Agenda

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

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 18 February to Friday 5 March 2021

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 18 Feb

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Fri 19 Feb

10am

Extraordinary Planning Committee (Bourn Airfield)

Online

Ian Senior

Mon 22 Feb

-

-

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Tue 23 Feb

2pm

Council

Online

Rebecca Dobson

Wed 24 Feb

-

-

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Thu 25 Feb

5:20pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Online

Victoria Wallace

Fri 26 Feb

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Online

Aaron Clarke

 

Mon 1 Mar

-

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Tue 2 Mar

-

-

-

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Wed 3 Mar

-

-

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Thu 4 Mar

-

-

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Fri 5 Mar

10:30am

Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee

Online

Victoria Wallace

 

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

2.

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 15 February - A14 Improvements pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 15 February in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

For all queries relating to the scheme, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

 

Further updateson scheme progress can be found on the website.

 

 

3.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value (Foxton)

The Council has received the following re nomination:

 

In Foxton -  Foxton Post Office and Stores

The Council will make its decision by 5th April 2021.

 

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

 

4.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value (Bassingbourn)

The Council has made the following decision and will amend the asset register accordingly:

 

The Belle Pubic House, Bassingbourn – The Council has approved the listing of The Belle as an Asset of Community Value until 11 February 2026.

The Hoops Public House, Bassingbourn - The Council has approved the listing of The Hoops as an Asset of Community Value until 11 February 2026.

 

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

 

5.

Tips for Making Successful Grant Applications

Date: Tuesday 30 March

Time: Noon to 1.30pm

 

The Cambridge Volunteer Services are running an online workshop covering the essentials in making a good funding application for small and medium sized voluntary community groups. See their website for more details or contact: enquiries@cambridgecvs.org.uk

6.

Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service - Events for March

The Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS) are running the following events in March and April:

 

How to run a successful crowdfunding campaign for good causes on 2nd Mar 9.30am

 

Recruiting & Retaining volunteers on 9th March 9.30am

 

And looking ahead we have An introduction for child and adult safeguarding 29th April

 

See the CCVS website for more details or contact: enquiries@cambridgecvs.org.uk

 

General Information

7.

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

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10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Ten ways Cambridge City Council and partners are taking action to tackle the climate change emergency

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10/02/2021

In Your Area online

Developers of new town with 25,000 homes were in "advanced discussions" with Homes England

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10/02/2021

In Your Area online

Cambridge and South Cambs councils open consultation on affordable homes policies

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10/02/2021

UK Innovation Corridor online

South Cambs looks for Northstowe team

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11/02/2021

Cambridge Network online

Residents urged to share views on new Affordable Homes and Build to Rent policies

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11/02/2021

Cambridge News

Councils' consultation on affordable housing

P3

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11/02/2021

Cambridge News

Government agency in 'advanced' talks with town developer

P15

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11/02/2021

Cambridge Independent online

New town of 8,500 homes proposed next to Six Mile Bottom village

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14/02/2021

BBC Politics East

Thakeham proposal part of housing debate on growth

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14/02/2021

BBC Online

East of England: 420,000 new homes needed in next decade, figures show

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14/02/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Row between Tories and Lib Dems escalates over Thakeham’s plans for 25,000 homes in South Cambridgeshire

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14/02/2021

BBC News online

East of England: 420,000 new homes needed in next decade, figures show

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16/02/2021

Cambridge Network online

Waterbeach residents invited to join village’s Neighbourhood Plan consultation

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16/02/2021

In Your Area online

Hundreds of Cambs council fail to meet minimum standards for safety, comfort and repair

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8.

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 11 February, BBC Online: “Council funding”

Opening a parliamentary debate on the final government finance settlement for 2021/22, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told the Commons that a ‘handful’ of councils were facing “serious financial challenges” and would receive further government support.

 

Friday 12 February, Telegraph: Landfill tax is incentivising fly-tipping

The landfill tax is leading to people misclassifying their waste and dumping it illegally, a National Audit Office report warns.

 

Saturday 13 February, Telegraph: Plan to limit public sector payouts is ditched

The Government has revoked the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments introduced last November, admitting it had “unintended consequences”.

 

Sunday 14 February, Sunday Telegraph: Government looking to change law to make hybrid council meetings permanent

The Government will change the law to make permanent the temporary provision made for virtual council meetings, it is said.

 

Monday 15 February, BBC Online: Social businesses unable to access government support

The lobby group Social Enterprise UK says hundreds of community-run businesses have been forced to close because they could not access government support.

 

Monday 15 February, BBC Online: Rise is sales of home-cooked food worries watchdog

The Food Standards Agency says there has been a “concerning” rise in food businesses operating out of people’s homes during lockdown.

 

Monday 15 February, Times: Remove parking spaces to drive greener travel

A study commissioned by the Department for Transport has recommended reducing the number of town centre parking spaces and said significantly increasing prices should be considered to get people to use their cars less.

 

Wednesday 17 February, Times: Councils yet to pay £1.3bn of emergency Covid-19 business grants

More than 80 per cent of the £1.6 billion of emergency grants announced last October has yet to be paid, according to the Events Industry Alliance.

9.

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

10.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

11.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Dennis Hart

Job title: Refuse Loader

Start date: 9 February 2021

 

Name: Tristram Monk

Job title: Intelligence Officer

Start date: 25 January 2021

 

Name: Jayk Mullee

Job title: Business Support Officer

Start date: 8 February 2021

 

Name: Vitalijs Petrasevskis

Job title: Refuse Loader

Start date: 16 February 2021

 

Name: Paula Shepherd

Job title: Sheltered Estate Officer

Start date: 15 February 2021

 

Name: Natalie Thomas

Job title: Casual Admin Worker

Start date: 10 February 2021

 

Name: Jane Travis

Job title: Business Support Officer

Start date: 1 February 2021

 

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Staff who have left

 

Name: Pam Cowles

Job title: Resident Engagement Officer

Date left: 29 January 2021