Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 16 September 2020 12.00 p.m.

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

Items

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Item

Meetings and events from Thursday 17 September to Friday 2 October 2020

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 17 Sep	5:20pm	Scrutiny & Overview Committee - POSTPONED
Fri 18 Sep

Mon 21 Sep
Tue 22 Sep
Wed 23 Sep
Thu 24 Sep	2pm	Council	Virtual Meeting - Online	Patrick Adams
Fri 25 Sep	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Virtual Meeting - Online	Aaron Clarke


Mon 28 Sep	10:30am	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Victoria Wallace
Tue 29 Sep	10:30am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Virtual Meeting – Online	Patrick Adams
Wed 30 Sep
Thu 1 Oct
Fri 2 Oct

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

Sustainability Master Planning for Village Communities

Janet Hall from Swaffham Prior is keen to hear from communities to wanting to produce; a sustainability focussed neighbourhood plan, a carbon reduction plan (as asset improvements / changing patterns of use / management plans / communication plan to village); or a simple resource plan of villages for use in procuring further funding or sustainability development. If you think you could benefit from assistance, please contact ZCC@scambs.gov.uk

Do you have a site in your parish/ward which would be suitable for installation of one or more electric vehicle charge-points for taxis?

The Council has funding for a limited number of these through the government ‘s ULEV scheme. The charge-points would be available exclusively by taxis for a maximum of three years, after which this restriction would be removed and they would be available to all.

To be suitable the site needs to be:

· In a car park, or already-established parking area (so as to limit ground works requirements)

· Accessible 24 hours a day

· Close to local amenities suitable for taxi drivers to stop for up to one hour for breaks and vehicle recharging

Preferably it would also be:

· Close to areas which are likely drop off and pick up points for the taxi trade

· On council owned land (parish, district or county - to reduce any potential delays over site ownership)

Any potential sites will be subject to a feasibility study to establish scope of works, including electrical connections and costs, which will be carried out by the Council and will determine whether a site can proceed to installation.

Please contact jane.jackson@scambs.gov.uk with details of potential sites as soon as possible and by 7 October latest.

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

09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Grant extends free meals	P13
09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	North East area webinar event	P18
09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	SME Business Awards reopen	P49	SCDC sponsorship of Green Award
09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Being green to our core - and helping businesses do the same	P50
09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent online	700 homes, hotel, office space and shops promised as Cambridge North website goes live	Link	Brookgate (developer) press release
09/09/2020	Cambridge News online	Fears South Cambs is heading for new phase of speculative development	Link
09/09/2020	Cambridge Independent online	700 homes, hotel, office space and shops promised as Cambridge North website goes live	Link	New Chesterton Partnership website
10/09/2020	Cambridge News	Unique' school for autistic children set to open in 2021	P10 & P11
10/09/2020	Carter Jonas online	South Cambridgeshire District Council acquires 296 Cambridge Science Park	Link
10/09/2020	HI Hub online	School for autistic children granted permission at IVC	Link
11/09/2020	Cambridge Network online	‘Vital’ role of Council grants for voluntary groups highlighted	Link
11/09/2020	Cambridge Network online	GCP proposes Babraham Park and Ride extension	Link	GCP article
11/09/2020	Cambridge News	Unbearable' consequences of speculative development	P10
11/09/2020	Cambridge News	Plans submitted for 86 new homes	P11	Planning application submitted in Whittlesford
11/09/2020	Cambridge News	Letter: Democracy is a myth in local government	P19	Letter concerning Northstowe development
11/09/2020	Property Funds World online	South Cambridgeshire District Council acquires 296 Cambridge Science Park	Link
11/09/2020	Cambridge News online	Row as councillors vote on planning applications before consultations end	Link
11/09/2020	Cambridge News online	First of its kind school for children with autism to open in Cambs next year	Link
11/09/2020	Cambridge News online	Plans submitted for 86 homes in Cambridgeshire village	Link	Planning application submitted in Whittlesford
11/09/2020	Flightline UK online	Duxford Battle of Britain Proms and Air show weekend cancelled	Link	SCDC mentioned in IWM statement
11/09/2020	Cambridge Independent online	Specialist school for children with autism could open next year in South Cambridgeshire	Link
12/09/2020	Royston Crow online	Royston and South Cambs community groups receive 'vital' grant funding	Link
13/09/2020	Peterborough Telegraph online	Are there too many organisations planning the region's transport links?	Link	CA article
14/09/2020	Business Weekly online	Council pays £7.2m for Cambridge Science Park building	Link
14/09/2020	Cambridge Independent online	Histon financial prudence helps profit long-term future	Link
16/09/2020	Cambridge News	Criteria announced for place on list for subsidised homes	P9	CA article. Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Moving the earth to start work on Waterbeach site	P11
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Autism school is a first for UK	P13
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Airfield site gets transport guarantees	P14
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Cambridge North area to be transformed with 700 homes	P18
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Opinion: Too many jobs and simply not enough houses	P22	References Local Plan proposals
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Opposition to all proposed sewage sites	P23	Article focused on waste water treatment plant relocation with NEC mention
16/09/2020	Cambridge Independent	Letter from Cllr Pippa Heylings: Show some support for British farmers	P28

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.

Saturday 12 September, BBC Online: Coronavirus: Who are the COVID-19 marshals and what powers will they have?

BBC Online looks at what a Covid-secure marshal is and what powers they will have.

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.

Executive Decisions Taken Since Wednesday 9 September 2020

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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’.

English Tree Strategy - Response to UK Gov Consultation

View the background to item 7.

The Lead Cabinet Member for Planning AGREED to approve the council’s response to the England Tree Strategy.

Please note that with the agreement of the Chair of Council and the Chair of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee this decision was taken as an urgent decision and so cannot be called-in.

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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