and for them to showcase what they do.  We will be looking at the kinds of services and ideas you might like to see replicated in your local area, how to make this happen and hopefully giving information about setting up, funding, training and support. There will be time allocated to networking, stalls and case studies to take away on the day.

Confirmed speakers and attendees include:

·         Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - warden schemes, visiting schemes and handypersons scheme

·         Care Network Cambridgeshire - car schemes, navigators and care schemes

·         Jean Newman, Older People's Co-ordinator for Histon & Impington - her role and funding model

·         Joy Bray, Parish Councillor for Great Wilbraham - mental health first aid training

·         Helen Stepney / Jane Lampshire - activities for older people and Active & Healthy for Life GP referral scheme

·         Cambridgeshire County Council - a range of topics including Good Neighbour Schemes, scams and rogue trader prevention, time-banking

·         Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - funding opportunities

·         Cambridge CVS - support with setting up and running groups, funding, training and governance

If you, your parish council members, or members of your community with a keen interest would like to come, please contact kathryn.hawkes@scambs.gov.uk or call 01954 712932 as soon as possible.  Refreshments will be available on the night.

Thursday 26 January: BBC Online: Fly-tippers’ rubbish trail that could have been fatal

A country lane was forced to close after fly-tippers dumped rubbish stretching 300ft and 15ft wide along it. Central Bedfordshire Council is working to clear the rubbish.

Friday 27 January: Express: Councils make funding plea after warning of £5.8 billion shortfall

The Local Government Association has warned that more than two thirds of councils will have to find greater than expected savings to plug gaps next year, as a result of government funding reforms.

Tuesday 31: Mail: MPs criticise wealthier locations refusing to house asylum seekers

Asylum seekers must be placed in prosperous parts of the country to ease the burden on public services in poorer areas, according to the Home Affairs Select Committee.

A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.

The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. 

The Planning Portfolio Holder has decided to object to the removal of the BT telephone box at Whittlesford (in the layby opposite Duxford Imperial War Museum).

This decision was first published on 1 February 2017 and so the deadline for call-in is 8 February 2017 at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on 9 February 2017.

The Housing Portfolio Holder has decided to waive the Designated Protection Area for the scheme at Cody Road, Waterbeach, conditional to confirmation from the Homes & Community Agency.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 31 January and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 7 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Wednesday 8 February.

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