Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 14 October 2020 12.00 p.m.

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

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 15 October to Friday 30 October

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 15 Oct

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Fri 16 Oct

-

-

-

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Mon 19 Oct

10am

Cabinet

Online Meeting

Ian Senior

Tue 20 Oct

-

-

-

-

Wed 21 Oct

-

-

-

-

Thu 22 Oct

10am

Employment & Staffing Committee

Online Meeting

Patrick Adams

Fri 23 Oct

-

-

-

-

 

Mon 26 Oct

-

-

-

-

Tue 27 Oct

-

-

-

-

Wed 28 Oct

-

-

-

-

Thu 29 Oct

-

-

-

-

Fri 30 Oct

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Online Meeting

Aaron Clarke

 

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

2.

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 12 October relating to the A14 Improvements pdf icon PDF 24 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for the week commencing 12 October in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

Please note, the A14 westbound Brampton Interchange J22 to A1 northbound free flow link closure is being carried out by our Operational colleagues. We have listed it here due to the proximity of our ongoing work.

 

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

 

General Information

3.

Media Monitoring

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The Council’s Communications Team produce a weekly summary of recent news items which is published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of the Council.

Please contact the Communications Team for further information.

 

Date

Publication

Details

07/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Energy-saving move for district's streetlights

P2

 -

07/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

£340m investment in South Cambs

P5

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07/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Consultation due on £100m GCP projects

P10

GCP article

07/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Cllr Bridget Smith column: Guidance and support for district's businesses

P30 & P31

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07/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Column from Anthony Browne MP: Pushing for the changes to put illegal parkers on notice

P31

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07/10/2020

Building Products online

£59m invested into Cambridge thanks to new developments

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08/10/2020

Cambridge Independent online

Plans for Milton police station to replace Parkside base submitted by Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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Planning application submitted

09/10/2020

Cambridge News

Proposal put forward for new police station

P5

Planning application submitted

10/10/2020

Cambridge News

Police and councils get cash in Covid compliance battle

P5

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11/10/2020

Cambridge Independent online

The vision for the OxCam Arc explained: Doubling economic output, doubling nature and building one million new homes

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12/10/2020

Cambridge News

Work starts on final part of city cycling scheme

P5

GCP article

12/10/2020

Cambridge News

New streetlights will cut council electricity bills

P7

 -

12/10/2020

Cambridge News

Letter: Much to lose by Marshall's move away from city

P17

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12/10/2020

Cambridge News

Letter: Does planning divide separate the city?

P17

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12/10/2020

Contract Journal online

Cambridgeshire council appoints two partners for development programme

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13/10/2020

Cambridge News

Letter: Why was the fly-tipping fine so small?

P19

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13/10/2020

Planning, BIM and Construction Today online

Plans in for Orchard Park development in Cambridge

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Planning application submitted

14/10/2020

Cambridge News

Home in time for Christmas

P6

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14/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

New council homes ready for tenants

P2

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14/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Plan for police station at Milton to replace Parkside submitted

P17

Planning application submitted

14/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Letter: City should refuse government's £227m development lure

P32

NEC and WWTP relocation

14/10/2020

Cambridge Independent

Opinion from Cllr Pippa Heylings and Cllr Ian Sollom: Planning reforms favour developers over solving housing issues

P34

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4.

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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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 8 October, Mail: Councils given £30m funding boost for Covid-19 enforcement

Police and councils will equally share an extra £60 million in government funding to help enforcement coronavirus rules.

 

Thursday 8 October, BBC Online: Government to face pressure over planning changes

MPs will debate a new formula for assessing housing need today as part of proposed changes to the planning system in England.

 

Friday 9 October, FT: Theresa May joins rebellion against government planning reforms

Former Prime Minister Theresa May has become the latest critic of the Government’s new planning reforms as she urged Downing Street to reconsider the “ill-conceived” policy.

 

Saturday 10 October, Telegraph:Britain sends more plastic waste to Asia

The UK this year has increased its exports of plastic to South-east Asian nations, according to Greenpeace.

 

Sunday 11 October, BBC Online: Councils could spend £1.7bn over budget by March as COVID-19 costs rise

Nine out of ten local authorities in England do not have enough money to cover their spending plans this year, BBC analysis shows.

 

Monday 12 October, iNews: Coronavirus: Mayors and councils set to be given more test and trace powers

Mayors and councils are set to be given more control over test and trace efforts today.

5.

View Planning Applications

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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. 

 

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 to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority.

Other Information

6.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

7.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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Staff who have left/ will be leaving

 

Name: Leanne Fisher

Job title: Housing Services Assistant

Date left: 9 October 2020

 

Name: Margaret Magee

Job title: Resource Assistant

Date left: 30 September 2020

 

Name: Lynne Roberts

Job title: Housing Services Officer

Date leaving: 31 October 2020

 

Name: Donna Thurlbourn

Job title: Senior Recovery Officer

Date left: 23 October 2020