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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 22 December 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 23 December to Friday 7 January 2022

Date	Time	Name		Venue		Contact
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Mon 27 Dec			Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tue 28 Dec			Boxing Day (substitute day)
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Mon 27 Dec	-	-		-		-
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Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

No Planned Road Closures for A14 Improvement Works for Next Two Weeks

There are no planned closures for week commencing 20 & 27 December 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.

No Weekly Bulletin Next Week

Please note that there will be no Weekly Bulletin between Christmas and New Year.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers!

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

15/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	The battle goes on over Foxton travel hub proposals	P8	GCP article
15/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Green bin rounds are suspended	P22
15/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Consult on Local Plan for longer'	P25
15/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Freedom of parish for Paul's exemplary contribution to the school and more	P33	Cllr Richard Williams pictured
15/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Design and construction entries open	P45
16/12/2021	Cambridge News	Planning news	P32	Latest planning applications submitted
16/12/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Alarm that ‘dangerously overloaded’ road will be used for new Anglian Water sewage works	-
17/12/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Milton Country Park risks being 'trampled on' in 8,000-home plan for North East Cambridge	-
18/12/2021	Cambridge News	Homes plan is slammed for lack of green space	P5
19/12/2021	Cambridge Independent online	The battle goes on over Foxton travel hub proposals	-	GCP article
20/12/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Six-week Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation on 48,794 homes ‘was far too short’	-
20/12/2021	In Your Area online	Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending December 20	-
20/12/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Cambs restaurant struggling to survive refused hours extension as neighbours say noise is 'ruining their lives'	-
21/12/2021	Cambridge News	Restaurant could close after losing battle to serve alcohol for longer	P6
21/12/2021	Cambridge News	Letter: Raising concerns too late	P18	References North East Cambridge AAP
21/12/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Cambridgeshire's bin collections: All the dates that are changing over Christmas 2021	-
22/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Essential guide to key services over Christmas and new year	P10
22/12/2021	Cambridge Independent	Letter: A different view of Local Plan event	P27

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 16 December, BBC News Online: Councils postpone council meetings over variant fears

More councils are reportedly having to postpone in person full council meetings in light of increased concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Thursday 16 December, Times: Government reduces electric car grants

The Government has cut grants to buy new electric cars by 40 per cent due to increasing demand.

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 15 December 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’.

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