Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 6 March 2024 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 7 March to Friday 22 March

Date

Time

Name

Venue

Contact

Thu 7 Mar

10:30 am

Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee

F2

Aaron Clarke

-

12:30 pm

Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee

F2

Aaron Clarke

Fri 8 Mar

-

-

-

-

Mon 11 Mar

-

-

-

-

Tue 12 Mar

10 am

Cabinet

Council Chamber

Pippa Turvey

Wed 13 Mar

10 am

Planning Committee

Council Chamber

Laurence Damary-Homan

Thu 14 Mar

10 am

Civic Affairs Committee

Council Chamber

Patrick Adams

Fri 15 Mar

-

-

-

-

 

Mon 18 Mar

-

-

-

-

Tue 19 Mar

10 am

Audit & Corporate Governance Committee

Council Chamber

Patrick Adams

Wed 20 Mar

-

-

-

-

Thu 21 Mar

5:30 pm

Scrutiny & Overview Committee

Council Chamber

Ian Senior

Fri 22 Mar

-

-

-

-

 

Information for District Councillors and Parish Councils

2.

Community Right to Bid - Assets of Community Value

On 21/12/2023 the Council received the following nomination: 

 

The Chestnut Tree Public House, 1 Mill Road West Wratting CB21 5LT
SCDC ref CRTB/2023/002

The asset was removed from the List of Assets of Community Value on 5 January 2024. As a result of new information pertaining to the nature of the disposal and the exemptions that, therefore, apply, the asset will be reinstated on the Council’s list.

 

Please do contact partnerships@scambs.gov.uk  if you have any questions.? 

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

-

-

29/02/2024

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

AM bulletins: Preview of Employment and Staffing Committee discussion around four-day week trial

N/A

 -

29/02/2024

That's TV Cambridge

Interview with Cllr Bill Handley on defibs being installed in five more South Cambs villages

Link

-

29/02/2024

Planning Resource online

Shared Cambridgeshire planning service appoints lead of new major infrastructure team

Link

-

29/02/2024

Fenland Citizen online

Fenland District Council voted in favour of promoting farmers’ mental health

Link

SCDC mention

29/02/2024

Biggleswade Chronicle online

Lifesaving equipment installed at sheltered housing complex in Gamlingay

Link

-

29/02/2024

Royston Crow online

South Cambridgeshire reflects on support for Ukraine

Link

-

29/02/2024

Cambs Times online

Farmers mental health risk unseen says Fenland councillor

Link

SCDC mentioned

29/01/2024

Planet Radio online

South Cambs District Council discusses continuing 4-day working week

Link

-

29/01/2024

BBC Online

AI could result in a four-day working week becoming 'standard'

Link

-

29/01/2024

Cambridge Network online

Council backs Budget and Business Plan

Link

-

29/01/2024

Star Radio online

Council home rent going up in South Cambridgeshire

Link

-

01/03/2024

Cambridge News print

£36 a month rent rises still good value

P4

-

02/03/2024

Cambridgeshire Live online

South Cambridgeshire four-day week will be 'challenging' to reverse the longer it goes on

Link

-

02/03/2024

BNN Breaking online

Barrington: Quintessential English Village with a BMX Twist and Historical Charms

Link

-

03/03/2024

Cambridgeshire Live online

The Cambs village with one of the last thatched schools in the country where house prices are falling

Link

-

03/03/2024

Geo TV online

South Cambridgeshire's four-day week would be 'difficult' to reverse if it goes on longer Geo Tv News

Link

-

03/03/2024

Cambridge 105FM

Cllr John Williams interviewed on politics show regarding four-day week trial

Link

-

03/03/2024

Cambridge Independent online

Five new defibrillators installed at sheltered housing communal rooms in South Cambridgeshire

Link

-

03/03/2024

Planet Radio online

Cambridgeshire lives lost during Covid pandemic to be remembered

Link

Cllr Bridget Smith quoted

04/03/2024

Cambridge News print

Council's 4 day week. Can it be reversed?

