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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 7 April 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 8 April to Friday 23 April

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 8 Apr	2 pm	Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace
Fri 9 Apr	-	-	-	-

Mon 12 Apr	-	-	-	-
Tue 13 Apr	10 am	Planning Committee	Online	Ian Senior
Wed 14 Apr	-	-	-	-
Thu 15 Apr	2 pm	Council	Online	Rebecca Dobson
Fri 16 Apr	-	-	-	-


Mon 19 Apr	10 am	Cabinet	Online	Jonathan Malton
Tue 20 Apr	5:20 pm	Scrutiny & Overview Committee	Online	Victoria Wallace
Wed 21 Apr	-	-	-	-
Thu 22 Apr	-	-	-	-
Fri 23 Apr	-	-	-	-

Information for District Councillors

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 5 April - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme PDF 24 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 5 April 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.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value - Foxton

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

Foxton Post Office and Stores – The Council has approved the listing of Foxton Post Office and Stores as an Asset of Community Value until 01 April 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 - Barton

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

The Council has received the following re nomination:

In Barton – The White Horse Inn

The Council will make its decision by 20^th May 2021.

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

Northstowe Community Forum - 14 April PDF 224 KB

Please find attached details of the Northstowe Community Forum on Wednesday 14 April 2021. Presentations will commence at 7pm and aim to finish by 9pm.

More information is available on the website.

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
31/03/21	Cambridge News		Milton ward says goodbye to Councillor after 17 years	P16	-
31/03/21	Cambridge Independent		Councillor of 17 years to go	P8	-
31/03/21	Cambridge Independent		Changes to bin rounds	P10	-
31/03/21	Cambridge Independent		The £2bn metro: The future of transport - or white elephant?	P13	-
31/03/21	Cambridge Independent		Princess Anne visits to thank waste teams	P20	-
31/03/21	Cambridge Independent		Winners of 2021 Cambridge Design and Construction Awards revealed	P48 & P49	-
01/04/21	Cambridge Independent online		East West Rail launches new consultation on route: Huge flyover proposed for South Cambridgeshire countryside	-	-
01/04/21	Cambridge News		Plug is pulled on virtual local council meetings	P12	-
02/04/21	In Your Area online		Struggling Cambs businesses can receive more grant funding	-	-
02/04/21	Cambridge News		Councillor steps down from GCP executive role	P15	-
02/04/21	Cambridge News		Letter: Balanced reporting on run-up to by election	P22	-
03/04/21	Cambridgeshire Live online		Developers could 'leapfrog' over Cambridge council and residents' concerns to create 'slum-like' flats from office blocks	-	-
03/04/21	Cambridge News		Council grants available to help businesses restart	P5	-
05/04/21	Cambridge Independent online		City council leader Lewis Herbert steps down from Greater Cambridge Partnership board	-	-
05/04/21	Cambridgeshire Live online		Cambs council leaders oppose Government decision to end virtual meetings	-	-
05/04/21	Cambridge News		Planning rules shift sparks fear of 'sealed concrete slums'	P4 & P5	-
06/04/21	Cambridge News		Postcode lottery of council tax charges is revealed	P4	-

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 1 April, Mirror: Bin the litter louts

Clean up Britain is calling for tougher fines for litter louts as the volume of litter increases in parks and open spaces amid the easing of lockdown rules.

Sunday 4 April, Observer: Councils can house those not entitled to support in pandemic, high court rules

Councils can provide emergency housing during the pandemic: to homeless people with no recourse to public funds and who would not normally be eligible for support, a high court decision suggests.

Sunday 4 April, Mail on Sunday: Council tax increases

The average council tax bill for a typical Band D home is now £1,898, an increase of £80 on last year and almost a third higher than a decade ago.

Wednesday 7 April, Daily Mail: Council pay

A report by the Taxpayers Alliance suggest the number of council staff earning over £100,000 increased by 5 per cent in a year.

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 31 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’.

Grants to Mobile Warden Schemes 2021/2024

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The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance Agreed to award funding to the Mobile Warden Schemes from 2021 to 2024.

This decision was first published on 1 April. Due to the Easter bank holidays call-in will expire on Monday 12 April.

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

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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

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Agendas

Planning Committee 13 April

Decisions

Grants to Mobile Warden Schemes 2021/24

Plans

Forward Plan of Key Decisions

Issues

Private Sector Housing Policy

Shared Services Annual Reports

Making of Foxton Neighbourhood Plan

Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan