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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 27 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 28 June to Friday 13 July 2918

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
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 Executive Board	Guildhall, Cambridge	Democratic Services
Thu 5 Jul
Fri 6 July


Mon 9 Jul
Tue 10 Jul
Wed 11 Jul	10:30am	Planning Committee	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Thu 12 Jul
Fri 13 Jul

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

Planned Roadworks - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme PDF 697 KB

Please find attached the latest details of the planned roadworks on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme.

To contact your A14 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. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on our website.

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.

Planning Services - Tuesday 3 July 6pm to 7:30pm

Training: Planning Services

Date: Tuesday 3 July

Time: 6pm to 7:30pm

Description: Aimed at new Members but available as a refresher for all Members.

Briefing from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development on the services delivered within 3C Shared Planning service.

Housing Training on Thursday 5 July 4pm to 5:30pm

Training: Housing

Date: Thursday 5 July

Time: 4pm to 5:30pm

Description:

Briefing from the Director on Housing and South Cambs Ltd. Aimed at new Members but available as a refresher for all Members.

Finance Training: Monday 9 July (all day)

Training: Finance

Date: Monday 9 July

Time: All day

Description:

An introduction to Local Government Finance recommended for all new Councillors but available to all as a refresher.

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

20/06/2018	Cambridge Independent online	Travellers need more places to camp legally in South Cambridgeshire says council	Link
20/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Mayor: There's a lot of nonsense said about me (Combined Authority - Mayor)	P1 and 7
21/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Travel app paving the way for greener transport modes (GCP)	P4
22/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Milton Road revamp finally moves forward - but will it work?	P6 and 7
23/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Why we love Waterbeach station (SCDC consultation on planning application mentioned)	P13
24/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Water, walls and caving at Parklife event	P14
25/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Bus service is in crisis' we should subsidise it more (Cllr John Williams quoted - GCP)	P20
26/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Travellers need more places to camp legally	P22
27/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Being proactive to prevent more travellers' visits (Cllr Topping)	P30
28/06/2018	Cambridge Independent	Athletes rise to the challenge (all ability event)	P111
21/06/2018	Cambridge TV	Cllr Hazel Smith interviewed on responses to Government Gypsy and Traveller consultation
22/06/2018	Cambridge News	The smart way to travel around (GCP)	P16
22/06/2018	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Van de Weyer interviewed about air quality and Harston bypass
23/06/2018	Cambridge News online	A14 roadworks noise is keeping our kids up all night and ruining their education'	Link
26/06/2018	Cambridge Independent Online	Thousands expected at free family fun day Parklife this weekend	Link
26/06/2018	Horticulture Week Online	Plans submitted for "pioneer" landscape-led Cambridgeshire community masterplanned by LDA Design	Link	References Waterbeach new town application from RLW
26/06/2018	Star Radio Online	Final preparations for Parklife 2018	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.

Friday 22 June: Telegraph: Planning Application fall

Figures show that planning applications have fallen by 5 per cent in the three months to March compared with the same period last year.

Sunday 24 June: Observer: Social Housing is a now a Vanishing Option for Poorer Young Families

Analysis by the Resolution Foundation has found that struggling young families have seen their access to social housing fail as fast as their chances of buying a new home.

Wednesday 27 June: Times: Cheap car washes fund Modern Slavery, MPs told

Cheap car washes could be funding Modern Slavery, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee were warned yesterday.

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 20 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’.

Community Chest Grants

View the background to item 9.

The Finance Portfolio Holder, with the agreement of the Leader

AGREED to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee:

