Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 15 July 2020 12.00 p.m.

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

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No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 16 July to Friday 31 July 2020

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 16 Jul

5:20pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Virtual Meeting – Online

Victoria Wallace

Fri 17 Jul

Mon 20 Jul

Tue 21 Jul

Wed 22 Jul

10am

Planning Committee

Virtual Meeting – Online

Ian Senior

Thu 23 Jul

Fri 24 Jul

 

Mon 27 Jul

Tue 28 Jul

9:30am

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee - CANCELLED

Wed 29 Jul

Thu 30 Jul

Fri 31 Jul

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Virtual Meeting – Online

Aaron Clarke

 

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2.

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 13 July - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme pdf icon PDF 124 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 13 July, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

The main carriageway closures are mapped along with the diversion routes here: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-roadworks/

 

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

 

For all queries in relation to the main scheme Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line, Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey & Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

 

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

Samantha Kedie samantha.kedie@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

3.

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

08/07/2020

Cambridge News

Sewage plant set to move

P5

Mentions Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service

08/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Three possible locations for waste water plant revealed

P4

Mentions Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service

08/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Your transport woes can help shape projects

P11

GCP article

08/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

£100,000 will help fund green projects

P10

 

08/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Water crisis: how we must all act now to avoid draught

P20 & P21

 

09/07/2020

Cambridge News

2x letters on Huawei planning decision: Government needs to block Huawei plans & Directing criticism at the wrong organisation

P19

 

10/07/2020

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Bill Handley interviewed about Fixed Penalty Notice issued following Waterbeach fly-tip

2'10'' into show

 

11/07/2020

Cambridge News online

Concern as six week road closure set to cut off two Cambridgeshire villages

Link

Cllr Eileen Wilson quoted

13/07/2020

Cambridge News

Drivers face detour of 13 miles when works begin

P4

Cllr Eileen Wilson quoted

13/07/2020

Cambridge News

2 letters regarding Huawei application: Cllr Brian Milnes and a Newmarket resident

P17

 

13/07/2020

Circular online

Household like waste: What's that then?

Link

Webinar featuring Head of Waste and Environment Trevor Nicoll

13/07/2020

gizmodo.co.uk

Huawei wants a meeting with Boris Johnson

Link

Mentions SCDC planning application approval

13/07/2020

Cambridge Independent online

£100 million cost of Covid-19 pandemic to Cambridgeshire councils revealed

Link

 

14/07/2020

Cambridge News

Letter: UK could be in danger of huge cyber attacks

P19

Mentions SCDC planning application approval

14/07/2020

Ely Standard online

Cambridgeshire councils say pandemic could cost them more than £100 million

Link

 

15/07/2020

Cambridge Network online

Cabinet changes as Council prioritises community and business recovery

Link

 

15/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Will Tory unity end mayor and GCP deadlock?

P7

CA / GCP article

15/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Virus impact on Councils 'is £100m'

P14

 

15/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Tip-off leads to a fly-tipping fine

P22

 

15/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Appeal to keep caring and not litter

P22

 

15/07/2020

Cambridge Independent

Solar farm idea south of village

P23

Planning application submitted

15/07/2020

Cambridge 105 radio

Podcast: Is Cambridgeshire a green county?

27 mins into show

 

 

4.

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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.

 

Friday 10 July, Guardian, Cost of rolling out Universal Credit rises

A new report by the National Audit Office has found that the cost of implementing the Universal Credit scheme has risen by £1.4 billion.

 

Saturday 11 July, Guardian, UK air pollution still down despite return to normal traffic

Air pollution has remained at lower levels in UK towns and cities despite a return to near-normal traffic levels.

 

Sunday 12 July, Sunday Telegraph, Sunak plans 10 new “freeports”

Rishi Sunak is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new “freeports” within a year of the UK becoming fully independent from the EU in December.

 

Monday 13 July, Guardian, Commercial property investments

Councils are set to lose income from commercial property investments, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic closing shops, workplaces, cinemas and leaving some airports deserted, affecting councils’ rents and other revenues.

 

Tuesday 14 July, BBC Online, Council tax debt collection

Bailiffs employed to chase late payers will soon have the right to resume visits to homes following an enforced break during the coronavirus lockdown.

 

Tuesday 14 July, Sky News Online, Flood defence funding

An extra £170 million is being allocated to “shovel-ready” flood defence projects across England, the Government has announced.

 

Wednesday 15 July, Guardian, Flood strategy “at odds with push for mass housing”

The Government’s long-awaited strategy for tackling floods in England does not go far enough and appears to conflict with the Prime Minister’s “build, build, build” plan for more housing, experts have said.

 

Wednesday 15 July, Telegraph, Climbdown over plans to relax drinking laws after Lords revolt

Ministers have climbed down over plans to relax laws on late-night drinking after a revolt by Lords who warned they would spark street violence, disorder and drunkenness.

 

Wednesday 15 July, Guardian, Government planning new green investment bank

The Government is poised to reveal plans for a new state-backed green bank to help finance Britain’s climate ambitions, three years after ministers agreed to sell the UK’s Green Investment Bank.

5.

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

6.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

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Agendas

·                      Scrutiny & Overview Committee 16 July

·                      Planning Committee 22 July

 

Decisions

·                      Planning Committee 8 July

 

Minutes

·                      Planning Committee 10 June

 

 

7.

SCDC Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Anne Ainsworth

Job title: Chief Operating Officer

Date started: 6 July 2020

 

Name: Tracey Brockman

Job title: Business Development Support Officer

Date started: 1 July 2020

 

Name: Jennie Cox

Job title: High Street Business Support Officer

Date started: 1 July 2020

 

Name: Chris Edwards

Job title: Senior Technical Support Officer

Date started: 29 June 2020

 

Name: Jeff Membery

Job title: Head of Transformation

Date started: 30 June 2020

 

Name: Katrina Topman

Job title: Business Support Officer

Date started: 29 June 2020

 

Name: Johannah Truppin

Job title: High Street Business Support Officer

Date started: 1 July 2020

 

Name: Hannah Wallis

Job title: Planner

Date started: 29 June 2020