Agenda

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commening 29 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.

Next month, South Cambridgeshire District Council proudly plays host to an outdoor Christmas Market, along Cambourne High Street, which provides small businesses with an opportunity and platform to showcase their wares. Producers, artisans and many other diverse and local businesspeople have experienced an economically challenging eighteen months, and whilst continuing to offer support across the District and on our high streets in a day-to-day capacity, the Reopening Team hopes to encourage local tradespeople to a sparkling outdoor event in December to freely exhibit what they have to offer.

Creating a safe and special event is well underway and we hope our Parishes will see this as a great opportunity for local businesses to bounce back. Please support our Market by coming along next month, Sunday 05 December, where you will find over 100 independent stalls, festive fayre, and much more.

For more information, please visit: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/business/south-cambridgeshire-outdoor-christmas-market/

Do not hesitate to contact us on reopening@scambs.gov.uk with any queries you may have.

Highways England report that they continue to carry out essential work to replace the expansion joints and re-waterproof the M11 bridge over junction 9. They are also carrying out some resurfacing on the M11 between junctions 8 and 10. The work will be carried out between 9pm and 5am and all work is subject to weather conditions. 

Northbound closures 

M11 junction 8 to 10 northbound - Full closure

·         Friday 10 December to Monday 13 December - Full weekend closure (9pm Friday to 5am Monday)

·         Friday 7 January to Monday 10 January 2022 - Full weekend closure (9pm Friday to 5am Monday)

Northbound traffic will be diverted off the M11 at junction 8 onto the A120, A10 and the A505 before re-joining M11 at junction 10. (Diagram 1)

Southbound closures

M11 junction 10 to 9 southbound - Full closure

·         Friday 17 December to Monday 20 December - Full weekend closure (9pm Friday to 5am Monday)

Southbound traffic will be diverted off the M11 at junction 10 onto the A505 and A11 before re-joining the M11 at junction 9. (Diagram 2)

Maps of the closures and diversions can be found attached.

How to find out more

If you would like more information, please contact Highways England on 0300 123 5000, or email info@highwaysengland.co.uk

Sunday 28 November, Sunday Times: Planning delays

There has been a rise in the delay of processing planning applications, according to recent figures. A study by Resi showed that on average it took 41 per cent longer to have planning permission granted than it did in 2019, before the pandemic started.

Monday 29 November, Guardian: Climate crisis posing growing risk to the homeless, UK charities tell ministers

Housing charities have warned that homeless people and those in poor housing are at increasing risk from the climate crisis, while suffering the consequences of our dependence on costly fossil fuels.

Monday 29 November, Guardian: Developers challenged over carbon footprint of new buildings in UK

Concerns are rising over the impact of construction and demolition on climate change. Critics have said retrofitting rather than demolishing and constructing building has less climate impact.

Monday 29 November, BBC Online: More work needed to create green jobs, report says

A report by the consultancy PwC has said efforts to create so-called green jobs need to intensify if the Government is to achieve its target of the two million roles by 2030.

Tuesday 30 November, Times: Neighbours to decide planning rules using street referendums

Homeowners will be able to band together with their neighbours to hold a referendum on adding extensions to their properties, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Tuesday 30 November, BBC: MPs back setting new-build house ground rent at one peppercorn a year

MPs have backed setting the cost of ground rents on new houses in England and Wales at “one peppercorn” a year.

Wednesday 1 December, Mail: Home flooding risk

Planning approval was given for more than 5,000 new homes to be built in areas at high risk of flooding, according to insurer LV and think-tank Localis.

Wednesday 1 December, Guardian: Green homes

The Government’s green homes grant scheme – unveiled in 2020 by the Department for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – was poorly designed and risk damaging future efforts to deliver net zero, a report by the Public Accounts Committee says today.

Wednesday 1 December, BBC Online: Cyclist deaths

Latest figures show that many more cyclists died on rural roads in 2020 than in the previous two years.

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 Finance Agreed to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee.

This decision was first published on 26 November and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Friday 3 December.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance Agreed to accept the recommendation of the Grants Advisory Committee (Option 1).

This decision was first published on 26 November and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Friday 3 December.

The Lead Cabinet Member of Planning Agreed the response to Network Rail’s Ely Area Capacity Enhancements 2 Consultation as laid out in Appendix A.

This decision was first published on 26 November and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Friday 3 December.

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