Applicant	Village(s) affected	Description	Total applied for (£)	Total recomm- ended (£)	Additional conditions/ comments
Waterbeach and Landbeach Action for Youth	Waterbeach & Landbeach	Purchase of music equipment and games console	1,000.00	1,000.00
A.M. Challis Trust Ltd	Sawston	Purchase a scratter, press and sterilising unit to hold own apple pressing day	885.00	885.00	Publicise and loan to neighbouring villages
Swavesey Badminton Club	Swavesey	Purchase of junior squash rackets and shuttlecocks	529.00	529.00
1st Hardwick and Highfields Caldecote Scouts	Hardwick and Caldecote	Purchase of a kayak trailer	1,000.00	1,000.00
Gamlingay Parish Council	Gamlingay	Picnic Table for the off road bike track	994.80	497.40
Hardwick Play Parks Group	Hardwick	Purchase of a climbing wall for the playground	1,000.00	1,000.00
Litlington Congregational Church	Litlington	Replacement of the church sound system	1,000.00	1,000.00
Mother Goose Pre-school	Wimpole	Purchase of a storage shed	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fulbourn Primary School PTA	Fulbourn	Purchase of new play equipment	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bassingbourn Cricket Club	Bassingbourn	Purchase of a roller for the cricket square	1,000.00	1,000.00
Linton Jazz	Linton	Banners to hang over music stands	900.00	Nil	No develop-mental aspect to project
Cambridge Open Art Exhibition	Rampton	Purchase of replacement exhibition stands	1,000.00	1,000.00	Publicise and loan to other South Cambs groups
Swavesey Community Choir	Swavesey	Purchase of music books	818.00	414.00
Lolworth Parish Meeting	Lolworth	Resurface of the footpath to All Saints Church	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bassingbourn Air Cadets	Bassingbourn	Purchase of drums for the marching band	892.36	892.36
Linton Village Cricket Club	Linton	Purchase of an auto rotorake for the cricket wicket	1,000.00	1,000.00
Friends of Saint Mary’s Church Comberton Trust	Comberton	Restoration and repair works to prevent water ingress	1,000.00	1,000.00
Sawston Youth Group	Sawston	Purchase of musical equipment including, 4 bugles with retaining chain and case and 10 Bell Lyre Cord Kits	870.00	870.00
Milton Cricket Club	Milton	Coaching training to enable launch of a youth section through liaison with local schools	1,000.00	1,000.00
Oakington & Westwick Parish Council	Oakington & Westwick	Installation of 22 flower planters in the village	1,000.00	500.00	Ability of parish councils to precept
Linton United Reformed Church	Linton	Lowering of the step from the pavement to make premises wheelchair accessible	1,000.00	1,000.00
Duxford Pre-school	Duxford	Refurbishment of storage shed	1,000.00	1,000.00
Abington Allotment & Leisure Gardeners Association	Abingtons	Purchase of a secure steel storage shed	1,000.00	500.00	Ability of parish councils to precept (PC owned)
Duxford Bowls Club	Duxford	Replacement of uneven & dangerous paving	500.00	250.00	Ability of parish councils to precept (PC land)
Revitalise Respite Holidays	Bartlow, Cottenham, Linton & Milton	Volunteering opportunity at a centre for respite care breaks	708.00	Nil
All Saints’ Playgroup	Melbourn	50th anniversary book	600.00	Deferred	Awaiting documentation
Whittlesford Parish Council	Whittlesford	Purchase of litter bins	1,000.00	500.00	Ability of parish councils to precept (PC land)
Gamlingay with Hatley St.George & East Hatley Parochial Church Council	Gamlingay, Hatley St George & East Hatley	Repair and redecoration of the north wall of the church	750.00	750.00
Little Shelford Bowls Club	Little Shelford	Re-wiring of changing room and equipment shed	1,000.00	1,000.00	Agreed subject to no awards from other bodies
Madingley Parochial Church Council	Madingley	Protection of 16th century stained glass panel	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bottisham Swimming Club	Histon & Impington	Purchase of hand paddles, kick boards & pull buoys	1,000.00	1,000.00
Barton Parish Council	Barton	Fencing for play area	1,000.00	500.00	Ability of parish councils to precept
Magpas Air Ambulance	District Wide	Purchase seven ‘Resus dummies’ for CPR training	1,000.00	1,000.00
Gamlingay School’s Out Club	Gamlingay and surrounding villages	Start-up costs for club	£750.00	£750.00
Cottenham Colts FC	Cottenham	Purchase portable football posts	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fulbourn Parish Council	Fulbourn	Purchase and install hexagonal tree seat	900.00	450.00	Ability of parish councils to precept
Horseheath Cricket Club	Horseheath	Refurb of toilets and showers. Work to be done by member.	1,000.00	1,000.00
Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society	Melbourn	Purchase new wireless microphones	998.00	998.00
Melbourn Community Hub Management Group	Melbourn	Replacement of old non-stackable chairs	954.00	954.00
Fen Drayton Pre-School	Fen Drayton	Purchase shed & trampoline	985.98	985.98
Meldreth Pre-School	Meldreth	Financial support for premises move incl table purchases	1,000.00	270.00	Tables only. Other items ineligible
The Ickleton Society	Ickleton	Book about Ickleton and the Great War	1,000.00	Nil	Support ethos, but not project. To work with applicant to re-apply.
Willingham Combined Charity	Willingham	Purchase fencing for allotment	1,000.00	Defer	Awaiting documentation
Gallery Writers	Meldreth	Purchase of a website package so community can access media relating to river Mel	800.00	800.00
Community Sparx CIC	Hardwick	Purchase of a licence/service agreement	1,000.00	1,000.00
Granchester Parish Council	Grantchester	Removal and replanting of a tree as well as reduction of existing tree	1,000.00	Nil	Parish council responsibility
Meldreth Bowls Club	Meldreth	Purchase a new mower	1,000.00	1,000.00
Melbourn Parish Council	Melbourn	Replacement of the hardstanding surrounding the war memorial	1,000.00	500.00	Award due to centenary year
Ladybird Playgroup	Thriplow	Purchase of a giant slide, wall-mounted chalkboard set & Tike Town playhouse	560.00	560.00

These decisions were first published on Monday 25 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Monday 2 July. If not called-in these decisions can be implemented on Tuesday 3 July.

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Community Energy Grants

View the background to item 10.

The Finance Portfolio Holder, with the agreement of the Leader

AGREED to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee, with an increase of 20% for Milton Community Centre:

Applicant	Decision
Milton Community Centre	1,424.40
Fowlmere Recreation Ground & Village Hall	1,380.00
Cambridge Sea and Royal Marines Cadets	2,650.00
Little Gransden Village Hall	3,000.00
Hatley Parish Council	Defer
Fen Drayton Village Hall	2,482.00
Meldreth Bowls Club	2,400.00
Foxton Village Hall	Defer

These decisions were first published on Monday 25 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Monday 2 July. If not called-in these decisions can be implemented on Tuesday 3 July.

11.

Response to Cambridge and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Preliminary Draft Consultation

View the background to item 11.

The Deputy Leader, with the agreement of the Leader, resolved:

1) To agree:

(i) the response to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Preliminary Draft Consultation that is consistent with the views set out in this report; and

(ii) that officers may submit the final response to Cambridgeshire County Council.

2) That the Portfolio Holder agree any changes arising from the Cambridge City Council consideration of the report that are consistent with the interests of SCDC.

Please note that the Chairman of Council and the Chairman of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee have agreed to waive the call-in process on the grounds of urgency and so this decision can be implemented.

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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