Agenda

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

Items
No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 4 October to Friday 19 October

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 4 Oct

Fri 5 Oct

Mon 8 Oct

Tue 9 Oct

Wed 10 Oct

9:30am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Thu 11 Oct

4pm

Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board

Council Chamber

Democratic Services

Fri 12 Oct

 

Mon 15 Oct

Tue 16 Oct

Wed 17 Oct

10am

Licensing Committee

Monkfield Room

Victoria Wallace

 

1.15pm

CDRP Board Stakeholder Event

Swansley Room

Patrick Adams

Thu 18 Oct

4pm

Climate & Environment Advisory Committee

Jeavons Room

Patrick Adams

 

6pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Swansley Room

Victoria Wallace

Fri 19 Oct

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

2.

Constitution Review

The Constitution Review Task and Finish Group is scheduled to meet on 15 October 2018 and is due to consider any comments received from Members on the Constitution.  There is still time for you to pass on your views.  Please send your comments, highlighting any ambiguities, omissions or other issues that you feel would merit review, to democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk by 8 October 2018.

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

3.

Planned Road Closures w/c 1 October - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon pdf icon PDF 367 KB

Please find attached road closures information for w/c 1 October, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or the 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

John Birchall - John.Birchall@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 the 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.

4.

Greater Cambridge Partnership Briefing - Thu 11 Oct at 2pm

Date: Thursday 11 October

Time: 2pm

Venue: Swansley Room

Briefing: On the work of the Greater Cambridge Partnership.

 

Please let Democratic Services know if you plan to attend.

5.

Housing Strategy Workshop - Mon 22 Oct at 5pm

You are invited to attend a Workshop to help the Council prepare for a new Housing Strategy.  The workshop will be structured with a presentation from various officers across the Council highlighting the issues/challenges in terms of housing and the importance of the Housing Strategy in relation to Planning, Health, the Economy and the Environment.  Following on from the presentation, there will be a chance for questions and discussion about the key issues in your wards, what you would want to see housing look like in the District over the next 10 years and what you think the Council's priorities should be.

 

The Workshop is planned for: Monday, 22nd October at 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm in the Council Chamber.

 

If you are able to attend, please could you let Elaine Field know - elaine.field@scambs.gov.uk

GENERAL INFORMATION

6.

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

29/09/2018

Cambridge Independent online

19,500 homes on way in South Cambridgeshire as local plan is adopted

Link

 

 

7.

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.

 

Friday 28 September: ITV Online: Half of eateries “are hiding their hygiene score”

Half of restaurants and takeaways are not declaring their food hygiene score in the windows of their premises, research from the LGA and the Food Standards Agency has revealed.

 

Monday 1 October: Independent: Councils brace for biggest government cuts since 2010

The LGA is warning that the biggest cuts to government funding since 2010, despite unprecedented pressure and demand, could risk “tipping many over the edge”.

 

Tuesday 2 October: Guardian: OPINION: Only a total rethink can solve the Housing Crisis

Journalist and commentator Dawn Foster argues that housing should be supplied by government alongside other basic public services such as the NHS and the Welfare State.

8.

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

9.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

Agendas

·                      Planning Committee 10 October

·                      Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board 11 October

 

Decisions

·                      Council 27 September

 

Minutes

·                      Cabinet 5 September 9:30am

·                      Planning Committee 12 September

·                      Cabinet 24 September 9:30am

·                      Cabinet 24 September 10am