Agenda
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Meetings and events from Thursday 8 July. to Friday 23 July 2021
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Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils |
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Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 5 July 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. |
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Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value The Council has made the following decision and will amend the asset register accordingly:
Land known as “Recreation Ground Extension”, Longstanton – The Council has approved the listing of land known as “Recreation Ground Extension” as an Asset of Community Value until 02 July 2026.
Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage
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Cambs Home Improvement Agency - Annual Report Please find attached the Cambs Home Improvement Agency’s annual report and a link to previous reports and their website is here: https://www.cambshia.org/about-us/plans-and-performance/ |
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General Information |
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Media Monitoring
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Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)
Friday 2 July, Times: Net-zero plans The Government is reportedly planning to introduce a carbon reduction scheme that could put up the costs of gas and petrol as part of an attempt to decarbonise the economy.
Saturday 3 July, Guardian: Councils spending five times more on homeless people in B&Bs Councils in England are spending five times more on housing homeless people in bed and breakfasts that they were a decade ago, as the numbers of people needing to be put up in temporary accommodation soars.
Sunday 4 July, Sunday Telegraph: Homeowners to get up to 15 years to sue builders for “shoddy workmanship” Homeowners will be give up to 15 years to sue builders and developers for “shoddy workmanship”, under new laws which will more double the current time limit for bringing legal claims.
Monday 5 July, BBC Online: Grenfell prompts creation of building safety regulator The Government has announced that a new regulator will be set up with the power to prosecute property developers that do not meet safety standards.
Monday 5 July, BBC Online: Archaeologists dig in over planning reforms Experts have warned that historical discoveries could be at risk if the Government does not put archaeology at the heart of its planning reforms.
Monday 5 July, Guardian: Voter ID plans Plans are due to be unveiled today to make people carry identification to cast a ballot.
Tuesday 6 July, Times(Red Box): LGA: Local government is the key to building back better In an opinion piece for Times Red Box, LGA Chairman Cllr James Jamieson says it is clear that the role of local authorities has never been more significant in the lives of people across the country.
Tuesday 6 July, Guardian: Councils “failing to provide public health funerals” According to Quaker Social Action councils in England and Wales are not meeting their legal responsibility to provide public health funerals, often turning away low-income families who cannot afford to pay for relatives to be buried or cremated.
Tuesday 6 July, Times: Planning reforms bill “won’t halt wildlife decline” The Government’s planning reforms risk damaging ancient woodlands and wildlife habitats, a coalition of environmental groups has warned.
Wednesday 7 July, Mail: Fewer people returning to work could solve housing crisis The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stated that a permanent reduction to the number of staff working in offices in the wake of the pandemic could help the Government solve the housing crisis at the LGA’s Annual Conference.
Wednesday 7 July, Independent: Sir Ed Davey MP criticises planning reforms Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey MP will criticise the Government’s proposed planning reforms as he addressees the LGA Conference later today. |
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Executive Decisions Taken Since Wednesday 6 July 2021
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’. |
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Development of a 2 Bed House on Land Situated on Longstanton Road, Oakington The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing agreed to enter into a land purchase contract (subject to planning permission being granted), with Mrs Stephenson (landowner)to purchase the land at nil cost, except for legal fees or other associated costs, and to construct a 2 Bedroom Detached House to meet the housing needs of Mrs Stephenson’s granddaughters.
This decision was first published on Tuesday 6 July and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Tuesday 13 July. |
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Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information Please click on the link to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority. |
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Newly-Published Items on modern.gov |
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