Agenda

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

Items
No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 4 November to Friday 19 November

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 4 Nov

-

-

-

-

Fri 5 Nov

-

-

-

-

Mon 8 Nov

-

-

-

-

Tue 9 Nov

-

-

-

-

Wed 10 Nov

10 am

Planning Committee

Guildhall,  City Council

Ian Senior

11:59 pm

Deadline for motions for Council on 25 November

-

Thu 11 Nov

4:30 pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Virtual Meeting

Ian Senior

Fri 12 Nov

-

-

-

-

 

Mon 15 Nov

11:59 pm

Deadline for Members’ questions for Council on 25 November

-

Tue 16 Nov

10 am

Planning Committee

Guildhall,  City Council

Ian Senior

Wed 17 Nov

-

-

-

-

Thu 18 Nov

-

-

-

-

Fri 19 Nov

Mid-day

Deadline for Public questions for Council on 25 November

-

 

Information for District Councillors

2.

Planned Road Closures for week commencing Monday 1 November - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme pdf icon PDF 196 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 1 November 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.

Zero Carbon Communities Green Connect

Introducing our Zero Carbon Communities team’s new series of monthly networking events - Zero Carbon Communities Green Connect?- to bring South Cambridgeshire's residents and community groups together to discuss a different theme each month. To tie in with?COP26, the theme of this first event is "?COP26 - What it means for South Cambridgeshire",?and will kick off with a talk by Cllr Pippa Heylings, followed by Q&A and discussion, before attendees are split into small break-out rooms to share inspiration, challenges and ideas. The event will take place on the 9th November from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Tickets can be found here. Further information about the events taking place over COP26 is available on our COP26 webpage.

4.

"On Your Doorstep" - Promoting Local Businesses

South Cambridgeshire District Council have launched a ‘On your Doorstep’ social media campaign to help showcase local shops, hospitality, businesses, attractions and outdoor spaces- providing residents with inspiration for different activities and treats that can also help to support the local economy.

We would appreciate Parish Councils sharing this campaign on their own social media platforms to help promote our wonderful district.

If you follow us on InstagramFacebook and Twitter to find out what’s on in our local high streets and green spaces throughout the autumn, and in the run up to Christmas. Or search our hashtag #OnYourDoorstepSCDC 

For more information, please visit On your doorstep - South Cambs District Council (scambs.gov.uk)

General Information

5.

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

27/10/2021

Cambridge News

Seven new homes to be built on site of former pub

P5

-

27/10/2021

Cambridge News

Meeting hears Traveller communities face 'systemic racism' in Cambridge

P6 & P7

Reference to South Cambs within City Council report

27/10/2021

Cambridge News

A10 traffic: Proposal for new pedestrian bridge to unlock land for 6,500 homes and schools

Link

-

27/10/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Former Cambridgeshire pub and guest house to be converted into seven homes

Link

-

27/10/2021

Cambridge Independent

New promise over sewage in rivers

P1

Cllr Ian Sollom quoted

27/10/2021

Cambridge Independent

Have your say on housing blueprint

P20

-

28/10/2021

Cambridge News

Safety fears over taxi drivers from out of area

P5

-

28/10/2021

Cambridge News

Bridge over A10 plan revealed

P7

-

28/10/2021

Ely Standard online

Plans revealed for new A10 pedestrian bridge

Link

-

29/10/2021

Cambridge Network online

Environmentally-friendly foodbank opens in Cambourne

Link

-

29/10/2021

Cambridge News online

Final sign-off given for 421 homes in Cambridge as part of 1,300 home development

Link

-

29/10/2021

BBC

Approval given for 421 new homes near Cambridge

Link

-

29/10/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Cambridgeshire set for blistering summers and winter flooding, warns crucial report

Link

-

29/10/2021

Planning Resource online

Council investigating permission granted in error

Link

Behind paywall but reference to previous SCDC error

30/10/2021

Cambs Times online

Cambridgeshire gets extra help to tackle rising Covid crisis

Link

-

30/10/2021

Cambridge News

Plans for new homes on 'The Titch' go ahead

P7

Marleigh development

01/11/2021

Cambridge News

Consultation opens on plan to shape future of Cambridge

P5

-

01/11/2021

Cambridge News

Budget 'disappointing' for 'science power'

