Information

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

Items
No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 18 October to 2 Friday November 2018

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 18 Oct

4pm

Climate & Environment Advisory Committee

Jeavons Room

Patrick Adams

 

6pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Swansley Room

Victoria Wallace

Fri 19 Oct

Mon 22 Oct

Tue 23 Oct

Wed 24 Oct

6pm

Brexit Advisory Group

Monkfield Room

Ian Senior

Thu 25 Oct

Fri 26 Oct

 

Mon 29 Oct

Tue 30 Oct

Wed 31 Oct

Thu 1 Nov

Fri 2 Nov

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2.

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme pdf icon PDF 409 KB

Please find attached road closures information for w/c 15 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 Highways England website.

3.

A14: Cambridge Crematorium Closure for Two Weekends pdf icon PDF 110 KB

Please note that due to work on the Local Access Roads, the Cambridge Crematorium will be closed for the next two weekends. Please see attachment for more details.

4.

Variation of Scheme of Executive Delegation pdf icon PDF 449 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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

5.

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

10/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Route for improving transport from south-east to be agreed

P6

GCP article

10/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

A10 on agenda

P6

GCP article

10/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

5,000 homes and 7,000 jobs for the city fringe - if £193m funding secured

P7

About Cambridge Fringe North East (sewage works)

10/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Increasing concerns' with authority

P17

Combined Authority article

10/10/2018

Cambridge Independent

Letter: Minor repair adds to delays

P26

Letter from Cllr from Geoff Harvey re A11 roadworks

10/10/2018

Cambs Times Online

Calls for Cambridgeshire to back people's choice over Brexit

Link

County-focussed. Mentions recent SCDC motion on Brexit

10/10/2018

Planning Resource

Don't underestimate resource required for joint plans

Link

Stephen Kelly quoted: Behind subscription wall

11/10/2018

Cambridge News

We need a people's vote on Brexit'

P16

County-focussed. Mentions recent SCDC motion on Brexit

11/10/2018

Royston Crow online

New Wimpole Hall trail approved

Link

 

12/10/2018

Cambridge News

Go-ahead for new trail at tourist attraction

P15

Flags Planning Committee approval of new trail at Wimpole Hall

12/10/2018

Cambridge News online

Public transport alternative to A1307 'road of death' gets green light

Link

 

15/10/2018

Cambridge News

Councillors are urged to make a stand on Brexit (City Council motion - SCDC motion
 also mentioned)

P9

 

15/10/2018

Cambridge news

Councillors are still making the major decisions (GCP letter)

P31

 

15/10/2018

Cambridge Independent online

Homeowner stumped after cutting hole in protected tree

Link

 

16/10/2018

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Mark Howell interviewed on breakfast show about Papworth X3 bus service

TBC

 

16/10/2018

Cambridge News

£1,300 for protected tree damage

P7

 

16/10/2018

Cambridge News

Concerns raised over arrival of Universal Credit

P9

Cllr John Williams and Cllr Bridget Smith quoted. Cllr Gavin Clayton and Cllr Jose Hales mentioned

 

6.

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.

 

Thursday 11 October: Guardian: Councillor resigns after hospitality inquiry

Westminster City Council’s Deputy Leader, Cllr Robert Davis, who received hospitality from property developers seeking planning permission, has resigned after an internal investigation found he breached the authority’s code of conduct.

 

Friday 12 October: Guardian: Universal credit

Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has been criticised for admitting some families will be “worse off” under reforms.

 

Tuesday 16 October: BBC Online: Universal credit rollout further delayed

Ministers are reportedly planning to further delay the rollout of Universal Credit.

7.

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

8.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

Agendas

·                      Climate & Environment Advisory Committee 18 October

 

Decisions

·                      Planning Committee 10 October

·                      Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board 11 October

 

Minutes

·                      Climate & Environment Advisory Committee 20 September

 

9.

SCDC Starters and Leavers

New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Leonard Lomas

Job title: Refuse Loader

Date started: 10 October 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff who have left

 

Name: Marianna Duncakova

Job title: Sub Regional Home-Link Administrator

Date leaving: 26 October 2018

 

Name: Rachal Hodson

Job title: Intelligence Officer (Fraud)

Date left: 10 October 2018