Agenda

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing Monday 2 August 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 29 July, BBC Online: UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

In the latest UK State of the Climate report, scientists have said that the UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures.

Thursday 29 July, Express: Plans to give every home seven bins

Households could end up with seven bins under plans to standardise waste collection in England from 2023 in a bid to boost recycling rates.

Saturday 31 July, Times: High streets to be a place for housing

Many shops, restaurants and cafés could disappear from high streets, with four out of five premises facing conversion into flats in an overhaul of the planning system, research commissioned by The Town and Country Planning Association suggests.

Saturday 31 July, Guardian: UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste

The UK’s largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined £1.5 million after exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia – in breach of a ban on sending such waste to developing countries.

Sunday 1 August, BBC Online: Heatwave risk from plans to convert shops to homes

Planning reforms allowing empty shops and restaurants to be converted into homes without planning permission could lead to more people suffering from potentially deadly heatwaves, according to a report.

Monday 2 August, Mail Online: Councils face bin collection challenge due to “pingdemic”

Local authorities across England are struggling to maintain some local bin collections, due to the challenges faced due to self-isolating staff members according to reports.

Tuesday 3 August, Express: Waste collections at risk due to staff shortages

Refuse collectors no longer have to self-isolate if they are alerted as a close contact by the NHS coronavirus app and can isolated take a daily lateral flow test for the virus.

Tuesday 3 August, Times: MPs ready to rebel over planning reforms

Conservative backbenches have warned Boris Johnson that proposals to scale down controversial planning reforms will not be enough to avert a big rebellion.

Wednesday 4 August, Times: New rules for housebuilders to crackdown on land banking

New rules are being considered to crackdown on the practice of “land banking”, with the potential introduction of time limits on planning approval for big developments.

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’. 

Cabinet:

Endorsed the approach set out this report and gave authority to Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Lead Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport and Lead Cabinet Member for Transformation and Projects to amend the draft response to make reference to any additional issues that may be identified from the ongoing consultation process and to submit the response on behalf of the Council.

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

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

Cabinet:

Endorsed the draft formal response in Appendix 1 of this report and gave authority to Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Lead Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport and Lead Cabinet Member for Transformation and Projects to make minor amendments to the consultation response as appropriate.

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

Cabinet:

a)    Endorsed the approach set out in this report and gave delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport and Lead Cabinet Member for Transformation and Projects  to review and amend the response contained within the Local Impact Report, Written representations and Statement of Common Ground in response to further information that may be forthcoming from the scheme promoters.

b)    Requested the Leader of the Council to write to the Secretary of State for Transport, regarding the consultation process to date and the current engagement on the project.

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