P9

Cllrs McDonald and Smith quoted

01/11/2021

Cambridge News

Affordable food hub working to save waste

P11

-

01/11/2021

BBC News online

Greater Cambridge: Consultation opens on area's future development

Link

-

01/11/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Travellers ‘face systemic racism’ and need more transit sites in Cambridge, it is claimed

Link

Reference to South Cambs within City Council report

01/11/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Approval granted for 421 homes including ‘play street’ and The Titch open space at Marleigh in Cambridge

Link

-

01/11/2021

Cambridgeshire Live online

What will Cambridge look like in 2041? Plan to transform city with thousands of homes revealed

Link

-

02/11/2021

Cambridge News

Cycle plan aims to get travel on the right path

P5

-

02/11/2021

Cambridge News

Councils launching initiatives to help those feeling punch

P7

-

02/11/2021

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Bridget Smith interviewed on breakfast show as part of feature looking at local climate change action

2'15'' into show

-

02/11/2021

Royston Crow online

New homes proposed for South Cambs villages - have your say on plans

Link

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge News

Ambitious plan for thousands of new jobs and homes

P1, P4 & P5

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

Consultation gives you a say on 49,000 homes for the region

P10

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

421 homes and 'play street' approved

P11

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

Opinion from Cllr Pippa Heylings: Government must learn lessons of past failures

P18

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

£80,000 for green projects across district

P19

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

Cllr Bridget Smith column: We need your backing for a cleaner and greener future

P32 & P33

-

03/11/2021

Cambridge Independent

Pilot scheme launched to help tackle food poverty in district

P35

-

 

6.

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 28 October, Telegraph: Spending Review: Local government spending power to rise

Local government will receive £1.6 billion a year in new grant funding and the power to raise council tax by up to 3 per cent every year for the next three years.

 

Friday 29 October, Independent: UK won’t reach net zero without council help

The Housing Communities and Local Government Committee have warned that the UK will struggle to meet its national net zero targets without the help of councils retrofitting homes to make them energy efficient.

 

Sunday 31 October, Observer: Record number of domestic abuse victims made homeless

Domestic abuse caused nearly one in six new homelessness cases in England between April and June, according to government figures.

 

Monday 1 November, BBC Online: Climate at one minute to midnight, says Boris Johnson

The Prime Minister has said the world is at “one minute to midnight”, having run down the clock on waiting to tackle climate change.

 

Monday 1 November, Guardian: Flooding – third of England’s vital defences are in private hands, investigation finds

Data obtained by Unearthed, the investigative aim of Greenpeace UK, has found a third of England’s most important flood defences are in private hands, with more than 1,000 found to be in a poor state and some at risk of “complete performance failure.”

 

Wednesday 3 November, ITV Tonight: Retrofitting homes

The LGA’s analysis on the environmental and economic benefits of retrofitting homes was featured on ITV Tonight.

7.

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.

 

 

 

Executive Decisions Taken Since Wednesday 27 October 2021

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In accordance with the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, any executive decision shall be published normally within five days of being made.  That record will bear the date on which it is published and will specify that the decision will come into force, and may then be implemented, on the expiry of 5 working days after the publication of the decision, unless called in for review by the Chairman of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or by any five other councillors.

 

 

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’

8.

Waiver of grant repayment and Land Charges relating to a Disabled Facilities Grant & Top-up Grant

The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing Agreed not to seek repayment of the full grant allocation, but to refuse the request to waiver the land charges upon sale of the property.

 

This decision was first published on 29 October and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Friday 5 November.

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

9.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

10.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Hayley Cousins

Job title: Licensing Administrative Support

Date started: 1 November 2021

 

Name: Ellie Gibson

Job title: Customer Contact Apprentice

Date started: 1 November 2021

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Staff who have left

 

Name: Eileen Simmons

Date left: 30 September 2021