Agenda

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1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 20 May to Friday 4 June 2021

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 20 May

2 pm

Council

Duxford IWM

Rebecca Dobson

Fri 21 May

-

-

-

-

Mon 24 May

10 am

Cabinet

Council Chamber

Jonathan Malton

Tue 25 May

-

-

-

-

Wed 26 May

10 am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Thu 27 May

-

-

-

-

Fri 28 May

10 am

Grants Advisory Committee

To be confirmed

Aaron Clarke

 

Mon 31 May

-

-

-

-

Tue 1 June

-

-

-

-

Wed 2 June

-

-

-

-

Thu 3 June

-

-

-

-

Fri 4 June

-

-

-

-

 

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

2.

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

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

 

The White Horse Inn, Barton  – The Council has approved the listing of The White Horse Inn, Barton as an Asset of Community Value until 11 May 2026

 

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

 

General Information

3.

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

12/05/21

Cambridge Independent

Will East West Rail demolish homes still being built?

P19

Cllr Tumi Hawkins quoted

12/05/21

Cambridge Independent

Low-carbon upgrade for prime science park site

P51

-

12/05/21

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Tumi Hawkins interviewed on breakfast show to give reaction to Planning Bill outlined in Queen's Speech

1'10'' into show

-

12/05/21

Cambridge Network online

Council offers free mental health webinars for businesses

-

-

12/05/21

ITV News Anglia

PM bulletin: Cllr Bill Handley interviewed as part of report into Council's Wild Minds programme to help young people suffering with mild to moderate mental health issues

-

-

13/05/21

HI Hub online

Residents say yes to the Neighbourhood Plan

-

-

14/05/21

Cambridge News

Expansion plans for nature network

P15

-

17/05/21

In Your Area online

Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending May 17

-

-

17/05/21

Cambridge Independent online

Will East West Rail demolish homes still being built?

-

-

17/05/21

Business Weekly online

Parallax without parallel: Cambridge refurb aims to attract second-steppers

-

-

18/05/21

Royston Crow online

MP calls for illegal parking clamp-down, as council makes civil enforcement plans

-

-

18/05/21

Royston Crow online

Police force welcomes plans for council to tackle parking woes

-

-

19/05/21

Cambridge Independent

Rescue plan is unveiled for our nature-deprived county

P12

Cllr Pippa Heylings quoted

19/05/21

Cambridge Independent

Weighing-up the costs and benefits of East-West Rail

P14

-

 

4.

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 13 May, Guardian: Councils could have to issue up to 3.5m ID cards for votes

Local councils could have to issue up to 3.5 million identity cards as part of the Government’s plan for mandatory voter ID.

 

Thursday 13 May, Guardian: Blanket bans on camping by Travellers ruled illegal

The high court has ruled that local authorities can no longer issue blanket bans on Travellers stopping on parcels of land, in a landmark case.

 

Friday 14 May, The Time: “Use it or Lose it” tax on developers

Developers could face new “use it or lose it” taxes for failing to build homes on land that has planning permission.

 

Saturday 15 May, Mail: LGA: Fly-tipping cases hit 20,000 a week

Nearly 20,000 cases of fly-tipping occur each week, latest figures released by the LGA show.

 

Saturday 15 May, Times: PM’s housing revolution is a vote-loser, warn MPs

Boris Johnson would be “foolish” to take Conservative voters for granted as he pushes ahead with planning reforms designed to trigger a housebuilding boom, senior Conservative MPs have warned.

 

Saturday 15 May, FT: Supreme Court allows councils to sue developers for unpaid business rates

The UK’s highest court has ruled that local authorities can sue two property developers over unpaid business rates.

 

Sunday 16 May, Sunday People: Waste could be left uncollected for a month

Food waste, glass and recyclables will have to be collected weekly by councils by 2021 under government plans, which could have the effect of delaying collection of 15.5 million tonnes of ordinary waste a years.

 

Sunday 16 May, Sky News Online: Plan to treble tree-planting rates in England

Tree-planting rates in England will be trebled for the good of nature and the climate, the Government says.

 

Tuesday 18 May, Telegraph: Planning system “not fit for purpose” - Jenrick

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that Britain’s planning system is “not fit for purpose” and more affordable homes must be built to “transform the quality of life” for young people.

 

Wednesday 19 May, BBC News Online: UK must do better over electric cars, say MPs

The Government has no plan to meet the “huge challenge” of persuading motorists to switch to electric vehicles, MPs have warned.

5.

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 12 May 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’

6.

Community Chest Grants (April)

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee.

 

This decision was first published on Thursday 13 May and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Thursday 20 May.

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

7.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov