Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 9 December 2020 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 10 December to 25 Friday December 2020

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 10 Dec	-	-	-	-
Fri 11 Dec	11am	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace

Mon 14 Dec	-	-	-	-
Tue 15 Dec	11am	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace
Wed 16 Dec	-	-	-	-
Thu 17 Dec	5:20pm	Scrutiny and Overview Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace
Fri 18 Dec	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Online	Aaron Clarke


Mon 21 Dec	-	-	-	-
Tue 22 Dec	-	-	-	-
Wed 23 Dec	-	-	-	-
Thu 24 Dec	-	-	-	-
Fri 25 Dec		Christmas Day

Information for District Councillors

Road Closures for Week Commencing Monday 7 December Due to A14 Improvements PDF 124 KB

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.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

The Council has received the following re nominations:

In Harston – The Queens Head Public House

In Harston – The Village Shop and Post Office

The Council will make its decision by 01 February 2021.

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

Community Assets

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

The Council has received the following re nomination:

In Oakington – The White Horse, Oakington

The Council will make its decision by 26^th January 2021.

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

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

02/12/2020	Cambridge News	£160m busway could be back on track	P8	GCP article
02/12/2020	Cambridge News	Restored church is not quite out of the woods yet	P13	-
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Controversial chemical is still being used by Councils	P6 & P7	-
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Mixed views as Tier 2 restrictions are imposed over Cambridgeshire	P9	-
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	GCP restarting its busway plan - but no preferred route	P13	GCP article
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Creating a green lung to the north of the city	P14 & P15	Article focused on plans for rowing lake between Milton and Waterbeach
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	No extension over bus route consultation	P21	GCP article
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Opinion: Sustainable growth or just promises?	P29	Emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Lib Dem mayoral candidate: 'Stop spending on fake metro'	P29	-
02/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Cllr Bridget Smith column: Fact or fiction? Taking a closer look at the Local Plan process	P32 & P33	-
02/12/2020	Cambridge News online	Cambourne to Cambridge busway plans back in motion after pause	-	GCP article
03/12/2020	Cambridge Network online	Customer-facing businesses urged to join new South Cambs ‘Shop local’ directory	-	-
03/12/2020	Cambridge News online	Mystery as seven caravans and static homes dumped in Cambridgeshire ditch	-	-
03/12/2020	Cambridge Independent online	Seven caravans dumped on edge of Cottenham	-	-
04/12/2020	Cambridge Network online	Improved planning advice service launched for Greater Cambridge	-	-
04/12/2020	Cambridge News	Paperwork may provide clues to dumped caravans	P5	-
04/12/2020	Cambridge News	£8.6m needed for trail to meet spiralling costs	P11	GCP article
04/12/2020	Star Radio	AM bulletins: Investigation into dumped caravans on edge of Cottenham	N/A	-
04/12/2020	Wisbech Standard online	Seven static caravans dumped in countryside to cost taxpayers £2,000 to remove	-	-
04/12/2020	Ely Standard online	Seven static caravans dumped in countryside to cost taxpayers £2,000 to remove	-	-
04/12/2020	Local Government Chronicle online	Warning new PWLB rules could put districts in unsustainable position	-	Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
04/12/2020	That's TV Cambridge	A new District council service has been offered to businesses to try and promote people to shop local.	-	-
04/12/2020	Cambridge 105 radio	-	-	-
06/12/2020	Cambridge Independent online	Save Waterbeach Homes campaign: We urge GCP board members to safeguard family properties	-	GCP article. Cllr Neil Gough quoted in GCP role
07/12/2020	Cambridge Network online	Support for shops to extend opening hours	-	-
08/12/2020	Star Radio	Am bulletins: More refugee families to be given homes in South Cambridgeshire	N/A	-
08/12/2020	Cambridge Network online	Further South Cambridgeshire homes to be offered to refugee families	-	-
08/12/2020	Cambridge Independent online	Controversial chemical glyphosate still being sprayed by councils in Cambridgeshire	-	-
08/12/2020	BBC News online	Cambridgeshire: Plans for 25,000 homes would cause 'lasting damage'	-	-
08/12/2020	Royston Crow online	Plans for 25,000 homes to be built on South Cambridgeshire land	-	-
08/12/2020	Cambridge Independent online	25,000-home new town and villages proposed by Thakeham for South West Cambridgeshire	-	-
08/12/2020	Cambridge News online	Communities face destruction' if plans for 25,000 new homes go ahead in South Cambridgeshire	-	-
08/12/2020	Star Radio	PM bulletins: Thakeham plans have no planning status	N/A	-
08/12/2020	Royston Crow online	‘We know proposals for large developments can be concerning for residents’	-	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Network online	New town proposals to be considered alongside 650 other suggested locations for new homes and jobs	Link	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge News	New 25,000 home eco-town proposal	P1, P4, P5 & P6	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge News	Council to continue providing homes for refugee families	P9	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	25,000-home development plan sparks fury	P1 & P5	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Refugees to be housed in South Cambs	P13	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	New parish created for Northstowe	P14	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Caravans dumped in a ditch	P26	-
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	Letter: We're already living with urbanisation	P34	Regarding Greater Cambridge Local Plan evidence recently released
09/12/2020	Cambridge Independent	IED adds Paul to board of directors	P55	GCSP Assistant Director, Strategy and Economy, Paul Frainer appointed to IED board

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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Monday 7 December, Times: Gambling laws review

A review of gambling laws expected to start this week will see ministers consider banning betting companies from sponsoring sports clubs.

Wednesday 9 December, BBC News: Low-carbon transition “cheaper than thought”

A reports says the UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought.

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 2 December 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’.

Zero Carbon Communities (ZCC) Grant Scheme

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee to agree various Zero Carbon Communities grants.

This decision was first published on 3 December and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 10 December.

Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information

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Other Information

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