P4

-

04/03/2024

Cambridgehsire Live online

Historic hotel near Cambridge launches second bid to expand in order to survive

Link

-

04/03/2024

Daily Express online

Esther McVey: Socialist madness over four day week is catching on

Link

-

05/03/2024

Cambridgeshire Live online

Historic hotel near Cambridge launches second bid to expand in order to survive

Link

-

05/03/2024

BNN Breaking online

Quy Mill Hotel & Spa Seeks Expansion for Viability with Innovative Design in Cambridge

Link

-

05/03/2024

LBC online

Bankrupt' Birmingham Council set to vote on 21% tax hike as residents face bin collection cuts and dimmed streetlights

Link

Reference to SCDC 4 day week trial

05/03/2024

Telegraph Online

Why Hunt’s holiday home crackdown could leave tourist hotspots in ruins

Link

SCDC mention - no decision made

06/03/2024

Cambridge Network online

GP surgery and charity day centre expand thanks to funding secured from local developers

Link

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Network online

Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Local Plan - timetable update

Link

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Five big uncertainties holding up progress on key Local Plan

P7

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Station move 'will not impact police presence in city centre'

P12

Reference to SCDC granting planning permission

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

£5 minimum tax rise is approved

P18

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Four-day week trial data shows it's not working, say Tories

P19

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Council rents to rise by £9 a week in district

P19

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Quy Mill tries again to expand

P22

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Cllr Bridget Smith column: Standing in support of care-experienced people

P26 & P27

-

06/03/2024

Cambridge Independent print

Opinion column: Bare Minimum Britain falls apart

P30

Reference to SCDC 4 day week trial

 

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 29 February, BBC Newsnight: LGA survey on council funding pressures

LGA Chair, Cllr Shaun Davies was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on the LGA’s warning that frontline neighbourhood services will have to be reduced if further funding is not provided in the Spring Budget on March 6.

 

Friday 1 March, New Statesman: Community services at risk of severe cutbacks

More than two thirds (67 per cent) of councils warn that neighbourhood services, including waste collection, road repairs, libraries and leisure centres, are likely to see severe cutbacks due to funding shortages, an LGA survey of council chief executives has found.

 

Saturday 2 March, Mirror: Councils to sell assets to pay for services

Nearly 20 councils facing financial difficulties have been given permission by government to sell off property and assets to pay for public services next year.

 

Sunday 3 March, Sunday Telegraph: Garden waste collection charges

Four out of five councils in England are charging residents to pick up their green waste, according to a survey by the Telegraph.

 

Sunday 3 March, iNews: Cash for plastic scheme delay “disappointing”

Major retailers including Danone have labelled the delay to the Government’s flagship recycling scheme as “disappointing”, as a three year delay is anticipated.

 

Monday 4 March, Mail: Garden waste collection charges

Figures have shown that 254 of the 314 councils in England charge to collect green waste.

 

Tuesday 5 March, BBC Today Programme: LGA warning on council finances

Chair of the LGA, Cllr Shaun Davies, spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning about the financial challenges facing councils, as many are having to approve cuts to services to set balanced 2024/25 budgets.

 

Wednesday 6 March, BBC News Online: Council urged to reduce spend on diversity schemes

The Government will use the Budget to urge councils to “do more for less” and reduce their spending on consultants and diversity schemes, it has been reported.

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 28 February

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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.

LAHF funding round 1/2 - Homes for Refugees & Temporary Accommodation

The Lead Cabinet Member for Housing agreed to accept an offer of funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) to acquire a total of ten additional homes.

 

Please note that this decision can be implemented immediately because the Chair of Council and Chair of Scrutiny have agreed that this matter can be treated as urgent and have waived call in. This is due to the fact that to secure funding, an agreement with DLUHC needs to be signed before the expiration of the normal 5 day call-in period.

7.

Response to West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 19) Submission Draft Consultation

The Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development and Lead Cabinet member for Planning Policy and Delivery agreed the response to the West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 19) Submission Draft consultation as set out in Appendix A.

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

8.

Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

9.

The Council's Starters and Leavers

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New Employees at the Council

 

Name: Tracey Maddock

Job title: Housing temp

Date started: 28 February 2024

 

Name: Barry Hutchinson

Job title: Elections Team

Date started: 4 March 2024

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Staff who have moved jobs

 

Name: Rachael Mallender

New job title: Enforcement Officer

Date transferred: 1 March 2024

 

Name: Adam Thomson

New job title: Refuse & Recycling Operative

Date transferred: 5 March 2024