Agenda

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

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 19 November to Friday 3 December 2020

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 19 Nov

-

-

-

-

Fri 20 Nov

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Aaron Clarke

Mon 23 Nov

10am

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Victoria Wallace

Tue 24 Nov

9:30am

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Patrick Adams

 

5:30pm

Joint Local Planning Advisory Group

Virtual Meeting Online

 

Wed 25 Nov

-

-

-

-

Thu 26 Nov

2pm

Council

Virtual Meeting Online

Patrick Adams

Fri 27 Nov

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Aaron Clarke

 

Mon 30 Nov

-

-

-

-

Tue 1 Dec

10am

Civic Affairs Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Patrick Adams

Wed 2 Dec

-

-

-

-

Thu 3 Dec

2pm

Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Victoria Wallace

Fri 4 Dec

10am

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee

Virtual Meeting Online

Victoria Wallace

 

Information for District Councillors

2.

Road Closures for Week Commencing Monday 16 November due to A14 Improvements pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 16 November in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

Please note, the closures of the A1307 are not being undertaken by the A14 project team but have been included in this report to ensure you’re all aware of the work.

Please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 if you wish to get in contact about these works.

 

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.

 

3.

District Councillors' Survey - Extended Closing Date

Thank you to all those councillors who have already completed the survey, it has been a really good response rate. Recognising that this has been a very busy time for all of you, I have arranged for the closing date for the Member Survey to be extended to Friday 20 November. 

 

Please let me know if you require a new link to the survey.

 

Susan Gardner-Craig, Head of HR and Corporate Services

General Information

4.

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

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11/11/20

Cambridge Network online

Funding means vital meals scheme can continue to provide lifeline for vulnerable for next six months

-

 -

11/11/20

Cambridge News

Funding sees scheme that takes meals to vulnerable extended

P10

 -

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Major step forward for safer cycling as new bridge installed over Cam

P4

GCP article

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Free meals scheme to continue

P6

 -

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Homes plan for former village pub

P9

Planning application submitted

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Hundreds sign to save homes

P11

GCP article

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Mayor's alternative busway route hits surprise roadblock

P18

GCP / CA article

11/11/20

Cambridge Independent online

Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Find our where developers want to build homes near you with our interactive search tools

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 -

11/11/20

Cambridge 105 radio

Cllr Bill Handley interviewed about extension of Over Day Centre meal scheme

N/A

 -

12/11/20

Peterborough Telegraph online

Peterborough businesses hit by COVID closures can apply for grants

-

Peterborough focus. Mentions all districts.

17/11/20

Cambridge Network online

Greater Cambridge Planning Service publishes initial findings on key topics for the joint Local Plan

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 -

18/11/20

Cambridge Independent

3,000 new homes a year 'would ruin character'

P1 & P4

 -

18/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Planning errors force Council to head to the High Court

P5

 -

18/11/20

Cambridge Independent

Villagers told: 'Suggest new bus routes to protect our homes'

P12

GCP article

 

5.

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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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 12 November, Guardian: Council leaders warn of sever cuts in England

Only a fifth of councils are confident they can meet their legal duty to set a balanced budget next year, according to a survey by the County Councils Network.

 

Friday 13 November, Guardian: Government urged to go beyond net zero climate targets

Leading scientists, academics and campaigners have called on governments and businesses to go beyond “net zero” in their efforts to tackle the escalating climate and ecological crisis.

 

Saturday 14 November, Sky News Online: UK emission targets won’t be reached by 2050

According to the think tank Green Alliance, the UK will reduce emissions by less than a fifth what is needed to meet interim climate change targets.

 

Sunday 15 November, Observer: Pandemic “will double demand” for council homes

The waiting list for council housing in England will almost double to two million people next year, according to new analysis in a study commissioned by the LGA and social housing groups.

 

Sunday 15 November, Sunday Telegraph: Planning algorithm to be overhauled

Plans to build a new generation of homes across England using a controversial algorithm are reportedly set to be overhauled amid opposition from councils and Conservatives MPs.

 

Sunday 15 November, Observer: £3bn green homes grants scheme “faltering just weeks after launch”

The Government’s plan to insulate England’s draughty homes is reported to be faltering because builders and installers are not singing up, leaving thousands of households unable to access the £3 billion green home grants.

 

Tuesday 17 November, Times: Price of electric bikes could be cut up to a third under new scheme

Up to a third of the price of electric bikes could be cut under government plans to offer communities a “sweat-free” alternative to conventional bicycles.

 

Wednesday 18 November, BBC News: Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030

New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel “will not be sold in the UK from 2030, the Prime Minister has said.

6.

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 to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority.

Other Information

7.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

8.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Philip Benson

Job title: Refuse Driver

Date started: 14 November 2020

 

Name: Linda Boothby

Job title: Revenues Assistant

Date started: 9 November 2020

 

Name: Rebecca Dobson

Job title: Democratic Services Manager

Date started: 9 November 2020

 

Name: Jordan Hill

Job title: Specialist Support Officer – Contaminated Land

Date started: 2 November 2020

 

Name: Giovanna Morland

Job title: Environmental Health Practitioner

Date started

 

Name: Jessica Hutchinson

Job title: Customer Contact Advisor

Date started: 2 November 2020

 

Name: Daniel McClure

Job title: Specialist Support Officer – Air Quality

Date started: 2 November 2020

 

Name: Rachel Moss

Job title: Customer Contact Advisor

Date started: 2 November 2020

 

Name: Clare Palmer

Job title: Customer Contact Advisor

Date started: 2 November 2020

 

Name: Ben Wilkin

Job title: Enforcement Officer

Date started 9 November 2020

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Staff who have left

 

Name: Angharad Hart

Job title: Senior Conservation Officer

Leaving date: 5 November 2020

 

Name: Rachel Hodson

Job title: Intelligence Officer

Leaving date: 19 December 2020