Agenda

Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line

John Birchall -

Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey

John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com

Section 4 & 5:Swavesey to Milton

John Akester - John.Akester@thea14.com

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

Liam Heath – liam.heath@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on the website.

The Council has received the following nomination:

Further information about the Community Right to Bid and Assets of Community Value can be found on our webpage:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid

The workshop will be at 10 am at South Cambridgeshire District Council's offices in Cambourne. If a local business would like to attend they can let us know at openforbusiness@scambs.gov.uk.

Information on the workshops can be found at: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/business/latest-business-news-and-events/

Friday 8 November, Telegraph: Fly-tipping hits 10-year high

Fly-tipping has reached a 10-year high in England with councils reporting 1,072,000 incidents of illegal dumping in 2018/19 – the highest level since 2008/09, official figures show.

Sunday 10 November, Sunday Telegraph: GCHQ warns polling staff

Polling staff involved in the General Election have been warned by GCHQ officials that they could be targeted by state-sponsored hackers.

Tuesday 12 November, iNews: Food charity calls for restrictions on fast food shops

A food campaign group has called on the next government to introduce planning policies which would restrict fast food outlets nears schools.

Wednesday 13 November, BBC Online: Plastic pollution: Grass ‘could be used for packaging’

Grass, straw and maize stalks could provide alternatives to plastic packaging, according to scientists at Bangor University.

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’. 

Cabinet

a.  Noted the Lessons Learned and Good Practice review (Appendix A);

b.  Noted the Statement of Consultation – Report on Local Plan Workshops (Appendix B – chapters 2-5);

c.  Noted the feedback from the Joint Local Plan Advisory Group (Appendix I);

d.  Approved the Local Plan Issues & Options report text (at Appendix E), supporting documents (at Appendices F, G and H) and consultation process (at Section VIII and Appendix B, chapter 6);

e.  Delegated authority to the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, in liaison with Cambridge City Council Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces, and in consultation with members of the Joint Local Planning Advisory Group, to consider and agree, as is consistent with this Council’s corporate objectives, any material changes to the Local Plan Issues & Options report text (at Appendix E) and supporting documents (at Appendices A, B (chapter 6), F, G and H) prior to the commencement of the consultation period, including any proposed by Cambridge City Council, and

f.   Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning and Cambridge City Council Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces, and in consultation with members of the Joint Local Planning Advisory Group, to make editorial changes to the Local Plan Issues & Options report text (at Appendix E) and supporting documents (at Appendices A, B (chapter 6), F, G and H)  prior to the commencement of the consultation period (to comprise minor amendments and factual updates and clarifications).

g.  Delegates authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning and Cambridge City Council Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces, to update the Local Development Scheme to reflect the amended consultation period.

This decision was first published on 11 November and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 18 November at 5pm.

Cabinet

1.    Acknowledged the 2019-2020 revenue budget position as at 30 September 2019 against the approved revenue budget shown in Appendices A, B(1) and B(2) to the report, the major variances with reasons for these variances and the action being taken to address the underlying issues; and

2.    Acknowledged the position as at 30 September 2019 in respect of the Capital Programme for 2019-2020 and the variances as shown in Appendices C(1) and C(2).

This decision was first published on 11 November and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 18 November at 5pm.

Cabinet agreed

a.    A three-step “education, enforcement & engineering” approach to reducing incidences of illegal fly-tipping of waste at Setchel Drove, Cottenham;

b.    That, as part of that approach, some combination of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to restrict access to Setchel Drove, Cottenham and surveillance of Setchel Drove and the surrounding areas be justified to reduce the incidence of illegal fly-tipping of waste, and increase the likelihood of successful prosecution when incidents do occur;

c.    That the task of liaising with local interested parties be delegated to the Director of Housing, Health and Environmental Services in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Licensing and the local Ward Members to determine the optimal combination and location of physical barriers and surveillance equipment to achieve the desired results; and

d.    the Public Space Protection Order and the effectiveness of the solution be reviewed after two years of operation.

This decision was first published on 11 November and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 18 November at 5pm.

Cabinet

1.    approved the investment and purchaser’s costs outlined in the confidential report from the Interim Director of Finance;

2.    agreed that the acquisition of the property at Colmworth Trading Estate, St. Neots should be funded by the approved capital programme and be used as a multi-let trade counter investment in accordance with the approved Investment Strategy.

This decision was first published on 11 November and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 18 November at 5pm.

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/your-council-and-democracy/access-to-information/