Agenda

Message from the Highways Agency:

I write to inform you that we’ll be carrying out work at the above location to replace the expansion joints and re-waterproof the Junction 9 overbridge. We will also be carrying out some resurfacing.

We plan to complete this work over 13 weeks from Thursday 16 September to Monday 13 December, subject to weather conditions.

Closures and diversions

We have liaised with the local authority to agree the most suitable dates and diversion routes for this work which is as follows:

Northbound closures

·         M11 junction 8 to 10 northbound full closure

Thursday 16 September to Sunday 20 September - 10pm to 5am

Thursday 14 October - 10pm to 5am

Thursday 11 November - 10pm to 5am

Friday 3 December to Sunday 5 December - full weekend closure

·         M11 junction 9 to 10 northbound single lane closure

Friday 17 September to Wednesday 13 October – 24 hours

Friday 15 October to Thursday 11 November - 24 hours

Northbound traffic will be diverted off the M11 at junction 8 onto the A120, A10 and the A505 and re-join the M11 at junction 10.

Southbound closures

·         M11 J10 – J9 Southbound Carriageway full closure

Thursday 14 October - 10pm to 5am

Thursday 11 November - 10pm to 5am

Thursday 2 December - 10pm to 5am

Friday 10 December to Monday 13December - Full Weekend Closure

·         M11 J10 – J9 Southbound single lane closure

Friday 15 October to Thursday 11 November - 24 hours

Friday 12 November to Thursday 2 December - 24 hours

Southbound traffic will be diverted off the M11 at junction 10 onto the A505, A1301 and re-join the M11 from junction 9a to junction 9.

COVID-19

Please be assured all our sites have strict safeguarding measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and none of our sites are open to the public. We will be carrying out all works following safety guidelines set by the Government.

How to find out more

To find out more about roadworks we’re carrying out across the East of England, please visit www.highwaysengland.co.uk/our-work/east/ to register for the latest alerts. If you have any enquiries please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000, or by email to info@highwaysengland.co.uk

Thursday 2 September, Independent: Ministers’ plans for voter ID risk breaching human rights laws, warns report

Government plans for voter ID risk breaching human rights laws by discriminating against as many as two million elderly, disabled and ethnic minority people, a report has warned.

Thursday 2 September, Sky News Online: Universal credit cut risks “immense, immediate and avoidable hardship”, 100 groups tell PM

One hundred groups have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister urging him to abandon a planned cut to universal credit – which was increased by £20 a week temporarily during the pandemic – saying it would cause “immense, immediate and avoidable hardship”.

Friday 3 September, BBC News: Bin collection delays

A number of councils across the UK are experiencing ongoing disruptions to their bin collection services due to a lack of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and staff self-isolating, with delays primarily affecting garden waste collections.

Saturday 4 September, Evening Standard: HGV driver shortage continues to impact councils

Shortages of qualified HGV lorry driver has continued to disrupt some councils local waste collections.

Sunday 5 September, Mail Online: Planning delays

There are concerns about an increase in delay in processing planning applications and carrying out land searches by local authority planning departments due to the impact of Covid-19 related staff absences.

Monday 6 September, Sky News Online: Removal of Universal Credit uplift will hit working families hard – charity

Research by Action for Children has revealed that working families will face the biggest overall drop in their benefits income since 2010 when the uplift in Universal Credit ends at the beginning of October.

Tuesday 7 September, iNews: Clean air zones make a real difference to air quality

New data suggests efforts to cut pollution in the country’s second-largest city are working, with Birmingham residents breathing cleaner air since the introduction of the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in June, according to analysis of air quality data.

Wednesday 8 September, Times: Green Homes scheme waste

According to the National Audit Office the Government’s Green Homes scheme offering homeowners grants to reduce their energy bills spent £50 million on administration costs

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:

Approved the adoption of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (“The Act”) for the whole of the South Cambridgeshire District, and designate all roads and streets within the District as Consent Streets (with the exception of the A11 and A14).

This decision was first published on Tuesday 7 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 14 September.

Cabinet:

Agreed the content of the Action Plan for 2021/22 as set out in Appendix A, and the lead role the Council takes in its delivery and the resources committed to it.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 7 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 14 September.

Cabinet:

a)    Approved the consultation draft Little Shelford Village Design Guide SPD, for Regulation 13 public consultation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and in accordance with the consultation arrangements set out in the Consultation Statement accompanying the SPD; the consultation will be for a period of four weeks during the autumn and the setting of the dates of this consultation will be delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery.

b)    Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery to make editorial changes to the consultation draft SPD to comprise minor amendments and changes required to ensure accessibility.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 7 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 14 September.

Cabinet:

Adopted the Corporate Fraud Strategy; acknowledging the governing body’s responsibility for ensuring that risks associated with fraud and corruption are managed effectively across all parts of the organisation.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 7 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 14 September.

Cabinet:

a)    Acknowledged the forecast 2021/22 revenue position against the approved revenue budget shown in Appendix B, the projected major variances with reasons for these variances at Appendices C1 and C2 and the action being taken to address the underlying issues.

b)    Acknowledged the latest Capital Programme 2021/22 position as shown in Appendix D.

For the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development and Lead Cabinet member for Planning Policy and Delivery agree the response to the Bedford Borough Council Draft Plan (Regulation 18) Strategy Options and Draft Policies consultation as set out in Appendix A.

A parallel decision is being considered by Cambridge City Council to be agreed, and delegated authority is given to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development to agree any minor amendments to the response agreed by the City Council that are consistent with the response at Appendix A.

This decision was first published on 3 September and so the deadline is 5pm on Friday 10 September.

To note the delivery of all grant programmes within the scope of this report, and agree with officers that despite not all organisations meeting performance objectives, no further action would be taken.  This was due to the unprecedented economic environment resulting from the ongoing pandemic and not reflective of business as usual.

This decision was taken on 1 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm Wednesday 8 September.

Part 1 :New Agreements?

a)    Extend the existing 3-year grant agreements for another year to allow time for the climate to settle post-pandemic and to enable budget forecasts to be based on more predictable circumstances.

Part 2: Introduction of a new theme?

a) Use the unspent £38K from the Mobile Warden Scheme to begin a new theme specifically to support charities and organisations working to advance the wellbeing of children and young people. This would be a 1-year fund initially, to support demand resulting from the pandemic.   We would then offer a 3-year grant agreement moving forwards beginning in 2023 in line with the Voluntary and Community Service Support grants.

Part 3: Farmland Museum

a)   Continue to fund the Farmland Museum for a further year, to finish in March 2023.  Thereafter, following the introduction of a cultural and heritage strategy, invite the Museum to apply for grant funding from the associated budget.

Part 4: Budget increase?

b)   Review and increase funding to the Voluntary and Community Service Support grants to reflect anticipated ongoing demand and service provision and offering inflationary increases three-yearly at re-launch (2023).   Please note that organisations will be asked to consider annual inflationary increases within their applications.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 1 September and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Wednesday 8 September.

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