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

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No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 23 March to Friday 7 April 2017

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 23 Mar

9:30am

 

10am

Planning Committee

 

Civic Affairs Committee

Council Chamber

 

Swansley Room

Ian Senior

 

Patrick Adams

Fri 24 Mar

Mon 27 Mar

Tue 28 Mar

Wed 29 Mar

Thu 30 Mar

Fri 31 Mar

9:30am

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee

Swansley Room

Patrick Adams

 

Mon 3 Apr

Tue 4 Apr

2pm

Planning Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Monkfield Room

Ian Senior

Wed 5 Apr

10:30am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Thu 6 Apr

Fri 7 Apr

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

2.

Deadline for Expenses Claims for 2016/17

Please note that the deadline for Members’ expenses for 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 is: 9am on Monday 3 April

 

This is to allow the accounts to be closed in accordance with the timescales set by the Government. Please contact Patrick Adams for further details.

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

3.

Great Shelford Post Office - Moving to New Premises

 

The Great Shelford Post Office has moved from 18 High Green to Kash Stores on 33-35 Hinton Way.

Opening hours are:

Mon-Sat: 07:00 to 19:00

Sun: 07:00 to 13:00

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

4.

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

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

A14 project team launches mobile visitor centre (coming to SCDC offices)

P2

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

Scotland farm could be new P&R

P5

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

Concern over piecemeal parking (City Deal)

P5

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

 'People power' will get City Deal schemes ready for 2020

P11

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

Greenways to get Greater Cambridge on its bike (City Deal)

P12

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

Community heroes get recognition

P13

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge Independent

New affordable housing scheme in village hailed a success

P14

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge News online

South Cambridgeshire honours unsung heroes at community awards

Link

 

15/03/2017

Cambridge News online

Councillor resignation triggers by-election

Link

 

16/03/2017

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Topping interviewed about Foxton Railway crossing and plans for development

 

 

16/03/2017

Cambridge News

…but bikes are welcome here

P1 and 5

 

16/03/2017

Cambridge News

Resignation triggers by-election

P9

 

16/03/2017

Royston Crow online

‘It shows what can be achieved when we work together’ – Steeple Morden parish litter pickers get stuck in to clean up Odsey

Link

 

16/03/2017

Cambridge News online

City Deal bosses vow to widen search for solutions to A428 traffic jams

Link

 

16/03/2017

Cambridge News online

Heidi Allen MP opens new homes in Caxton - for villagers only

Link

 

17/03/2017

Cambridge News

MP opens fantastic new doors in village

P4

 

17/03/2017

Cambridge News

City Deal: Search for new park and ride site to be stepped up

P9

 

17/03/2017

Cambridge News

Devolution is way forward for region

P12

 

18/03/2017

Cambridge News and online

6,500 new homes plan 'would discourage the use of bicycles'

P9 and online

 

19/03/2017

Haverhill Echo online

Linton and seven neighbouring villages awarded grants for scheme that supports the elderly

Link

 

19/03/2017

Cambridge Independent online

Greenways will help South Cambridgeshire residents get on their bikes

Link

 

21/03/2017

Cambridge News

Landlord fined over fall at pub

P9

 

 

5.

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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 16 March: Financial Times: Low productivity and deprivation to test regional mayors

In May, mayors will be elected in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Tees Valley, Liverpool, Peterborough & Cambridgeshire and the West of England.

 

Saturday 18 March: Telegraph: Idyllic rural image hide poverty and isolation

A new report by the LGA and Public Health England warns that the idyllic image of the countryside is masking pockets of rural ill-health and deprivation.

 

Saturday 18 March: Telegraph Online: Relax rules and build on green belt to ease housing crisis

Britain should relax planning restrictions in the green belt to ease the housing crisis, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

 

Tuesday 21 March: Mail: Small firms forced to stump up for inaccurate tax bills

Some shops and small businesses face waiting for business rates relief after paying inaccurate tax bills following the first revaluation of the bills for seven years.

 

Wednesday 22 March: Radio 4’s File on Four: “Councils in crisis”

Radio 4’s File on Four explores how local government is having to find new ways to raise money and pay for services.

6.

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.

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE 15 MARCH 2017

In accordance with the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, any executive decision shall be published normally within five days of being made.  That record will bear the date on which it is published and will specify that the decision will come into force, and may then be implemented, on the expiry of 5 working days after the publication of the decision, unless called in for review by the Chairman of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or by any five other councillors.

 

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’

7.

Community Housing Fund

The Housing Portfolio Holder:

 

APPROVED   the proposed use of funds outlined in Option A of the report, agreeing to explore the potential for a joint community led programme with Cambridge City Council, with Community Land Trust (CLT) East providing the Gold Kickstart Package.

 

This decision was first published on Friday 17 March and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 24 March at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 27 March.

8.

Interim Housing Strategy Statement 2017

The Housing Portfolio Holder:

a)    APPROVED the Interim Housing Strategy Statement 2017.

b)    AGREED the proposals for a joint Cambridge City/South Cambridgeshire Housing Strategy from 2018.

 

This decision was first published on Friday 17 March and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 24 March at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 27 March.

9.

Affordable Homes Service Plan 2016/17 and 2017/18

The Housing Portfolio Holder:

a)    APPROVED  the Affordable Homes Service Plan for 2017/18.

b)    NOTED  the progress to date on existing projects within the 2016/17 Service Plan.

 

This decision was first published on Friday 17 March and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 24 March at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 27 March.

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

10.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

Agendas

·                      Planning Committee 23 March

Decisions

·                      Housing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting 15 March

Minutes

·                      Environmental Services Portfolio Holder’s Meeting 15 February

·                      Planning Committee 1 March

·                      Council 21 March

Plans

·                      Forward Plan of Key Decisions March 2017