Agenda

As part of our Business Plan commitment to grow local businesses and economies, one of our objects is to work with parish councils, local communities, and businesses to help establish and expand local markets within the South Cambridgeshire District, as well as finding additional opportunities for businesses to trade. The Economic Development Team will be responsible for delivering operationally on our market development work to positively influence and advance community markets throughout the region. So far, this has involved visits to existing markets to explore how they are run and who by, data gathering, and gauging the mood for markets across South Cambridgeshire in a post-Covid landscape.

We have now developed a Market specific webpage that contains a Market Toolkit for anyone who is thinking about setting up a market within their village, and an Online Trader Directory that results in an overarching goal to link market organisers and market traders alike and help identify additional trading opportunities in the South Cambridgeshire District.

We would greatly appreciate if our valued Parish Councils shared these new webpages to promote the exposure of our district’s already ongoing village markets. We believe this will assist in the growth of the market and trader directories whilst also broadening public interest and support for emerging and aspiring small local businesses.

Lastly, should any Parish have a desire to begin a market of their own, please do not hesitate to contact us on businesskeyprojects@scambs.gov.ukwith any queries you may have.

The Council has made the following decision and will amend the asset register accordingly:

In Pampisford

The Chequers Public House – The Council has approved the listing of The Chequers as an Asset of Community Value until 08 June 2027

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage

Thursday 9 June, Sky News: New Housing Measures to be Announced

An extension of the Government’s Right to Buy scheme which plans to give housing association tenants the right to purchase their homes will reportedly form part of a number of new measures set to be announced by the Prime Minister today.

Friday 10 June, Evening Standard: Right to buy extension announced

The Government have announced an extension to the Right to Buy scheme to include social housing tenants.

Friday 10 June, Telegraph: Cracking down on empty second homes can “help communities flourish”

Cracking down on empty seconds homes can help communities “flourish”, Secretary of State for Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has said.

Saturday 11 June, Telegraph: LGA Analysis shows river pollution threat to housebuilding

Analysis of housebuilding patterns by the LGA shows that seven per cent of new homes built over the past three years would now not be permitted under rules issued by Natural England amid rising levels of river pollution caused by farming and water systems.

Sunday 12 June, Sunday Times: Second home vote

Voters will go to the polls tomorrow in the Yorkshire town of Whitby on the issue of second-home ownership.

Monday 13 June, iNews: Polluted rivers “block building of 20,000 homes every year”

Councils are being blocked from approving the building of 20,000 new homes a year by rules designed to clean up river pollution, according to LGA analysis.

Monday 13 June, Independent: Planning reforms

New legal advice due to be published by the Commons Levelling-Up Committee warns that the Government’s planning reforms will “substantially erode” the rights of local people.

Monday 13 June, Telegraph: Ministers urged to cut fuel duty in rural areas to help struggling families

Ministers have been told to cut fuel duty in rural areas to ease pressure on families facing record prices at the pump.

Tuesday 14 June, Independent: Gove admits “full” assessment into Right to Buy extension not complete

Cabinet minister Michael Gove has admitted the Government has not conducted a “full” impact assessment of the extension of Right to Buy housing association tenants, which was announced last week.

Tuesday 14 June, Telegraph: Thousands of new visas for overseas farm workers

The Government has said it will add a further 10,000 visas for farm workers, amid warnings of a food waste crisis as fruit and vegetables go unpicked.

Tuesday 14 June, Telegraph: “Negligent” water companies let dirty rivers go unchecked

Sewage monitors installed to keep rivers clean do not work more than 90 per cent of the time, analysis of Environment Agency data has shown.

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 introduction of the Hybrid Working Policy.

This decision was first published on Monday 13 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 20 June at 5 pm.

Cabinet:

Approved the content of the Action Plan for 2022/2023, considering the lead role the Council takes in its delivery and the resources committed to it.

This decision was first published on Monday 13 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 20 June at 5 pm.

Cabinet:

Approved the award of the contract to Mears Limited who are the highest scoring bidder, who has also the lowest cost providing a submission that is within budget and provides the Council with value for money.

This decision was first published on Monday 13 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 20 June at 5 pm.

The Lead Cabinet member for Housing agreed that the Council should enter into Heads of Terms to purchase 8 affordable homes on a site off New Road, Melbourn.

This decision was first published on Thursday 9 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Thursday 16 June.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance Agreed to adopt an updated Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy.

This decision was first published on Friday 10 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Friday 17 June.

The Planning Portfolio Holder agreed to publish the Greater Cambridge Brownfield Register 2021.

This decision was first published on Wednesday 15 June and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Wednesday 22 June.

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