Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 18 December 2019 12.00 p.m.

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

Items

No.

Item

Meetings and events from Thursday 19 December 2019 to 3 January 2020

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 19 Dec	9:30am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Swansley Room A	Patrick Adams
Fri 20 Dec	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Monkfield Room	Aaron Clarke

Mon 23 Dec
Tue 24 Dec
Wed 25 Dec		Christmas Day
Thu 26 Dec		Boxing Day
Fri 27 Dec


Mon 30 Dec
Tue 31 Dec
Wed 1 Jan		New Year’s Day
Thu 2 Jan
Fri 3 Jan

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See the source image

Please note that because next Wednesday is on Christmas Day, this will be the last Weekly Bulletin of 2019. The next Bulletin will be sent out on Thursday 2 January.

Please let me take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

See the source image

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

In Great Chishill:

The Pheasant Public House - The council has approved the listing of The Pheasant Public House as an Asset of Community Value until 11 December 2024.

In Eltisley:

See the source image

The Eltisley Public House - The Council will make its decision by 6^th February 2020.

The Council will update the asset register accordingly.

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

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/acv

Road Closures for the Week Commencing Monday 16 December Relating to the A14 Improvements PDF 126 KB

Please find attached road closures information for the week commencing16 December, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

Please be aware some of the road numbers, junction numbers and descriptions of diversion routes have changed since the new Huntingdon Southern Bypass opened on Monday.

The last night closure will be Thursday 19^th December 2019 and works will recommence on Thursday 2^nd January 2020.

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

See the source image

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

11/12/19	Cambridge News	Council leader sparks row over congestion charging in city centre	P10
11/12/19	Built Environment Networking online	Building the sustainable communities of tomorrow	Link	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
11/12/19	Cambridge News online	The 90-home estate planned for a quiet Cambs village	Link	Planning application submitted in Gamlingay
11/12/19	Cambridge Independent online	General Election 2019: Green belt becomes a blue and yellow issue for South Cambridgeshire	Link
11/12/19	Cambridge Independent	Green belt homes plan for village	P13	Planning application submitted in Harston
11/12/19	Cambridge Independent online	General Election 2019: Final YouGov poll puts Liberal Democrat Ian Sollom ahead of Tory Anthony Browne in South Cambridgeshire	Link
11/12/19	Cambridge News online	New YouGov MRP poll predicts shock Lib Dem victory in South Cambridgeshire in 2019 General Election	Link
12/12/19	Cambridge News online	Plans proposed for 16 new homes on Cambridgeshire's green belt	Link
12/12/19	Cambridge News	Scheme for 90 homes on industry site	P5	Planning application submitted in Gamlingay
12/12/19	Cambridge News	The regeneration game is played in Cambridge North	P12
12/12/19	Haverhill Echo online	Proposed Linton housing scheme refused by Councillors	Link
12/12/19	Royston Crow online	General Election 2019: It's your vote in Royston or South Cambs, so make it count	Link
13/12/19	Cambridge News	Homes plan 'not good enough' for Councillors	P19
16/12/19	Royston Crow online	Men found in poor living conditions at suspected modern slavery site in Kneesworth	Link
17/12/19	Cambridge News	Please don't do wishful recycling over festivities'	P16
17/12/19	Peterborough Telegraph online	Safeguarding visit to suspected modern day slavery nursery reveals 'unacceptable' living conditions	Link
17/12/19	Ely Standard online	Men found in poor living conditions at suspected modern slavery site in Kneesworth	Link
17/12/19	Cambridge Network online	Early Christmas present as residents given keys for new Council homes	Link
17/12/19	BBC News online	South Cambridgeshire fly-tippers to be asked 'if mum still cleans-up'	Link
17/12/19	BBC News online	Modern slavery operation finds five men at Cambridgeshire nursery	Link
17/12/19	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Bill Handley interviewed about installation of new fly-tipping signs	1'23'' into show
17/12/19	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	PM bulletins: New signs to combat fly-tipping installed	N/A
18/12/19	Cambridge News online	Modern day slavery crackdown finds men living in 'unacceptable conditions' at Cambs farm where 8 were rescued in 2018	Link
18/12/19	Cambridge News	Eco-friendly homes provide residents with warm welcome	P13	New council homes in Balsham
18/12/19	Cambridge Independent	So close - but South Cambs remains blue	P10 & P11	Election report
18/12/19	Cambridge Independent	Survival guide for Christmas	P14

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.

Sunday 15 December, Sunday Telegraph: Council-owned farms

Half of all council-owned farms across England, equivalent to 15,000 acres, have been closed over the past decade as councils cannot afford to run them.

Monday 16 December, Times Online: Abuse of politicians “undermining democracy”

Alison Evison, President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), says that abuse of elected officials is “fundamentally undermining democracy”.

Monday 16 December, Independent Online: Wedding ring in ballot box

Trafford Council is trying to track down the owner of a wedding ring found in a ballot box in Cloverlea Primary School in Hale Barns.

Tuesday 17 December, Times: Zero-emission street to ban petrol and diesel vehicles

Petrol and diesel cars will be completely banned from Beech Street in the City of London under plans for Britain’s first 24-hour zero-emission street.

View Planning Applications

See the source image

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 11 DECEMBER 2019

See the source image

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’.

Mobile Warden Scheme

View the background to item 8.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance AGREED to maintain the annual grant funding to Mobile Warden Schemes for 2020/21 and begin funding for 3 consecutive years from April 2021 with an annual report at the end of each year to avoid overlap with Service Support Grant funding.

This decision was first published on Monday 16 December. The deadline for call-in is 5pm on Monday 23 December.

Appointment to the North Uttlesford Garden Community Local Delivery Board

View the background to item 9.

The Leader AGREED to appoint Councillor Peter McDonald to the North Uttlesford Garden Community Local Delivery Board.

This decision was first published on Monday 11 December and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Monday 18 December.

10.

Community Chest: Funding Applications

View the background to item 10.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed the recommendations made by the Grants Advisory Committee, which met on Monday 16 December.

Please note that this decision was published on Wednesday 18 December. Due to Christmas Day and Boxing Day, the deadline for calling in this decision is Friday 27 December at 5pm.

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

11.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

See the source image