Agenda
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Meetings and events from Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 September 2020
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Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils |
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Road Closure for the Week Beginning Monday 31 August Relating to the A14 Improvements Please find attachedroad closures information for the week commencing 31 August, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.
Changes to A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme social media pages
With the main A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme now open to traffic, the Facebook and twitter pages will change to become pages for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet scheme. We know many of you will also be affected by this upcoming scheme and we hope you find this a useful way to stay informed.
There is still finishing work to be completed on the A14 project and there is ongoing work to improve links in Huntingdon town centre, so updates on the A14 will continue to be shared. For general information about the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme, you can:
The new page details are: Twitter - @A428Cat Facebook - @A428BlackCat
As well as the updated social media pages, you can also get further information about the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet scheme by:
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. |
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Doubling Nature - Online Briefing and Q&A for District Councillors on 8 September, 5pm-6:30pm
In July last year the Council acknowledged the ecological emergency and adopted a motion aiming to ‘double the area of rich wildlife habitats, tree cover and accessible green space in order for nature and people to thrive, and businesses to prosper’. This motion can be seen here. The Doubling Nature Vision for Cambridgeshire from the partnership organisation Natural Cambridgeshire can be seen here.
Please respond to the Outlook invitation which all Members should have received. For queries contact: siobhan.mellon@scambs.gov.uk, Siobhan Mellon, Development Officer, Climate & Environment
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General Information |
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Media Monitoring
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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Thursday 27 August, Times: Ministers to review planning formula Ministers are reportedly set to review an algorithm at the centre of planning reforms following concerns from Conservative MPs.
Thursday 27 August, Mail: Government issues new 5G masts guide in bid to dispel coronavirus theories A guide on 5G masts has been published by ministers in a bid to dispel theories that the new technology could harm people’s health.
Friday 28 August, BBC Online: CCN report on county unitaries A report by the County Councils Network suggests that merging county and district councils into single unitary councils could save £3 billion over five years.
Saturday 29 August, Times: Planning algorithm may destroy suburbia, Tory MPs warn A number of Tory MPs have warned the Prime Minister that an algorithm at the heart of his planning form.
Monday 31 August, Times: Pavement parking An all-out ban on pavement parking across England will be considered by ministers under proposals published by the Department for Transport today.
Tuesday 1 September, Guardian: Recycling rates lower in poorest areas Recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the most deprived areas of England, according to new analysis.
Wednesday 2 September, BBC News: Government urged not to merge English district councils Merging some district and county councils in England risks “alienating” communities, the District Councils Network has warned. |
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View Planning Applications
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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/ |
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Other Information |
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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov
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The Council's Starters and Leavers
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