Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 24 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 25 March to Friday 9 April 2021

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
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 Wallace
Fri 2 Apr	-	-	-	-


Mon 5 Apr	-	-	-	-
Tue 6 Apr	-	-	-	-
Wed 7 Apr	-	-	-	-
Thu 8 Apr	2pm	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace
Fri 9 Apr	-	-	-	-

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

Zero Carbon Communities grant- round 3 opens 10 May

Round 3 of our Zero Carbon Communities Grant will open on Monday 10 May to provide funding of between £1,000 and £15,000 to parish councils and voluntary sector organisations for projects that support the shift to zero carbon emissions by 2050.

This time we will be inviting applications under two main themes plus an extra general theme for exceptional projects; with each theme being allocated a nominal percentage of a £100k grant fund:

· Community buildings (40%)

· Nature (40%)

· Other projects (20%)

The closing date for applications is 30 July.

We will be looking for projects which achieve wider community engagement and behaviour change around climate change and the environment as well as a measurable reduction in carbon emissions.

Potential applicants will also be provided with an opportunity to join a workshop on how to make successful grant applications; date to be announced shortly.

Please email zcc@scambs.gov.uk if you would like to discuss your potential project before making an application. More information will also be available soon on this part of our website.

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing Monday 22 March due to A14 Improvements PDF 24 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 22 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 - Elsworth

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

The Pavilion and Playing Field, Elsworth – The Council has approved the listing of The Pavilion and Playing Field as an Asset of Community Value until 18 March 2026

Elsworth Community Shop - The Council has approved the listing of Elsworth Community Shop as an Asset of Community Value until 18 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 Eversden

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

The Hoops Public House (Cam Spice), Great Eversden - The Council has approved the listing of The Hoops Public House as an Asset of Community Value until 17 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 - Heydon

The Council has received the following re nomination:

In Heydon - The King William IV Public House

The Council will make its decision by 12^th May 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	-	-

17/03/21	Cambridge News	Work set to start on building 'new neighbourhood'	P11	-
17/03/21	Cambridge News	Further funding is possible for affordable homes	P16	CA article. Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent	AI trial to reduce congestion	P11	GCP article
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent	Police station plans shown the green light by planners / Councillors find 'very special' reasons for green belt development	P16	-
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent	Insufficient progress' spells end of government funding	P18	CA article. Cllr Bridget Smith quoted
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent	Ping pong ding dong breaks out over Northstowe park	P21	-
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent	SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards finalists are revealed	P43	-
17/03/21	Cambridge Independent online	Finalists for Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards revealed	-	-
17/03/21	Royston Crow online	Council votes against living wage employer proposal	-	County Council focused article. Mention of SCDC position
18/03/21	Cambridge Network online	Councils provide insight into mental health pressures on local businesses	-	-
18/03/21	Cambridge News	Government has no plans for new town in South Cambs	P10 & P11	-
18/03/21	Cambridgeshire Live online	Cambridgeshire County Council rejects 'real living wage' proposal to pay council workers more	-	-
18/03/21	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Bridget Smith interviewed about cancelation of Oxford-Cambridge road expressway	2'40'' into show	-
19/03/21	Cambridgeshire Live online	Plans for huge new 3,500 home South Cambs village unveiled	-	-
20/03/21	In Your Area online	Cambs local elections 2021: Mayoral candidates on housing	-	-
20/03/21	Cambridge News	Garden village plans unveiled for Heydon	P1 & P4	-
20/03/21	Cambridge News	Talking point election special: Area crying out for affordable homes	P11	-
22/03/21	Cambridge News	We must take this opportunity to keep people out of cars'	P1 & P5	GCP article. Cllr Neil Gough quoted in GCP role
22/03/21	Cambridge News	Housing policy can keep new building at bay	P11	-
22/03/21	Cambridgeshire Live online	South Cambs councillors welcome latest housing trajectory figures	-	-
23/03/21	Cambridge Network online	Hundreds of local families helped into homes	-	-

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.

Sunday 21 March 2021, Telegraph: Ballot papers could be quarantined at local elections

Counting at the May elections could be delayed in England because ballot papers will need to be quarantined due to Covid-19 safety precautions.

Monday 22 March 2021, BBC Online: Green plan to upgrade homes

The Environmental Audit Select Committee has said the masterplan to help people upgrade the UK’s homes has been “botched” and must be urgently overhauled.

Tuesday 23 March 2021, Times: Office-based companies hope for cut in business rates

Hundreds of thousands of office-based businesses are challenging their business rates bill for 2020/21, on the basis that the pandemic has resulted in a “material change of circumstance”.

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 17 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’.

10.

Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Five-Year Housing Land Supply Calculations

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Planning agreed the Greater Cambridge Housing Trajectory and Five year Housing Land Supply and delegated any further minor editing changes to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.

This decision was published on Friday 19 March and so the deadline for call-in is Friday 26 March at 5pm.

Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information

Please click on the link to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority.

11.

Discretionary Business Rate Relief Policy