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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 10 May 2017 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 11 May to Friday 26 May 2017

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 11 May
Fri 12 May

Mon 15 May
Tue 16 May	6pm	Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting	Swansley Room	Ian Senior
Wed 17 May
Thu 18 May
Fri 19 May


Mon 22 May
Tue 23 May
Wed 24 May
Thu 25 May	2pm	Council	Council Chamber	Wilma Wilkie
Fri 26 May

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.

Planning Training at Cambridge City Council - 31 May 2017

For the special attention of those who will be members of the Planning Committee for the 2017/18 municipal year

Cambridge City Council are hosting an all day planning training course on Wednesday 31 May.

If you would like to attend this course, please contact me: patrick.adams@scambs.gov.uk

(01954) 713408

Licensing Training at Cambridge City Council - 12 June 2017

For the special attention of those who will be members of the Licensing Committee for the 2017/18 municipal year

Cambridge City Council are hosting an all day licensing training course on Monday 12 June.

If you would like to attend this course, please contact me: patrick.adams@scambs.gov.uk

(01954) 713408

Safeguarding through Licensing: 10 July 2017 at SCDC

This training is mandatory for any councillors wishing to serve on Licensing Panels for the 2017/18 municipal year

The Council are hosting an all day licensing training course at South Cambs Hall in Cambourne on Monday 10 July.

The course objectives: To provide a forum for discussion and learning amongst key stakeholders in relation to safeguarding issues around children and other vulnerable people where licensing can make a difference. These events will look at lessons to be learned as well as examining successful and emerging initiatives involving all partners with a role in protecting children and vulnerable adults.
This event is aimed at local authority officers, police officers, social services and all who are involved in the safeguarding of vulnerable persons. The Institute of Licensing accredits this event at 5 hours CPD.

If you would like to attend this course, please contact me: patrick.adams@scambs.gov.uk

(01954) 713408

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

03/05/2017	Cambridge News online	Developers of 6,500 home new town accused of 'packing them in like sardines'	Link
03/05/2017	Cambridge News online	Everything you need to know about voting in the Cambridgeshire County Council and mayor elections	Link
03/05/2017	Cambridge News online	Hollywood star's mum standing in Cambridgeshire seat in the general election	Link
05/05/2017	BBC Online	Tory James Palmer is the first mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	Link
05/05/2017	Cambridge News	'Sardines' claim over new town for Waterbeach site	P6
05/05/2017	Cambridge News	Hollywood star's mother standing stands at general election	P11
06/05/2017	Cambridge News	Spread the word plea to eco home owners (Property news)
08/05/2017	Mail online	Couple who built four-room extension with office, gym and playroom before trying to claim it was a CARAVAN are ordered to knock it down after linking it to their home without permission	Link
09/05/2017	Cambridge News	Court orders couple to demolish their 'caravan'	P3

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.

Friday 5 May: BBC online: Government to publish draft clean air strategy

The Government is set to publish a draft air pollution plan today.

Sunday 7 May: Times: Council tenants ‘must stop smoking’

Smoking should be banned in new council homes to protect children, the president of the Faculty of Public Health has said.

Monday 8 May: Times: Councils ‘ignore powers to limit housebuilding on the green belt’

Research by the Campaign to Protect Rural England has revealed that communities face a ‘postcode lottery’ over homes being built in the countryside, due to some councils not using powers to protect it.

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

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