Agenda

The Reopening the High Street Safely team continues to offer support across the district and is assisting many local businesses affected by COVID-19. As restrictions begin to lift, we look to our Parishes for comments on how we can best support our high streets, businesses, and open spaces. By completing the below survey, the Reopening team hopes to deliver more positive results within your communities.

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Thank you very much for your time.

Contact: reopening@scambs.gov.uk

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing Monday 7 June 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 their website.

Thursday 3 June, Times: Empty council properties

Councils in Britain own commercial or retail buildings that have been empty for more than a year and could be converted into 19,500 homes, a report suggests.

Saturday 5 June, Telegraph: Waste collections

More than 1.4 million households in 22 councils had their household waste picked up once in every three weeks in 2020, compared to 74,000 in 20015, according to research from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

Sunday 6 June, Sunday Mirror: Councils call for powers to take over empty houses

The LGA has called on the Government to provide councils with greater powers to take over empty homes to help local efforts to tackle homelessness.

Monday 7 June, Guardian: Reduction in discretionary housing payments could “drive up homelessness”

The Government is reducing the discretionary housing funding it gives to councils in England and Wales by more than a fifth.

Tuesday 8 June, BBC Online: Shake-up of England’s electoral map outlined

Areas of the North of England and the Midlands will lose parliamentary seats while part of the South gain under proposals for a shake-up of England’s electoral map.

Wednesday 9 June, Guardian: Plan to create new English woodlands

Landowners will be paid thousands of pounds in bonuses for creating new woodlands which boost wildlife, increase public access and reduce flooding, under a new £16 million scheme for England.

Wednesday 9 June, Telegraph: Cornwall to become first “net zero” area of Britain

Cornwall is to become the first “net zero” area of the UK with new town centre and landscape regeneration funding, after Boris Johnson promised there will be a lasting “legacy” of this week’s G7 summit.

Cambridgeshire County Council has begun a consultation on the creation of a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Cambridgeshire. They have asked to pass this information through to you as they are interested in your feedback on the initial proposals.

This Plan is an early stage policy document which seeks to outline new and existing walking and cycling routes and consider which routes should be created or improved, as and when funding becomes available. In many cases, it may be several years before monies come forward for these projects and works can take place. However, identifying the best routes and putting a Plan in place means that the County will be in the best position to bid for future Government funding and progress new cycling and walking routes.

Please take a look at the proposals. Are these the right routes for the local area? Are there alternatives routes which we should consider? Please let the County Council know your thoughts via the survey. The consultation is available through to the end of the day on Tuesday 13 July 2021. Respondents are invited to complete the survey and/or mark cycleways and footpaths they would like to see created or prioritised on our map. This information will then be analysed and presented to the County Council’s Highways and Transport Committee for their review.

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’. 

The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing Agreed to

A)        Approve South Cambridgeshire District Council to enter into Heads of Terms followed thereafter by a JCT contract for the build of the 4 affordable homes and a land contract and transfer to purchase the site for the 4 affordable homes at Bartlow Road, Castle Camps.

B)        Approve the sale of and grant of shared ownership leases up to a max 50% for the shared ownership properties with the option to staircase to 80%.

This decision was first published on Thursday 3 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 10 June.

Please click on the link to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority.