Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 20 October 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 21 October to Friday 5 November

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 21 Oct	-	-	-	-
Fri 22 Oct	-	-	-	-

Mon 25 Oct	-	-	-	-
Tue 26 Oct	-	-	-	-
Wed 27 Oct	-	-	-	-
Thu 28 Oct	-	-	-	-
Fri 29 Oct	2 pm	Grants Advisory Committee - CANCELLED	-	-


Mon 1 Nov	-	-	-	-
Tue 2 Nov	-	-	-	-
Wed 3 Nov	-	-	-	-
Thu 4 Nov	-	-	-	-
Fri 5 Nov	-	-	-	-

Information for District Councillors

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

Following an Internal Review, the Council has made the following decision and will amend the asset register accordingly:

Sluice Woods, Little Abington – as of 13 October 2021, Sluice Woods has been removed from the list of Assets of Community Value.

Post-Covid Community Support Workshop 22 Nov 6-7 pm

We are keen to support, facilitate and enable all parishes and community groups to continue their work Post-Covid.

Our online workshop will provide an opportunity to find out more about the Post-Covid Community support we are providing to all Community groups and parish councils within South Cambridgeshire. Included in the session will be local case studies, information on how to start a Community Led Plan as well as a Q&A session.

Details of the agenda and how to book a place will be circulated in the coming week. Please contact us on CLP@scambs.gov.uk with any questions related to Community-led plans.

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 18 October - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme PDF 195 KB

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing Monday 18 October 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

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

13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Opinion: Growth requires sustainable infrastructure	P10	Reference to Greater Cambridge Local Plan
13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Work starts on draining allotments	P13	-
13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	MP's office in email blunder	P17	-
13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Drop in to get business advice	P22	-
13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Opinion from South Cambridgeshire MP: 'OxCam Arc must be visionary, not an excuse for more homes'	P24	Reference to Greater Cambridge Local Plan
13/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Safeguard our green belt' urges Trumpington Residents' Association	P24	Reference to Greater Cambridge Local Plan
14/10/2021	Cambridge News	Massive' flooding concerns halt scheme for 110 homes	P5	-
14/10/2021	Cambridge News	Anna takes on 'best job in the country'	P6	-
14/10/2021	Cambridge News	Grant scheme for projects for the young	P11	-
14/10/2021	Cambridge News	Planning applications	P38	Latest planning applications submitted
14/10/2021	HI Hub online	‘No flies on us’ says composting firm	Link	-
14/10/2021	Cambs Times online	Envar deny responsibility for county's fly invasion	Link	-
14/10/2021	Hunts Post online	Envar deny responsibility for county's fly invasion	Link	-
15/10/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	New town in South Cambs gets final sign off on hundreds of homes	Link	-
16/10/2021	Cambridge News	It's a yes to 300 homes	P10	-
18/10/2021	Cambridge News	Most uncertain times' for council	P12	Report from recent Scrutiny and Overview Committee
18/10/2021	Cambridge News	Councils spend £1.7m in extra housing funds	P13	-
19/10/2021	Cambridge News	Councillors say abuse has worsened in recent years	P5	-
19/10/2021	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire	Cllr Brian Milnes interviewed on breakfast show about HGV driver recruitment at Greater Cambridge Shared Waste	1'24'' into show	-
19/10/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	I don't think I'm immune to someone turning up on my doorstep and doing something awful'	Link	-
19/10/2021	In Your Area online	Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending October 18	Link	-
19/10/2021	Ely Standard online	New figures reveal sharp fall in GPs per person in Cambridgeshire	Link	Cllr Ian Sollom quoted
19/10/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Council's money audit still not signed off after nearly three years... now questions are being asked	Link	-
19/10/2021	In Your Area online	Carbon capture at More’s Meadow in Great Shelford	Link	-
19/10/2021	Cambs Times online	New figures reveal sharp fall in GPs per person in Cambridgeshire	Link	Cllr Ian Sollom quoted
20/10/2021	Cambridge News	Concerns over delay of 2018/19 accounts	P12	-
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Act now or face terrible climate change impact'	P1	Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Stark vision of 'devastating' climate impact laid bare	P8 & P9	Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Homes proposal rejected due to 'flooding issues'	P15	-
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	300 new homes win approval	P18	-
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Calls for East West Main Line connecting coast to coast	P19	-
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	MP survey finds many oppose route	P19	Cllr Richard Williams pictured
20/10/2021	Cambridge Independent	Awards for building projects and considerate contractors	P74	-

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 14 October, Guardian: Rishi Sunak urged to cut businesses rates to unlock billions in investment

Employers’ groups representing more than a quarter of jobs in Britain have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to cut business rates in the Budget to unlock billions of pounds of investment in the economy.

Thursday 14 October, BBC Online: Lords return Environment Bill to the Commons with big changes

The Environment Bill is heading back to the House of Commons after peers made 14 amendments to the Bill, including a demand for Government to declare a biodiversity and climate change emergency, improve protection for ancient woodland and to eliminate sewage discharges into rivers.

Friday 15 October, Telegraph: Households pushed to scrap gas boilers with £5,000 grant

New gas boilers could be banned from 2035 and families are set to be offered £5,000 grants to buy heat pumps for their home, according to reports.

Saturday 16 October, Times: Pledge to slash cost of green heat pump

Ministers are expected to commit to bringing down the cost of a heat pump to that of a new gas boiler by the end of the decade, under plans to decarbonise home heating.

Sunday 17 October, Sunday Times: New boilers will be banned by 2035

New gas boilers are set to be banned in British homes from 2035 under plans due to be unveiled tomorrow.

Monday 18 October, Guardian: Thousands of affordable homes “won’t be built because of safety crisis”

Builders have said plans for thousand of affordable homes face being scrapped as billions of pounds are diverted to fixing the building safety crisis.

Tuesday 19 October, BBC Online: Households to get £5,000 to help buy heat pumps

Homeowners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April to help them replace old gas boilers with low-carbon heat pumps.

Wednesday 20 October, BBC Online: Net zero strategy published

The Government has published its Net-Zero Strategy in a bid to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach a target of net zero by 2050.

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 13 October 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’.

Cambridgeshire Council Tax Compliance and Counter-Fraud Initiative

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Cabinet:

a) Approved the business case shown in Appendix A, providing agreement to proceed with the project.

b) Delegated authority for signing any required agreements as part of this project to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance.

This decision was first published on 19 October and so the deadline for call-in is 5 pm on Tuesday 26 October.

North East Cambridge "In Principle" Commitment to Delivery of AAP

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Cabinet:

a) Noted that the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan is contingent upon the separate Development Control Order being undertaken by Anglian Water for the relocation of the Waste Water Treatment Plant being approved;

b) Agreed that the Council is committed to the delivery of the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan, including land disposal or assembly, and subject to formal adoption of the Area Action Plan in due course, to use its Compulsory Purchase Orders powers if required.

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

Decisions Made By Officers and Reported For Information

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