Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 17 March 2021 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 18 March to Friday 2 April

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 18 Mar	5:20 pm	Scrutiny & Overview Committee - CANCELLED	-	-
Fri 19 Mar	-	-	-	-

Mon 22 Mar	10 am	Cabinet	Online	Jonathan Malton
Tue 23 Mar	9:30 am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Online	Patrick Adams
Wed 24 Mar	-	-	-	-
Thu 25 Mar	10 am	Civic Affairs Committee	Online	Patrick Adams
Fri 26 Mar	10 am	Grants Advisory Committee	Online	Aaron Clarke


Mon 29 Mar	-	-	-	-
Tue 30 Mar	-	-	-	-
Wed 31 Mar	-	-	-	-
Thu 1 Apr	11 am	Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee	Online	Victoria Walace
Fri 2 Apr	-	-	-	-

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

Planned Road Closures Week Commencing Monday 15 March due to A14 Improvements PDF 24 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 15 March 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 their website

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value - Comberton

The Council has made the following decision and will amend the asset register accordingly:

The Three Horseshoes Public House & Restaurant, Comberton – The Council has approved the listing of The Three Horseshoes as an Asset of Community Value until 5 March 2026.

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

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value - Great Chishill

The following asset has entered the protected period ending on 16 March 2022

- The Pheasant Public House, 24 Heydon Road, Great Chishill, Royston, Herts, SG8 8SR

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

10/03/2021	Cambridge Network online	Lockdown Hardship Scheme hits the right note for South Cambs music business	-	-
10/03/2021	Cambridge News	On the road to a greener recovery from Covid	P4	GCP article
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	25,000-home Plan 'will not bypass Local Plan'	P5	-
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Going green for recovery	P12	GCP article
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Cllr Neil Gough column: 'GCP is making real progress - but large schemes take time'	P12	Cllr Neil Gough column in GCP role
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	House plan for village hall	P16	Planning application submitted
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Working together for safe election	P21	-
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Judicial review threatened over Waterbeach New Town East homes decision	-	-
10/03/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Plans for new police station in Milton given the go ahead	-	-
10/03/2021	Inside Housing online	Large housing association to deliver 328 homes on MoD development	Link	-
10/03/2021	BBC News online	Southern Cambridgeshire Police 'hub' granted planning permission	-	-
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Plans for Milton police station to replace Parkside base granted approval	-	-
10/03/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Why councillors approved new police station for green belt in Milton to replace Parkside in Cambridge	-	-
10/03/2021	ITV News online	Plans for a new Cambridgeshire police 'hub' near Milton are approved	-	-
11/03/2021	Cambridge News	Go-ahead for new Police HQ	P1 & P5	-
11/03/2021	Wisbech Standard online	Police hub to replace ‘outdated facilities’ gets planning green light	-	-
11/03/2021	Planning Resource online	Campaign group to launch legal challenge to 4,500-home Cambs permission as council stands firm	-	-
11/03/2021	Cambs Times online	Police hub to replace ‘outdated facilities’ gets planning green light	-	-
12/03/2021	Planning Resource online	Ten key things that happened this week	-	-
12/03/2021	UK Authority online	Greater Cambridge Partnership pilots AI traffic controls	-	GCP article
12/03/2021	Police Professional online	Green light for new policing hub for Cambridgeshire Constabulary	-	-
13/03/2021	Royston Crow online	ELECTION 2021: Family bereavement overshadows first day of campaign	-	-
15/03/2021	Cambridge News	Opinion column from Anthony Browne MP: Water everywhere else but not a drop left for the wildlife to drink	P12	-
15/03/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Thakeham ‘will not bypass’ Local Plan with its 25,000-home proposal for South West Cambridgeshire	-	-
16/03/2021	In Your Area online	Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending March 15	-	-
17/03/2021	Cambridge News	Work set to start on building 'new neighbourhood'	P11	-
17/03/2021	Cambridge News	Further funding is possible for affordable homes	P16	CA article. Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
17/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	AI trial to reduce congestion	P11	GCP article
17/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Police station plans shown the green light by planners / Councillors find 'very special' reasons for green belt development	P16	-
17/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Insufficient progress' spells end of government funding	P18	CA article. Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
17/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	Ping pong ding dong breaks out over Northstowe park	P21	-
17/03/2021	Cambridge Independent	SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards finalists are revealed	P43	-

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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Thursday 11 March: Times: Wind farm part plan to create 6,000 jobs

The Government will invest almost £100 million creating new wind turbine ports in north-east England, with a big renewable company announcing plans to make crucial parts in Teeside.

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 10 March 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’.

A428 Supplementary Consultation Response

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The Deputy Leader of Council (Statutory) agreed to raise no objection to Highways England’s consultation process.

This decision was first published on 10 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Wednesday 17 March.

Community Chest Grants (February - additional text)

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee regarding the Community Chest grants.

This decision was first published on 15 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Monday 22 March.

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Write off of debt in excess of £25,000

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance for agreed to write off an unrecoverable debt.

This decision was taken on Wednesday 17 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Wednesday 24 March.

Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information

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Other Information

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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

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Agendas

Cabinet 22 March

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee 23 March

Decisions

A428 Supplementary Consultation Response

Community Chest Grants

Write off of debt

Planning Committee 10 March

Minutes

Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee 5 March

Scrutiny & Overview Committee 25 February

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The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

Name: Samantha Menezes

Job title: Housing Admin Assistant

Date started: 2 March 2021

Name: Sarah Page

Job title: Business Support Casual Worker

Date started: 10 March 2021

Name: Natalie Thomas

Job title: Technical Support Casual Worker

Date started: 10 February 2021