Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 20 June 2018 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 21 to Friday 6 July

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 21 Jun	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Mezzanine	Ian Senior
	6pm	Scrutiny and Overview Committee	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace
Fri 22 Jun

Mon 25 Jun	11am	Licensing Committee	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace
Tue 26 Jun	10am	Civic Affairs Committee	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams
Wed 27 Jun
Thu 28 Jun	9:30am	Cabinet	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Fri 29 Jun


Mon 2 Jul
Tue 3 Jul
Wed 4 Jul	4pm	Greater Cambridge Partnership Board	Guildhall, Cambridge	Democratic Services
Thu 5 Jul
Fri 6 Jul

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Monthly Parish Council Bulletin PDF 639 KB

Please find attached the latest A14 Parish Bulletin from Highways England, covering June to July 2018.

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.

Village Design Statement Launch on Tue 26 June 6pm to 8pm PDF 90 KB

Please find attached an invitation to all District and Parish Councillors to the launch of the Village Design Statements project on Tuesday 26 June from 6pm to 8pm in the Council Chamber at South Cambs Hall in Cambourne.

For more information on the project, please contact Hana Loftus, Special Projects Officer, either by e-mail: hana.loftus@scambs.gov.uk or by phone: 07811 385893

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.

Introduction to Overview and Scrutiny: Thu 21 June at 2pm

Course: Introduction to Overview and Scrutiny

Date: Thursday 21 June

Time: 2pm to 5pm

Venue: Council Chamber at South Cambs Hall, Cambourne

This course is being run by Paul Cutler from the Centre for Public Scrutiny. It is for all Scrutiny and Overview Committee members and substitutes and will focus on the functions of the Scrutiny and Overview process. The training is scheduled to take place before the first meeting of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee at 6pm on the same day.

Member Development Day: Fri 22 June (all day)

Four courses:

9am to 11am: Casework & Community Advocacy

11:30am to 1:30pm: Managing Difficult People

1:45pm to 3:45pm: Safe & Confident Use of Social Media

4pm to 6pm: Chairing Skills

These courses are being run by David McGrath of Link Support Services. Members do not have to attend the whole day but can pick slots that are convenient to them. These courses will be held again on Monday 30 July.

Mock Licensing Hearing: Mon 25 June (after Licensing Committee)

Course: Mock Licensing Hearings

Date: Monday 25 June

Time: Afternoon (after Licensing Committee meeting)

Venue: Swansley Room, South Cambs Hall, Cambourne

For members of the Licensing Committee to provide experience of sitting on three member panels that determine licensing applications relating to taxi drivers and various premises.

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

13/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Can sociable streets compete with car convenience?	P4	Article about consultation into RLW Waterbeach plans. Cllr Van de Weyer quoted
13/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Top tips for recycling	P8	Plastic recycling advice taken from latest South Cambs Magazine
13/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Pause to Park & Rides threatens 'vital' local plans	P18	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted about call-in of Mayor's interim transport plan
13/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	New busway route deferred	P22	Cllr Aidan Ven de Weyer quoted about pause of Cambourne to Cambridge busway scheme
13/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Scrutiny committee calls in mayor's transport plan	Link
13/06/2018	Star Radio Online	Countdown to Parklife is on	Link
14/06/2018	Cambridge News	Family day promises to be lots of fun	P11	Parklife article
14/06/2018	Cambridge Network	Comment on new town proposals	Link	RLW Estates Waterbeach consultation starts
14/06/2018	Cambridge Independent online	The countdown to Parklife at Milton Country Park has begun	Link
14/06/2018	Cambridge Network	Countdown to Parklife is on	Link
15/06/2018	Cambridge News	Have your say on town plan	P13
15/06/2018	Cambridge News online	The change in the law that could tackle illegal gypsy and traveller camps	Link
15/06/2018	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Hazel Smith interviewed about call for independent commission to provide traveller accommodation
17/06/2018	Cambridge News online	Traveller camp on Cambridge housing estate doubles in size	Link
18/06/2018	Cambridge News	Watchdog move to police illegal camps	P4
19/06/2018	Cambridge Network	First residents move into affordable homes in Northstowe	Link

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.

Thursday 14 June: Guardian: Air pollution “cuts lives short by half a year”

Toxic air pollution is reducing life expectancy by an average of six months and costing the regional economy around Manchester £1 billion a year, a new IFS report has claimed.

Sunday 17 June: Times: Fear over Countryside Impact of Road-Building Programme

The Government’s £15 billion road-building programme could cut through areas of unspoilt countryside and natural beauty, residents fear.

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 13 JUNE 2018

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’.

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Sale of land to the south of 43 St Audreys Close, Histon CB24 9JX for Self-Build

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The Leader and Housing Portfolio Holder have

AGREED to approve for sale of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) land to the south of 43 St Audreys Close, Histon, which has outline planning permission for 1 dwelling.

Please note that this decision was first published on Friday 15 June and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 22 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 25 June.

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Sale of land to the rear of 1 Westfield Road, Fowlmere SG8 7SN for Self-Build

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The Leader and Housing Portfolio Holder have

AGREED to approve for sale of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) land to the south of 1 Westfield Road, Fowlmere, which has outline planning permission for 1 detached house.

Please note that this decision was first published on Friday 15 June and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 22 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 25 June.

12.

Sale of Land to the rear of 1 Benet Close, Milton for Self-Build

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The Leader and Housing Portfolio Holder have

AGREED to approve for sale of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) land to the rear of 1 Benet Close, Milton, which has outline planning permission for a single dwelling for the best value price of £195,000..

Please note that this decision was first published on Friday 15 June and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 22 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 25 June.

13.

Demolition of 1 and 3 Pembroke Way Teversham and the redevelopment of site to provide 6 New Council Homes

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The Leader and Housing Portfolio Holder have

AGREED to approve the revised scheme for demolition of 1 to 3 Pembroke Way, Teversham with the replacement of 6 new modern energy efficient council homes.

Please note that this decision was first published on Friday 15 June and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 22 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Monday 25 June.

Leader and Housing Portfolio Holder have agreed To approve

14.

Designation of Babraham Neighbourhood Area

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The Planning Portfolio Holder, with the approval of the Deputy Leader,

AGREED to approve the designation of a Neighbourhood Area for Babraham as proposed by the Parish Council.

This decision was first published on Monday 18 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 25 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 26 June.

15.

Designation of Sawston Neighbourhood Area

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The Planning Portfolio Holder, with the approval of the Deputy Leader,

AGREED to approve the designation of a Neighbourhood Area for Sawston as proposed by the Parish Council.

This decision was first published on Monday 18 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 25 June. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 26 June.

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

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