Agenda

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

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 11 February to Friday 26 February 2021

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 11 Feb

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Fri 12 Feb

-

-

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Mon 15 Feb

-

-

-

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Tue 16 Feb

-

-

-

-

Wed 17 Feb

-

-

-

-

Thu 18 Feb

-

-

-

-

Fri 19 Feb

10am

Extraordinary Planning Committee (Bourn Airfield)

Online

Ian Senior

 

Mon 22 Feb

-

-

-

-

Tue 23 Feb

2pm

Council

Online

Rebecca Dobson

Wed 24 Feb

-

-

-

-

Thu 25 Feb

5:20pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Online

Victoria Wallace

Fri 26 Feb

10am

Grants Advisory Committee

Online

Aaron Clarke

 

Information for District Councillors

2.

Road Closures Relating to A14 Improvements pdf icon PDF 24 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 8 February in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

 

For all queries relating to the scheme, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

 

Further updateson scheme progress can be found on the website.

3.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value (Hardwick)

In Hardwick:

The Blue Lion Public House - The council has refused the listing of The Blue Lion Public House and this will be added to the list of refused Assets

 

The Council will update the asset register accordingly.

 

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

4.

Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy: Have your say

Have your Say: South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council are jointly consulting on three specific housing policies which will form Annexes to the Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy.

 

One of the aims of our Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy is to demonstrate what we expect new housing developments across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire to look like.

 

To build on this further, the two Councils are consulting on more detailed policies around:

 

  • Build to Rent: Purpose built housing schemes providing homes entirely for rent (as opposed to those brought forward by councils and housing associations as social or affordable rent homes);
  • Clustering and Distribution of Affordable Housing: How affordable housing should be grouped (clustered) and spread out on new developments.
  • Affordable Rent Setting: How affordable rent levels for council and housing association homes should be set to ensure that they are as affordable as possible to those who need them

 

If you would like to find out more about the draft policies and make any comments, please visit our consultation webpage.

 

The closing date for responses is 23rd March 2021.

General Information

5.

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

04/02/2021

Cambridge Network online

Council lays out strategy to double the ‘nature’ on its doorstep for the benefit of all

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04/02/2021

Cambridge Network online

Budget proposals to be discussed at Full Council

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04/02/2021

The Construction Index online

Council approves more Waterbeach housing

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04/02/2021

DIY Week online

Green light for 4,500 homes near Cambridge

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04/02/2021

Horticulture Week online

Waterbeach New Town East housing scheme granted outline planning consent

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04/02/2021

HI Hub online

Act now to protect the village from over-development, says Parish Council

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04/02/2021

The Planner online

Homes at Cambridgeshire new town approved

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05/02/2021

The Planner online

England roundup: Homes at Cambridgeshire new town approved;

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06/02/2021

Royston Crow online

Is there too much housebuilding in South Cambs?

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References GCSP Local Plan consultations

07/02/2021

Cambs Times online

Optimistic pledge by new boss as £150,000 a year chief executive leaves housing company owned by Cambridgeshire County Council

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08/02/2021

Cambridge News

How many more houses do we want?

P12

References GCSP Local Plan consultations

08/02/2021

Cambridge News

Letters: Social housing figure should be non-negotiable

P18

Response to Waterbeach Planning Committee decision

08/02/2021

Cambridge Network online

Councils ask for feedback on Greater Cambridge Chalk Streams report

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08/02/2021

Building Design online

LDA's Cambridgeshire new town gets planning approval

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09/02/2021

In Your Area online

Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending February 8

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10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

8,500-home new town and metro stop proposed

P5

Emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced

10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Raft of local elections due in May

P5

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10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Political row over Thakeham's 25,000-home plan escalates

P10

 -

10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Let comments flow on our chalk streams

P12

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10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

10 ways the City Council is tackling climate emergency

P14

References to Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service

10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Doubling Nature plan is adopted

P24

 -

10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Opinion: Planning for the right level of growth

P26

 -

10/02/2021

Cambridge Independent

Letter: Doubling Nature claim 'duplicitous'

P30

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6.

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.

 

Friday 5 February, BBC News: “Local elections to go ahead in May”

Local elections in England will go ahead as scheduled this May, according to government sources.

 

Monday 8 February, Telegraph: “Flood victims ‘should get mental health support’ to tackle stress”

Traumatised homeowners should receive access to mental health support to tackle stress following flooding, according to a new report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

 

Tuesday 9 February, Financial Times: “Councils ‘in rescue talks’ due to coronavirus finance pressures”

At least 12 English councils have been in rescue talks with the Government, MPs have been told.

 

Wednesday 10 February, BBC News Online: “LGA warns of funding shortfall for May elections”

Councils in England don’t have “anywhere near enough” money to organise elections this May, LGA Chairman Cllr James Jamieson told MPs on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.

7.

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 3 February 2021

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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’

8.

Foxton Neighbourhood Plan - Response to Consultation on the Submission Plan

The Lead Cabinet Member for Planning agreed the response, as set out in Appendix 1.

 

This decision was first published on 9 February 2021 and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 16 February.

9.

Doubling Nature Strategy

Cabinet:

 

Adopted the draft Doubling Nature Strategy at Appendix A, subject to minor amendments by the Lead Officer in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

 

This decision was first published on Friday 5 February and so the deadline for call-in is 2pm on Friday 12 February.

10.

Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy Annexes

Cabinet:

 

a)    Approved the draft policies relating to Build to Rent, Clustering and Distribution of Affordable Housing and Affordable Rents as an annexe to the Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy.

 

b)    Following approval, to delegate authority to the Lead Member for Housing to approve the final policies subject to minor amendments, if any, arising from public consultation 

 

This decision was first published on Friday 5 February and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Friday 12 February.

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

11.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

12.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Farzana Ahmed

Job title: Deputy Head of Finance

Date started: 1 February 2021

 

Name: Dean Conner

Job title: EH Practitioner

Date started:

 

Name: James Croft

Job title: Customer Contact Advisor

Date started 25 January 2021

 

Name: Maciej Dominak

Job title: Refuse Loader

Date started: 25 January 2021

 

Name: Josphat Moyo (Josh Dawson)

Job title: Refuse Loader

Date started: 1 February 2021