Information

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 4 October 2017 12.00 p.m.

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

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No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 5 October to 20 October

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 5 Oct

Fri 6 Oct

Mon 9 Oct

10am

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub- Committee

Swansley Room

Victoria Wallace

Tue 10 Oct

Wed 11 Oct

Thu 12 Oct

10am

Health & Wellbeing Portfolio Holder Meeting

Jeavons Room

Patrick Adams

Fri 13 Oct

 

Mon 16 Oct

Tue 17 Oct

6pm

Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder Meeting

Swansley Room

Ian Senior

Wed 18 Oct

3:30pm

Housing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Swansley Room A

Victoria Wallace

Thu 19 Oct

Fri 20 Oct

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2.

Audit of Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority 2016/17

In accordance with The Account and Audit Regulations 2015 s.19 please note that the Audit of Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority Statement of Accounts for the period ending 31st March 2017 is complete.

The Statement of Accounts (including the Annual Governance Statement and Narrative Report), External Auditors Report and Notice of Audit Conclusion are all available on the CPCA website:

http://www.cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/about-us/committees/audit-and-governance-committee/

3.

Working with Young People Networking and Information Event: Tue 7 Nov at 5pm

Following last year's successful event, we are again holding a Working with Young People Networking and Information Event at Milton Country Park Visitor's Centre.  It will be on Tuesday 7th November 5 - 7 pm with registration and refreshments from 4.15 pm.  The event is for youth workers, parish and district councillors and others involved in provision for young people, or interested in setting something up, and will include presentations from youth projects and updates on funding opportunities, governance and training.

 

Further information will be available at https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/working-young-people-networking-and-information-event.

 

Please spread the word to others who might be interested.  To book call 01954 713070 or email duty.communities@scambs.gov.uk with name, postal address, email address, phone number (optional) and role (parish councillor/youth worker/other).

4.

Mobile Post Office at Cambourne

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A mobile postal service is now being provided on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 16:00 in the car park at Cambourne Hub, High Street, Cambourne.

 

More information is available from the website: www.postofficeviews.co.uk

Branch code: 02345899

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

5.

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

27/09/2017

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Best kept garden awards: Interview with winning gardener

Scroll to 1:50 in

 

27/09/2017

Cambridge News

Go the whole hog and make bus services free'

P16

 

27/09/2017

Star Radio Online

Gong awarded to the blooming marvellous

Online here

 

27/09/2017

Cambridge News online

Green light for huge £200 million Cambridge development funding bid

Link

 

28/09/2017

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Anna Bradnam interviewed about bid to redevelop Cambridge Northern Fringe East

 

 

28/09/2017

Cambridge Independent online

£2m bid for government cash to bring more shops, restaurants and affordable homes to Cambourne High Street

Link

 

28/09/2017

The Planner

CPCA approves £200m application for government housing fund

Link

 

28/09/2017

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Simon Edwards interviewed about £2m bid to improve Cambourne High Street

 

 

28/09/2017

Star Radio Online

Date for paper caddy removal confirmed

Link

 

28/09/2017

Star Radio Online

£2 million bid to Government to unlock 'vibrant' High Street and affordable homes

Link

 

28/09/2017

Heart Cambs Radio

Cambourne £2million High Street bid

Twitter and bulletins

 

29/09/2017

Cambridge News

Cambourne could be getting a £2 million makeover

Link

 

29/09/2017

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

£50k pledge looks to improve bus travel

 

 

29/09/2017

Cambridge Independent

South Cambs kick-starts Cambridgeshire bus improvements with £50,000 pledge

Link

 

30/09/2017

Cambridge Independent

Get involved in the big conversation about the future of Greater Cambridge

Link

 

01/10/2017

Cambridge News online

This is why so many Travellers are pitching up illegally in Cambridgeshire at the moment

Link

 

02/10/2017

Cambridge News

Subsidies for buses needed (Letter - Cllr Bridget Smith)

P18

 

02/10/2017

Cambridge News

Tough role of a Traveller bailiff (SCDC mentioned)

P8 and 9

 

 

6.

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.

 

Friday 29 September: BBC online: “Mentally impaired” missing out on council tax discount

Ten of thousands of people diagnosed as “severely mentally impaired” could be missing out on a council tax discount, an investigation by Money Saving Expert warns.

 

Friday 29 September: Guardian: End ‘bonkers’ felling of Sheffield trees, urges Gove

Environmental Secretary Michael Gove has asked government officials to explore ways of stopping the

 

Saturday 30 September: BBC online: Halt Universal Credit now, critics say

Former Government adviser Dame Louise Casey has called on the Government to pause Universal Credit welfare reforms.

 

Sunday 1 October: Sunday Times: Council plans voluntary mansion tax

Westminster City Council plans to launch the country’s first ‘mansion tax’ for the owners of properties worth more than £10 million.

 

Monday 2 October: BBC online: Theresa May promises £10 billion Help to Buy boost

Theresa May has said that the Government will find an extra £10 billion for Help to Buy scheme to let another 135,000 people get on the property ladder.

 

Monday 2 October: Mail: Littering penalties

Concerns have been raised over wardens employed by Kingdom Services issuing penalties to residents for “accidental littering”.

 

Wednesday 4 October: BBC News: Council house building announcement by PM

The Prime Minister is today set to announce a massive council house building programme.

7.

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 WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 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’

8.

Community Chest: Funding Applications

The  Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder agreed the following Community Chest funding:

 

Name of applicant

Project description

Total cost of project (£)

Total awarded (£)

Willingham Bowls Club

Improvement of club facilities & Sports Curriculum for 11 year olds

£1,300

£648

Great Shelford Football Club

Playing area security & seating

£500

£500

Hatley Parish Council

Playground equipment

£1,791.61

£1,000

 

The Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder refused the following applications:

 

Name of applicant

Project description

Total cost of project (£)

Total applied for (£)

Reason for refusal

Harston & Newton County Primary School

Development of an environmental area

£5,334

£1,000

Does not comply with the Community Chest criteria

S J Judo Club

Purchase of judo & crash mats

£5,433.60

£1,000

Does not comply with the Community Chest criteria

 

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

9.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

 

 

Agendas

·                      Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee Mon 9 October

 

Decisions

·                      Community Chest: Funding Applications

·                      Civic Affairs Committee 28 September

·                      Council 28 September