Agenda

Please note that during the pre-election “Purdah” period we will be producing a shorter version of the Weekly Bulletin which is limited to links to any agendas, minutes or decisions published in the last week and a list of starters and leavers.

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’. 

The Planning Portfolio Holder

1.    Adopted the Foxton Conservation Area Appraisal, containing the new Conservation Area boundary; and

2.    Gave delegated authority to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder, to make minor amendments to the document attached to the agenda’

This decision was first published on 26 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 4 April. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Thursday 5 April.

The Planning Portfolio Holder

·         Agreed the responses to the representations received to the Land North of Cherry Hinton SPD (Appendix B) and the consequential amendments to the Land North of Cherry Hinton document (Appendix C); and

·         Approved the Land North of Cherry Hinton SPD (Appendix C) in anticipation of the adoption of the Local Plan, and to agree that it should be carried forward for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document at the same time as the Local Plan.

This decision was first published on 26 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 4 April. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Thursday 5 April.

The Planning Portfolio Holder

(a)       agreed the Council’s response (as set out in Appendix 1) to the public consultation on the submission version of the Great Abington Former LSA Estate Neighbourhood Plan that is currently subject to public consultation;

This decision was first published on 26 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 4 April. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Thursday 5 April.

The Planning Portfolio Holder

(a)          revised officer hourly rate for Planning Performance Agreements – Appendix 1 – to be implemented with effect from 1 April 2018; and

(b)          agreed that the new rates should be reviewed ln 12 months’ time.

This decision was first published on 26 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 4 April. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Thursday 5 April.

The Planning Portfolio Holder

(a)          Approved a Blue Plaque Scheme in South Cambridgeshire;

(b)          Endorsed an extension of the existing local scheme administered by Cambridge Past Present and Future (CPPF) into South Cambridgeshire with a representative from the Council elected annually to The CPFF Blue Plaque Committee;

This decision was first published on 26 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 4 April. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Thursday 5 April.

The Housing Portfolio Holder

1.    approved the project, the projected expenditure, the work undertaken to date and agrees to the project being rolled out in accordance with the draft programme which is estimated to be completed within a two year timescale;

2.    agreed to a proposed allocation of £205,000 to be vired from the existing capital budget and recouped from realised increased revenue and capital receipts;

3.    agreed to the proposed dedicated staffing resource to assist in managing and taking forward the project; and

4.    agreed that a Deed of Variation should be included in all future leases of equity share properties to ensure that leaseholders are not in a position to block any change of use proposed for communal rooms on the sheltered housing scheme where they reside.

This decision was first published on 22 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 3 April.

The Housing Portfolio Holder approved the amendments to the Home Link and Allocations Policy attached as Appendix A to the report.

This decision was first published on 22 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 3 April.

The Housing Portfolio Holder agreed

1.    To lift the stair-casing restriction on shared ownership properties in Cambourne; and

2.    on grant funded schemes, to apply to Homes England (previously known as the HCA) for a waiver of the restriction. 

This decision was first published on 22 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 3 April.

The Housing Portfolio Holder

1.            Approved the Heads of Terms attached as Appendix 1 to the report; and

2.            Agreed that, following approval of the Heads of Terms, a legally binding Strategic Collaboration Agreement would be drafted for both parties to sign up to.

This decision was first published on 22 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 3 April.

The Housing Portfolio Holder approved the Affordable Homes Service Plan for 2018-19 (Appendix 2 to the report) and noted the progress to date on existing projects within the 2017-18 Service Plan.

This decision was first published on 22 March 2018 and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 29 March. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 3 April.

The Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder

1.    agreed the following grants:

2.    Because of the limited funding available and the non-time-sensitive nature of the applications, the Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder deferred the following applications until the meeting in May 2018:

·         Waterbeach and Landbeach Action for Youth (WAY)

·         A M Challis Trust Ltd.

3.    Deferred the application from Swavesey Badminton Club and asked officers to present the application to a future meeting after ascertaining why the club needed to buy additional equipment specifically for junior members.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 21 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Wednesday 28 March. If not called-in the decision can be implemented on Thursday 29 March.

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