Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 28 July 2021 12.00 p.m.

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

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No. Item

1.

Meetings and events from Thursday 29 July to Friday 13 August 2021

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 29 Jul

10 am

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee

Council Chamber

Patrick Adams

Fri 30 Jul

10 am

Cabinet (Additional meeting)

Council Chamber

Jonathan Malton

Mon 2 Aug

-

-

-

-

Tue 3 Aug

-

-

-

-

Wed 4 Aug

-

-

-

-

Thu 5 Aug

-

-

-

-

Fri 6 Aug

-

-

-

-

 

Mon 9 Aug

-

-

-

-

Tue 10 Aug

-

-

-

-

Wed 11 Aug

10 am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Democratic Services

Thu 12 Aug

-

-

-

-

Fri 13 Aug

-

-

-

-

 

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

2.

Planned Road Closures Week Commencing Monday 26 July - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme pdf icon PDF 23 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing Monday 26 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.

 

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

21/07/2021

Cambridge Independent

Innovation Park plans approved

P4

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21/07/2021

Cambridge Independent

Affordable housing and build-to-rent policies are agreed

P23

-

22/07/2021

Cambridge News

Underground-style map shows how greenways will link

P11

GCP article. Cllr Neil Gough quoted in GCP role

23/07/2021

Cambridge Independent online

Why your green bin collections could be disrupted in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire

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-

23/07/2021

Cambridge Network online

Community gyms share £50,000 in COVID recovery funding

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-

24/07/2021

Cambridge News

Bin collections face 'pingdemic' disruption

P1+5

-

26/07/2021

In Your Area online

Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending July 26

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-

26/07/2021

Cambridge Network online

Residents asked to comment on biodiversity guidance

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26/07/2021

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Cllr Brian Milnes interviewed on breakfast show about possible green bin disruption

1'8'' into show

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26/07/2021

BBC Look East

Clip of Cllr Brian Milnes regarding possible green bin disruption as part of self-isolation coverage

N/A

 

27/07/2021

Cambridge News

Council has to change approach to Travellers'

P8

City Cllr references need to work with SCDC

27/07/2021

Cambridgeshire Live online

Pingdemic': Cambs bin collections facing disruption due to staff isolating

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28/07/2021

Cambridge Network online

New plan passed to ‘secure the best for Foxton’

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28/07/2021

Cambridge News

Villagers vote to adopt plan for the future

P15

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28/07/2021

Cambridge Independent

Green bin rounds may be disrupted

P6

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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 22 July, BBC Online: Self-isolation hits bin collections across country

Some councils across England have been forced to suspend bin collection due to staff self-isolating.

 

Thursday 22 July, BBC Radio 4 You & Yours: Public health funerals

According to an investigation by Quaker Social Action, about two-thirds of councils are not following good practice guidance set by Government on public health funerals.

 

Friday 23 July, Independent: Universal Credit fears

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned that end of the £20 uplift to Universal Credit will be the biggest overnight cut to the basic rate of social security since the Second World War.

 

Saturday 24 July, Mail Online: Parkrun events return

Parkrun, the weekly community running event which takes place each Saturday morning in parks, starts again today in England.

 

Tuesday 27 July, Mirror: Local housing developments

According to an LGA survey more than 80% of people believe they should be allowed to comment on individual plans for housing developments in their communities.

 

Wednesday 28 July, BBC News Online: Electric car charging prices “must be fair”

A report from the Transport Select Committee People must be protected from “excessive pricing” for public electric car charging.

5.

View Planning Applications

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An outline floor plan for a large building.

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 21 July 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.

Response to Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)

The Lead Member for Strategic Planning and Transport agreed the response to the LCWIP consultation.

 

This decision was first published on Tuesday 27 July and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 3 August at 5pm. The decision can be implemented on Wednesday 4 August.

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

8.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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Text of different colours that state "Goodbye Farewell Good Luck & Cheers".

Staff who have left

 

Name: Ella Biggs

Date leaving: 31 July 2021

 

Name: Alice Clay

Date left: 8 July 2021

 

Name: James Dann

Date left: 22 July 2021

 

Name: Andrew Gill

Date leaving: 30 July 2021

 

Name: Tom Horseman

Date left: 23 July 2021

 

Name: Coral Martin

Date left: 8 July 2021

 

Name: Jayk Mullee

Date left: 23 July 2021

 

Name Trevor Nicoll

Date left: 30 June 2021