Decisions

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Fulbourn Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Fulbourn Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document.

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Swavesey Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Swavesey Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Gamlingay Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Gamlingay Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document.

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Caldecote Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Caldecote Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document.

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Sawston Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Sawston Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Papworth Everard Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Papworth Everard Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document.

The purpose of this decision is to adopt the Over Village Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document following statutory consultation, consideration of representations, and amendments resulting.

The Over Village Design Guide Draft for consultation was considered at Cabinet on 3 April 2019 and approved for consultation. Statutory consultation took place from 15 April-31 May 2019.

Adopt the Supplementary Planning Document.

The Leader of the Council has the power to appoint members and substitutes to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The resignation of Peter Topping as a councillor has created a vacancy as one of the substitutes to this body.

That Councillor Heather Williams be appointed as substitute on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee (replacing former Councillor Peter Topping).

Cabinet noted that its next scheduled meeting would be on Wednesday 5 February 2020 starting at 9.30am.

Increase the funding available for the Zero Carbon Communities (ZCC) Grant Scheme by £30,000 from £91,229 to £121,229.  This resulted from a discussion at Grants Advisory Committee (with CEAC members and the Lead Member for finance present).  It was felt that with the number and quality of applications to the scheme far exceeding the funding available, the Committee (in consultation with the Lead Member for finance) would like to increase the amount of grant funding available.

To increase the funding available for the Zero Carbon Communities Grant Scheme by £30,000 from £91,229 to £121,229. 

On 20th December 2019 the Grants Advisory Committee and Climate and Environment Advisory Committee reviewed all Zero Carbon Communities (ZCC) applications that were received between 5^th August and 31^st October 2019. 

Following consideration of the applications, the Grants Advisory Committee made the following recommendations for funding to the Finance Portfolio Holder:

Following consideration of the applications, the Grants Advisory Committee has not recommended funding to the Finance Portfolio Holder:

To accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see above).

Cabinet:

a)    Noted the details of the proposed statement of community consultation

b)    Delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development the submission of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s response to the proposed statement of community consultation as set out in Appendix 2 to the confidential report, subject to

                                          i.    Anglian Water undertaking additional public consultation as proposed at the meeting; and

                                        ii.    Ensuring enough flexibility in the proposals to allow for amendment should there be a change in circumstances as discussed at the meeting.

To provide an update on the HRA Capital Programme

Cabinet

(a)          Noted the outturn position of a £2.742 million underspend for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme and that, of this, £1.124 million was at that time proposed for reprofiling into future years;

(b)          Consider the updated HRA capital programme at Appendix B which has been re-profiled in line with the expected timing of spend and amended in line with expected levels of spend where appropriate; 

(c)          Noted that, in order to finance the updated Capital Programme, borrowing of around £10 million was likely to be required during 2021/22;

(d)          noted that, following the abolition of the HRA debt cap, a local debt cap had been calculated as £250 million at 1^st April 2019 rising to £300 million as at 31^st March 2022;

(e)          Recommended to Full Council the revised HRA capital programme for the period 2019/2020 to 2024/2025, at Appendix B, to reflect amendments to, and the reprofiling of expenditure identified in the report.  

The SPD provides guidance on the implementation of policies related to climate change and sustainable design and construction within the 2018 South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City Local Plans. Cabinet will be asked to agree responses to representations received during public consultation and any subsequent amendments to the SPD, and to approve its adoption.

Cabinet

a)     Considered the main issues raised in the public consultation; agree responses to the representations received and agreed consequential proposed changes to the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as set out in the Consultation Statement and the tracked changed version of the SPD for adoption (See Appendices A and B);

b)     Subject to a), adopted the Greater Cambridge Sustainable Design and Construction SPD; and

c)     Delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in liaison with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, the authority to make any editing changes to the SPD prior to publication.

To approve the Greater Cambridge Economic Action Plan which is being prepared jointly by South Cambs District Council, Cambridge City Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership. It will capture the economic development plans for all 3 organisations, drawn together under the Government’s 5 foundations of productivity: Place, People, Ideas, Business Environment & Infrastructure.

Cabinet

a)    Approved the Greater Cambridge Economic Action Plan;

b)    Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development to make minor typographical/factual changes or changes to improve legibility/understanding prior to the publication of the Economic Action Plan;

c)    Agreed the proposal for a new Business Support Service for South Cambridgeshire;

To determine the estimated Collection Fund surplus as at 31 March 2020.

Cabinet

(a)          approved an estimated surplus at 31 March 2020 in relation to the Council Tax element of the Collection Fund of £0.774 million be declared for 2019/2020 and shared between the Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge Police & Crime Commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority in proportion to their 2019/2020 precepts on the Collection Fund;

(b)          agreed that, in future financial years, the determination of the estimated Collection Fund surplus for distribution to precepting bodies be delegated to the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance.

The Leader of the Council has the power to appoint three councillors to the Greater Cambridge City Deal Joint Assembly. The resignation of Peter Topping as a councillor has created a vacancy on this body.

That Councillor Heather Williams be appointed onto the Greater Cambridge City Deal Joint Assembly (replacing former Councillor Peter Topping), alongside existing members Councillors Ian Sollom and Eileen Wilson.