Agenda
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Meetings and events from Thursday 23 July to Friday 7 August 2020
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INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS |
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Road Closures for Week Commencing 20 July due to A14 Improvements Please find attachedroad closures information for w/c 20 July, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.
Please note, an additional closure for tonight (Friday) listed below: 9pm – 6am
To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or our A14 helpline.
For all queries in relation to the main scheme Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line, Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey & Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk
Section 6: Huntingdon town centre Samantha Kedie – samantha.kedie@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. |
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Work begins next month to upgrade our streetlights to low-energy LEDs Works to upgrade all South Cambridgeshire District Council standard streetlights to low-energy LEDs will begin in August and be completed by March 2021. The upgrade will benefit communities and the environment by reducing the energy used by our streetlights by 60%, improving the quality of the lighting and reducing light pollution. Further details on the upgrade, including a current timetable for works can be found on here on our website. Contact: helen.taylor@scambs.gov.uk |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Media Monitoring
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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Thursday 16 July, Telegraph, Planning reforms “will ride roughshod over local areas” An LGA letter – signed by 15 other organisations – including the Town and Country Planning Association and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation – have urged the Government to keep planning in England local to ensure people have a say over development in their communities.
Thursday 16 July, FT, Council mergers will be price for elected mayors, minister says Local Government Minister Simon Clarke said that any area that wanted an elected mayor and a devolution deal would have to form streamlined unitary authorities.
Friday 17 July, BBC Radio 4 You and Yours: Fly-tipping LGA Environmental spokesperson Cllr David Renard was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours today about fly-tipping and the use of fixed penalty notices to tackle the problem.
Saturday 18 July, Sky News Online: Councils to get new shutdown powers Councils in England will get new powers from today to shut pubs, cafes, shops and restaurants, as well as close public places and cancel events, in areas hit by coronavirus outbreaks.
Sunday 19 July, Sunday Telegraph: “Cycling revolution” routes challenged Councils have been using £250 million in emergency government funding to promote walking and cycling to relieve pressure on public transport during the coronavirus
Wednesday 22 July, BBC Online: Home owners in England permitted to add two extra floors Home owners will soon be allowed to add an extra two floors to their houses without requiring full planning permission, and developers will be able to demolish unused commercial premises and build residential units. |
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View Planning Applications
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EXECUTIVE DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE WEDNESDAY 15 July 2020
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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Provision of 36 Affordable Dwellings at Bennell Farm, Toft The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing AGREED to make amendments to the Land Transfer Deed, as legally required.
This decision was first published on 17 July and so the deadline for call-in is 24 July at 5pm. |
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Approval of five Topics Papers as supporting evidence for Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan which is due to go out to consultation between 27 July 2020 and 5 October 2020 The Deputy Leader of Council AGREED the five Topic Papers appended to this decision in support of the draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan.
This decision was first published on 16 July and so the deadline for call-in is 23 July at 5pm. |
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Consultation response to the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) Sub Strategy The Leader of Council AGREED to confirm that the letter and detailed response set out in Appendix 1 of this decision should be made to the Combined Authority on the CAM Sub Strategy.
This decision was first published on 17 July and so the deadline for call-in is 24 July at 5pm. |
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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/your-council-and-democracy/access-to-information/ |
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Local Authority Discretionary Grant Funding for Small Businesses Policy The Chief Executive 1. Approved the updated Local Authority Discretionary Grant Funding for Small Businesses Policy. 2. Endorsed previous operational decisions of the Chief Finance Officer to award grants in accordance with Government guidance. 3. Authorised the Chief Finance Officer to approve future individual discretionary grants for small businesses up to £10,000. |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov |
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SCDC Starters and Leavers
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