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Please find below this week’s update on the A14 closures from Highways England.

Below are this week’s planned closures and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

This week’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon closures;

Mon 12 to Wed 14

A1 northbound Buckden to Brampton Hut (each night, 9pm – 6am)

Mon 12 to Fri 16

A14 eastbound Histon J32 entry slip (each night, 9pm – 6am)

Thurs 15 to Fri 16

A1 southbound Alconbury to Brampton (each night, 9pm – 6am)

A1 northbound Buckden to Alconbury (each night, 9pm – 6am)

Sat 17 to Sun 18

Full closure Grafham Rd (Sat 8pm – Sun 3pm), to demolish existing bridge.

A1 northbound Buckden to Brampton Hut (8pm – 3pm)

A1 southbound Brampton Hut to Brampton (8pm – 3pm)

We regularly update details of closures specific to our A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/a14c2h) and Twitter (@A14C2H) pages. You can also find our latest posts by searching #A14C2Hclosures.

Our official diversion route will be signposted and you can find diversion maps on our social media pages (or just email us for additional copies).

For questions about our A14C2H closures or scheme, just email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk. For updates or information about closures not related to our scheme email info@highwaysengland.co.uk or call 0300 123 5000.

Please note - closures may be subject to change, so check out our social media pages daily for updates.

To contact your sections Stakeholder Manager, please use the email addresses below or our A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2:Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line

Jon Lewell - jon.lewell@thea14.com

Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey

Jade Pettit - jade.pettit@thea14.com

Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton

Bob Pettipher - bob.pettipher@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times.

Please find attached a letter from Cambridge Water providing details of the maintenance work being carried out between the junction of Trafalgar Way and Saxon Way, Bar Hill:

Friday 16 February 8:30pm to 6:00am

Saturday 17 February 6:30pm to 6:00am

Thursday 8 February: BBC Online: Council tax rises planned “across England”

Research carried out by the Local Government Information Unit think-tank suggests that nearly all councils in England are set to raise council tax and charges this year amid concerns for their financial stability.

Saturday 10 February: Mail: Recycling targets ‘go up in smoke’

Figures show 10 million tons of household waste was incinerated in England in 2016, compared with 4.3 million in 2010.

Monday 12 February: Guardian: Northamptonshire faces up to financial pressure

The headquarters of Northamptonshire County Council ‘is likely’ to be put up for sale, three months after it was opened, it is reported.

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’. 

Cabinet endorsed the business case for the creation of a Green Energy Loan Fund and approved further work to establish and launch the fund by mid-July 2018.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet:

1.    Approved access to Cambridgeshire County Council’s procurement for an energy contractor under the Greater London Authority’s “Re:fit” framework at no upfront cost, allowing South Cambridgeshire District Council to make use of services and expertise of Bouygues (the successful contractor) and exploit key benefits of the RE:fit scheme, as detailed in Table 1 of the report.

2.    Agreed that South Cambridgeshire District Council request the investigation by Bouygues of:

(i)    Income generating and/or cost saving energy investment opportunities at the South Cambridgeshire Hall site.

(ii)   Income generating and cost saving energy investment opportunities at the planned new build Sports Pavilion and Community Centre sites at Northstowe.

(iii)  Opportunities to add non-financial value to the Council’s footway lighting stock.

3.    Supported the formation of a Renewables Reserve Working Group charged with commissioning investigations, identifying and assessing opportunities, making recommendations and providing 6-monthly updates to CMT, annual updates to EMT and quarterly updates to Cabinet in relation to the investment of funds from the Renewables Reserve.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet considered the recommendations from the Member Task and Finish Group on supporting rural businesses and:-

(1)  Agreed, the following recommendations to be implemented within existing resources:

(a)  Recommendation 1:  Improve South Cambridgeshire District Council’s engagement with local businesses through:

(i)    The development and implementation of a South Cambridgeshire business engagement plan;

(ii)   Revamping and relaunching the Council’s business webpages; and

(iii)  Developing a South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘business visit’ offer.

(b)  Recommendation 3: Support local business through the provision of business support workshops.

(c)  Recommendation 5 (b): The development of Neighbourhood Planning guidance on employment land and premises and Recommendation 5 (c): The provision of a workshop and guidance for councillors and officers on the need/scope for employment land in and on the edge of villages and the use of the flexibility allowed for in planning policy.

(d)  Recommendation 6: Ask the Planning and Portfolio holders to implement the following actions - Recommendation 6 (a) Ensure that the affordable housing needs of rural business employees (and potential employees) and the resulting risks to business growth are recognised and addressed in the development of South Cambridgeshire District Council housing and planning policies. To include:-

(i)    The Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy

(ii)   The Greater Cambridge Local Plan including Rural Exception Sites

(iii)  Planning SPDs; and

Recommendation 6 (b): Consider how the Council’s affordable housing initiatives and joint ventures with partners could potentially help to deliver homes for key employees, for example, through community-led development, modular housing, build to rent schemes and the review of older people’s housing accommodation.

(e)  Recommendation 7: Request that the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership consider rural business crime as part of their Strategic Assessment process.

(f)   Recommendation  8: Monitor progress on Brexit and engage with and influence Government directly and through the Combined Authority and LEP on the opportunities for and impacts of Brexit on South Cambridgeshire businesses.  Review work at the end of 2018 with a view to preparing for outcomes of Brexit.

(2)  Agreed the following recommendations in principle, subject to further work to develop more detailed proposals and resource requirements:

(a)  Recommendation 2 (a): The provision of a resource pack, seed funding and research to support the development of business networks within and across South Cambridgeshire’s villages and Recommendation 2 (b) Facilitating the development of local business apps.

(b)  Recommendation 5 – Ensure that officers, councillors, communities and businesses have the sufficient information available to them to make informed decisions on employment sites and premises through:

(i)    Recommendation 5 (a): Ensuring that the evidence collected to underpin the Economic Development Strategy and Local Plan includes analysis of the demand and supply of business premises within individual areas and across the district and addresses the availability and potential of agricultural premises.

(ii)   Recommendation 5 (d): The development of a South Cambridgeshire property information/inward investment offer.

(c)  Recommendation 6(c): Review of current processes for developing and varying s106 and s278 agreements for housing development with the aim of speeding up the implementation of planning permissions.

(3)  Agreed that Cabinet reviews progress against the agreed recommendations in 6 months.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet

A)   Authorised the Chief Executive, in consultation with Portfolio Holders, to prepare detailed implementation plans and associated performance measures and ensure these are reflected in directorate service plans and quarterly Position Reports during 2018/19.

B)   Authorised the Chief Executive to make any minor wording changes required to final drafts, in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet

Approved the Strategic Risk Register and Matrices set out in Appendices D – E to the report, subject to retaining the previous risk rating for STR 25 (Risk of Designation as a Poorly Performing Planning Authority), rather than decreasing the gross rating from 20 to 9 and net rating from 12 to 9 as proposed in paragraph 18 of the submitted report.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet agreed to make an initial investment, up to the sum indicated in the exempt report from the Executive Director, towards the cost of further design and feasibility work.  

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

Cabinet agreed recommendation 4(a) as set out in the exempt report.

Please note that this decision was first published on Monday 12 February and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 19 February at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 20 February.

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder

AGREED        to approve the guidance and application form for the new Community Energy Grant Scheme ready for launch on 1 March 2018.

This decision was first published on Thursday 8 February and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 15 February. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 16 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