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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 22 August 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 23 August to Friday 7 September

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 23 Aug
Fri 24 Aug

Mon 27 Aug
Tue 28 Aug
Wed 29 Aug
Thu 30 Aug
Fri 31 Aug


Mon 3 Sep
Tue 4 Sep	10am	Civic Affairs Committee	Swansley Room A & B	Patrick Adams
Wed 5 Sep	9.30am	Cabinet	Swansley Room A & B	Ian Senior
Thu 6 Sep
Fri 7 Sep	2pm	Employment & Staffing Committee	Swansley Room A & B	Patrick Adams

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

Lifestyle Services Booklet PDF 2 MB

A ready resource of information to signpost our residents to everything from social care, mental health services and domestic abuse to anti-natal services and physical activity.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

The Council has received the following nominations:

In Swavesey - The White Horse Inn

The Council will make its decision by 11 October 2018

In Guilden Morden - The Craft

The Council will make its decision by 28 August 2018

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid

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

15/08/2018	Ely Standard Online	Gothic house in Cottenham with crumbling masonry and broken glass leads to fine for owners	Link
15/08/2018	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Douglas de Lacey interviewed on drive time about food bank campaign	Scroll to 1h 7m in
15/08/2018	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Voice piece in PM bulletins about Cllr de Lacey's foodbank campaign	N/A
16/08/2018	Cambridge News	Shops urged to act as food drop-off sites	P15
16/08/2018	Cambridge News	Councillors fear universal credit could lead to more homelessness	P14	Report from recent scrutiny and overview committee meeting
16/08/2018	Cambridge News	Revealing the extent of proposed new development	P18 & 19
16/08/2018	Cambridge Network	Council chairman launches foodbank campaign in South Cambridgeshire villages	Link
16/08/2018	Cambridge Independent online	Concern Greenways cycle routes will 'overcrowd' congested Cambridge streets	Link	GCP article about Greenways scheme
17/08/2018	Cambridge News	Plans for new Waterbeach town 'are still lacking focus'	P9
18/08/2018	Cambridge News online	Pathetic' fly-tippers leave four-foot mounds of rubbish on conservation-area farm	Link
21/08/2018	Cambridge News	Farmer left furious at 'pathetic' fly-tippers	P8	Cllr Neil Gough quoted
22/08/2018	Cambridge Independent	MP steps in over incinerator plan as crowdfunding begins	P8	Mentions South Cambs Hall as potential venue for planning meeting that will now be at Shire Hall
22/08/2018	Cambridge Independent	Local authority homes among 20 in village development	P16

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 18 August: Telegraph ‘Free’ furniture street fly-tippers warned they face fines

Councils have said the practice of leaving unwanted furniture marked ‘free’ on streets is illegal and warned culprits could face the same punishments as fly-tippers by being given fines and even jail terms if they repeatedly offend.

Saturday 18 August: Telegraph Tax on ‘bad plastic’ expected in Budget to boost recycling

A plastic tax will soon be introduced by the Government to curb the use of non-recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food trays, ministers have indicated, which is expected to be announced in the next Budget.

Monday 20 August: Guardian Yorkshire council leaders threaten to pull out of asylum seeker housing scheme

Council leaders in Yorkshire have threatened to pull out of a scheme to house asylum seekers unless their concerns about the current system are addressed

Tuesday 21 August: Mail Aldi banishes black plastic that can’t be recycled

Black plastic that cannot be easily recycled is being phased out by supermarket chain Aldi

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 15 AUGUST 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’.

HRA Aquisition of dwelling - 7 Spar Close Cambourne

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing AGREED to purchase the property on the open market in line with the attached confidential market appraisal.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 22 August and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 30 August. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 31 August.

Community Led Housing Grant Application

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing AGREED to approve a community-led development grant fund of £4,500 to Waterbeach CLT.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 22 August and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 30 August. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 31 August.

Amendment of Head lease of existing transfer of land at Holme Way, Churchfield Way, Sunderland's Avenue and Dale Way Sawston

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing AGREED to approve Clarion’s request for SCDC to grant a new lease to them (overriding lease), which will sit above the Head Lease and be for a term expiring on 21 April 2132.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 22 August and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 30 August. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 31 August.

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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Variation of Scheme of Executive Delegation PDF 436 KB

The Leader of the Council has notified the Chief Executive of a variation to the Scheme of Executive Delegation. See the attached form for further details.

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