Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 24 February 2021 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 25 February to Friday 12 March 2021

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 25 Feb	5.20pm	Scrutiny & Overview Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Victoria Wallace
Fri 26 Feb	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Aaron Clarke

Mon 1 Mar	-	-	-	-
Tue 2 Mar	-	-	-	-
Wed 3 Mar	-	-	-	-
Thu 4 Mar	-	-	-	-
Fri 5 Mar	10:30am	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Victoria Wallace


Mon 8 Mar	-	-	-	-
Tue 9 Mar	2pm	Climate & Environment Advisory Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Patrick Adams
Wed 10 Mar	10am	Planning Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Ian Senior
Thu 11 Mar	-	-	-	-
Fri 12 Mar	-	-	-	-

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 22 February - A14 Improvements PDF 26 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for Monday week commencing 22 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.

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

The Council has received the following re nomination:

In Litlington – The Crown Public House

The Council will make its decision by 14^th April 2021.

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

Climate and Environment Fortnight of Events

Commencing on Monday 22 February, the Council is holding a Climate and Environment Fortnight with a series of webinars to help people think about hot to live more sustainably, reduce carbon emissions and in turn help tackle climate change.

Click on this link to find out more details of the various free online events.

General Information

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

17/02/2021	Cambridge News	Council to run 'climate fortnight'	P14	-
17/02/2021	Cambridge Network online	Council’s fortnight of free online events focuses on climate change and environment	-	-
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent online	University of Cambridge and colleges propose 2,800 homes in green belt off Barton Road	-	-
17/02/2021	Ely Standard online	Colleges' plans for 2,800 homes in south west Cambridge	-	-
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Bourn to be discussed	P3	Parish Council opposes
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Events focus on climate change	P11	-
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	East West Rail 'must be fully electrified'	P17	References Cllr Van de Weyer as deputy leader
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Consultation on housing policies starts	P21	-
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Letters: Points to ponder on north-east city plans	P28	GCSP Call for Sites referenced
17/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Letters: It's time to reduce building in the county	P29	SCDC major developments listed and references Cllr Smith's column
18/02/2021	Cambridge News	Scheme for 2,800 homes is revealed for green belt land to south-west of city	P6/7	GCSP Call for Sites referenced
18/02/2021	Cambridge News	The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayoral Election	P11	References Cllr Van de Weyer as deputy leader
18/02/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Huge 3,500-home Bourn Airfield development could get the go ahead	-	-
18/02/2021	Cambridge Independent online	3,500-home Bourn Airfield development recommended for approval despite transport concerns	-	-
18/02/2021	HI Hub online	Council raises the stakes on environment and climate change	-	-
18/02/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Government pledges to create ‘premier growth corridor’ while protecting environment	-	-
18/02/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Buses limited to zero emissions in Cambridge city centre by 2025 in plans	-	GCP article
18/02/2021	Star Radio Cambs	PM bulletins: Clips of Cllr Bridget Smith discussing environmental aspects of OxCam Arc	N/A	-
18/02/2021	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Bridget Smith interviewed about Ox-Cam Arc update	3'14'' into show	-
19/02/2021	Cambridge News	Hotel ceases use as a facility for isolating truckers	P9	-
19/02/2021	Cambridge News	Key decision day over homes bid for airfield	P10	-
19/02/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Plan to limit buses to zero emissions in Cambridge city centre by 2025	-	GCP article
19/02/2021	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Stephen Kelly interviewed about Planning Committee approval for Bourn Airfield village	3'45'' into show	-
19/02/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Bourn Airfield one step closer to being transformed into 3,500 home village	-	-
19/02/2021	BBC News online	Bourn Airfield: Thousands of new homes set for World War Two site	-	-
19/02/2021	Relocate Magazine online	Ox-cam arc to become 'global growth corridor'	-	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted in Arc Environment role
20/02/2021	In Your Area online	Cambs May local elections 2021: Combined authority Mayor candidates on water scarcity	-	-
20/02/2021	In Your Area online	Plans to make the Oxford-Cambridge Arc a "global innovation powerhouse" to be developed	-	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted in Arc Environment role
20/02/2021	Cambridge News	3,500 homes - but not before busway	P1 & P4	-
20/02/2021	Cambridge News	Government's plan for 'a global powerhouse'	P5	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted in Arc Environment role
20/02/2021	Cambridge News	What will you do about the water?	P8	-
20/02/2021	Cambridge News	Coaches, taxis and HGVs to join buses in zero-emission plans for city centre	P10	GCP article
21/02/2021	In Your Area online	Community warden services extended in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	-	-
21/02/2021	The Guardian online	Matt Hancock's ex-neighbour under investigation by UK's medicine agency	-	-
22/02/2021	Cambridge Network online	Plans for new village at Bourn Airfield backed by council planning committee	-	-
22/02/2021	In Your Area online	Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending February 22	-	-
22/02/2021	Planning Resource online	Go-ahead for 3,500-home Cambs airfield scheme with 10% biodiversity net gain	-	-
22/02/2021	Housing Today online	Countryside’s 3,500-home Bourn Airfield scheme approved	-	-
22/02/2021	Place Making Resource online	Coming up: Green light for Cambridge community	-	-
23/02/2021	Cambridge Cycling Campaign blog	An introduction to School Streets	-	Link to Climate and Environment fortnight
24/02/2021	Cambridge Network online	North East Cambridge Community Forum launched	-	-
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Community thanked for its support	P6	-
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	We'll make Oxford-Cambridge Arc a world-leading growth corridor'	P8 & P9	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted in Arc Environment role
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Grave concern over planning'	P9	Cllr Aidan Van de Weyer reaction to Arc paper
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Map shows size of new town	P11	-
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	3,500-home village approved - but transport link required	P12	-
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Plan to limit buses to zero emissions	P18	GCP article
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	2,800 homes and school are proposed for green belt site	P21	Reference to Greater Cambridge Local Plan
24/02/2021	Cambridge Independent	Letter: Over-development affects quality of life	P26	-

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 18 February, Guardian: Bill for unsafe council homes could cost tens of millions

Residents are using new laws to secure payouts from councils and housing associations because landlords have ignored requests to bring homes up to a minimum legal standard.

Saturday 20 February, Guardian: Local elections

A lack of polling stations due to many being used for testing and vaccines, and a shortage of staff risks chaos in the local elections this May, the Association of Electoral Administrators has warned.

Sunday 21 February, The Times: Council tax

The Chancellor will be looking at ways to offset some of the huge costs brought about by Covid-19 in next month’s Budget, and Council Tax could be one area of reform, a feature examines.

Sunday 21 February, The Guardian: Affordable housing on Church of England Land

Thousands of hectares of Church of England land could be used to build affordable housing under proposals from a housing commission set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Monday 22 February, Telegraph: Licensed waste disposal firms “found fly-tipping”

An investigation by the BBC’s Panorama has found waste disposal firms with government licences are fly-tipping on country lands.

Monday 22 February, Guardian: Keep funding green homes to meet emissions target, say businesses

The Chancellor is being urged by business groups to keep funding home insulation and other low-carbon measures under the green home grant.

Tuesday 23 February, Express: Local authority pension investments

Freedom of Information requests by climate change campaigners have found local authority pension funds have £9.9 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.

Tuesday 23 February, Mirror: Waste disposal firm with government licences ‘fly-tipping on country lanes’

Waste disposal firms with government licences are fly-tipping on country lanes, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.

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

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Minutes

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