Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 5 December to Friday 20 December 2019

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 5 Dec
Fri 6 Dec	10am	Grants Advisory Committee – POSTPONED

Mon 9 Dec
Tue 10 Dec
Wed 11 Dec	10:30am	Planning Committee	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Thu 12 Dec		General Election
Fri 13 Dec


Mon 16 Dec	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Swansley Room	Aaron Clarke
Tue 17 Dec	5:20pm	Scrutiny & Overview Committee	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace
Wed 18 Dec
Thu 19 Dec	9:30am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams
Fri 20 Dec	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Monkfield Room	Aaron Clarke

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

Stay Well Heating Grants

The Stay Well heating grants are now open for applications on the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation website. The website states:

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“Grants up to £300 for vulnerable individuals/families living in Cambridgeshire (not including Peterborough) facing fuel poverty to contribute towards future heating costs. For those that are homeless, other costs of keeping warm (such as sleeping bags) will be considered.

Individuals/families must be referred by an organisation (voluntary sector or local authority) that has assessed the circumstances and can verify that the individual/family are in extreme crisis and in need of immediate assistance.

Repeat /multiple requests for one family or individual are not anticipated as it is expected that the referring agent is doing all they can to help the person move on from the crisis point.

Where there is historic debt owed to their energy supplier, the organisation helping the individual will need to seek support from a debt advice agency or other resource. The Stay Well Grant will not be paid to offset historic debt.

Grants will be paid direct to the energy supplier, or to the referring agent to buy a prepayment token or other items.

To apply, complete the relevant section of the online form.”

Please see more information on how to apply here: http://cambscf.org.uk/Stay-Well.html

Planned Road Closures A14 for week commencing 2 December PDF 129 KB

Please find attached road closures information for week commencing Monday 2 December, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

This includes the closures required to open the Huntingdon Southern Bypass on Monday 9^th December.

Please note, once the bypass is opened, the existing A14 between Godmanchester (current junction 24) and Spittals (current junction 23) will be closed in both directions.

To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or the A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line

John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com

Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey

John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com

Section 4 & 5:Swavesey to Milton

John Akester - John.Akester@thea14.com

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

Liam Heath – liam.heath@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on the website.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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

27/11/19	Cambridge News online	Cambridgeshire councils have spent thousands on emergency reserves for Brexit	Link
27/11/19	Cambridge Independent	New Local Plans must prepare for climate impact	P28	Letters & Opinion
29/11/19	Mail Online	Lottery millionaire Adrian Bayford wins battle over swimming pool he built without permission as he prepares to sell £10m estate so he could move closer to his children	Link
29/11/19	Cambridge Network	Consultation confirmed to give extra chance to gather views on taxi licensing policy	Link
29/11/19	Cambridge News online	Housebuilding is speeding up in South Cambridgeshire - as it slows down in Cambridge	Link
03/12/19	Cambridge News	Council HQ primed for £1m retrofit as climate emergency is declared	P10
03/12/19	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Council to fund Mobile Warden schemes	5p, 5.22pm, 6pm	Interview with Chief Exec of Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough following press release on bids being accepted for 2020/2021
04/12/19	Cambridge Network online	More than £20,000 available for Mobile Warden schemes helping to tackle loneliness among older residents	Link
04/12/19	Cambridge News	United unveil new vision of the future	P6 & P7	New CUFC stadium plans announced. GCP and Local Plan process mentioned
04/12/19	Cambridge News online	Cambridge United stadium: First look at the spectacular plans for a new £35m stadium near the A14	Link	New CUFC stadium plans announced. GCP and Local Plan process mentioned
04/12/19	Cambridge News	Councillors vote for substantial hike in capital investment	P10

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 November, BBC Online: Climate Change: UK “has technology” for zero carbon

The Centre for Alternative Technology said a net zero-carbon Britain is already possible, without relying on future developments.

Saturday 30 November, Telegraph: Households recycling less

Recycling rates have fallen slightly, official figures show.

Saturday 30 November, i: Councils urged to recycle aluminium foil

Councils are being pressed to collect aluminium foil for recycling from UK households alongside cans, glass bottles and other packaging widely accepted.

Monday 2 December, Times: Local councillors face rising tide of abuse

Abuse directed at councillors has risen almost fivefold since 2016, with 86 such incidents reported last year compared with 18 two years previously, the Times reports.

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.

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

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

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/your-council-and-democracy/access-to-information/

OTHER INFORMATION

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

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