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

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 15 March and Friday 30 March 2018

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 15 Mar

Fri 16 Mar

2pm

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee

Monkfield Room

Victoria Wallace

Mon 19 Mar

10am

Employment Committee – CANCELLED

Tue 20 Mar

2pm

Planning Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Monkfield Room

Ian Senior

 

6pm

Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Swansley Room

Ian Senior

Wed 21 Mar

3:30pm

Housing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Monkfield Room

Victoria Wallace

 

4pm

Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board

Cambs County Council

Kathrin John

Thu 22 Mar

10am

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee

Monkfield Room

Patrick Adams

Fri 23 Mar

 

Mon 26 Mar

Tue 27 Mar

Wed 28 Mar

Thu 29 Mar

10am

Partnerships Review Committee-

CANCELLED

Fri 30 Mar

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2.

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon - Open Doors Event pdf icon PDF 417 KB

Message from Highways England:

On Saturday 24 March we’ll be participating in the ‘Open Doors - Get in to Construction’ event and welcoming the public to visit one of our three compounds.

 

They’ll have the opportunity to come out on a guided tour and take a look at some of the great work that the project is doing. Plus members of our team will be available to answer any questions you may have.

 

Simply click on the links below or visit www.opendoors.construction.co.uk to book a slot. Places are limited, so do circulate the attached leaflet on your own websites and notice boards.

 

Swavesey

Ermine Street (A1198 near Godmanchester)

Brampton

 

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch on 0800 270 0114 during site hours 8am - 5pm or email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk.

GENERAL INFORMATION

3.

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

07/03/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Plans for Hinxton agri-tech scheme discussed. Reporter on site, local Parish Council and applicant interviewed

Scroll to 40 mins in

Context is this scheme will be decided at SCDC Planning Committee today

07/03/2018

Cambridge News

Why new 3,500 homes village is needed

P6

Pro-development article about Bourn Airfield

07/03/2018

Cambridge News

Proposal for £25m sports complex on the edge of city

P8

Flags consultation into rowing lake plans

07/03/2018

Cambridge News

Letter: Building a village hall is needless

P20

Letter critical of planning permission given for new Hauxton Village Hall

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Traffic will increase if Park & Ride is approved say group

P4

Article based on GCP Plans for new park and ride at Hauxton

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

£25m watersport complex floated for north of city

P5

Flags consultation for rowing lakes proposal

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

New City stadium given go-ahead

P5

 

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Views on Great Abington plan sought

P11

Flags consultation into Great Abington Neighbourhood Plan

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

New 3,500-home development 'too close to villages'

P15

Article about Countryside proposals for Bourn Airfield. Mentions SCDC Local Plan

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Green is the colour of money for groups

P16

Article about launch of Community Green Energy Fund

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

New hotel and pub planned

P20

Article about plans for new hotel and pub in Cambourne. SCDC mentioned but no quote.

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Hope for the High Street

P20

Short item about unsuccesful bid for HIF funds to revamp Cambourne High Street

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Letter: Developments will lower quality of life

P31

Follow-up letter to previous article about balancing growth with quality of life

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent

Waterbeach Meeting

P32

Short info item highlighting upcoming Waterbeach Community Forum on 14 March

07/03/2018

Cambridge Independent Online

A plan for a huge AgriTech park near Hinxton that could have created almost 5,000 new jobs has been refused

Link

Includes SCDC quote from Cllr Corney

07/03/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Pippa Corney interviewed about refusal of planning permission for AgriTech Hinxton

Scroll to 1h 7m in

Cllr Corney interview followed by interview with Smithson Hill

07/03/2018

Cambridge News online

What's happening with the massive agri-tech park planned for South Cambs?

Link

Flags refusal of planning application for Hinxton AgriTech park

08/03/2018

Eastern Echo

Countryside presents proposal to build 3,500 homes

Link

Flags upcoming developer exhibitions on Bourn Airfield scheme and how fits into Local Plan

08/03/2018

Cambridge News

Hopes still high for agri-tech park despite planners' rejection

P17

 

08/03/2018

Heart Radio Online

South Cambs Rejects Agri-Tech plans

Link

 

09/03/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Plans for 3,500 homes at Bourn Airfield go on display

Scroll to 18 mins in

Bourn Cllr Des O'Brien interviewed about his opposition to the plans and Countryside rep

09/03/2018

Cambridge Independent Online

Chance to look at plans for huge new South Cambridgeshire village

Link

Article about developer exhibitions

09/03/2018

Cambridge Indepenent Online

Green is the colour of money for South Cambridgeshire community groups

Link

 

09/03/2018

24housing.co.uk

New research recommends major increases in older people's housing

Link

 

09/03/2018

Star Radio Online

Community Awards honour local dedication

Link

 

13/03/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Coverage of our older people's housing research news release

Scroll to 1h 7m in

 

13/03/2018

Boutique Hotelier

Hotel Felix gets the green light for 16-bedroom £2.5m extension

Link

 

14/03/2018

Cambridge News

Office plan at new station is back on

P2

Article about proposals for new office block building at Cambridge North

 

4.

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.

 

Saturday 10 March: BBC Online: “Poo-shaming” map hopes to tackle dog fouling

Village residents in Wimbington, Cambridgeshire, have come up with a “poo-shaming” map in a bid to tackle dog fouling. Fenland District Council has recently stepped up its patrols in the county.

 

Monday 12 March: Sky News: Hammond confident of ‘real change’ as he looks for new ways to cut plastic waste

Philip Hammond will use his first Spring Statement on Tuesday to call for evidence on how to reduce the environmentally damaging waste in similar ways to the plastic bag charge.

 

Monday 12 March: Telegraph: Poor broadband hurting rural areas

Slow broadband and a lack of digital skills are preventing billions of pounds being added to the rural economy, according to a report.

5.

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

OTHER INFORMATION

6.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

 

 

Agendas

·                      Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee 16 March (Waggon & Horses – Milton)

·                      Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder 20 March

·                      Planning Portfolio Holder’s Meeting 20 March

·                      Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board 21 March

·                      Housing Portfolio Holder’s 21 March

 

Decisions

·                      Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly 28 February

 

Minutes

·                      Scrutiny & Overview Committee 6 February

 

Plans

·                      Notice of Key and Non Key Decisions to be made from 7 March

 

7.

SCDC Starters and Leavers

New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Chris Coker

Job title: Environmental Health Officer

Date started: 1 February 2018

Staff who have moved jobs

 

Name: Dean Scrivener

Old Job: Planning Project Officer

New Job: Senior Planning Officer

Date moved: 1 February 2018

 

Name: Rebecca Whitney

Old Job: Planning Project Officer

New Job: Senior Planning Officer

Date moved: 1 February 2018