councillors’ bulletin wednesday, 2 december …

COUNCILLORS’ BULLETIN

WEDNESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2015

CONTENTS

1. Meetings and events from Thursday 3 December to Friday 18 December 2015

Date Time Name Venue Contact

Thu 3 Dec 2pm Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive

Board

Swansley Room Graham Watts

Fri 4 Dec 10am Planning Portfolio Holder’s Meeting Monkfield Room Ian Senior

Mon 7 Dec

Tue 8 Dec 6:30pm Cabinet & Parish Liaison Meeting Council Chamber Patrick Adams

Wed 9 Dec 2pm Economic Development Portfolio

Holder - POSTPONED

Thu 10 Dec

Fri 11 Dec

Mon 14 Dec

11am Licensing Committee Monkfield Room Victoria Wallace

Tue 15 Dec

Wed 16 Dec

10am

10:30am

Leader’s Portfolio Holder’s Meeting

Joint Development Control Committee

– Cambridge Fringes

Leader’s Room

City Council

Patrick Adams

Guildhall

Thu 17 Dec

2pm Greater Cambridge City Deal Joint

Assembly

City Council Graham Watts

Fri 18 Dec

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

2. Assets of Community Value (ACV)

ACV – New Listings The Council has considered the nominations for one ACV and has made the decision to include it in the register from the 27/11/15:

• 22 South Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DZ ACV – Open Interim Moratorium The Ancient Shepherds Public House, Fen Ditton has entered the six week interim moratorium following receipt of the owners intent to enter into a relevant disposal. There is now an opportunity for local, eligible community interest groups to express an interest in being treated as a bidder using the ‘intent to bid’ form on our website: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid This form constitutes an expression of interest only and does not require financial or business plans. Questions should be directed to [email protected] The deadline for completed forms is 5pm Tuesday 5th January. For further information visit https://www.scambs.gov.uk/community-right-bid

3. Open for Business

Read the current issue of Open for Business (attached). To receive the latest edition of Open For Business direct to your inbox, simply email ‘subscribe’ to [email protected]

4. Northstowe Drop-in at Longstanton: Sat 5 December

There is a Northstowe Drop in on Saturday the 5th of December at the Longstanton Village Institute between 10am-12pm. There will be opportunities to see what’s been happening on site, what was found in the archaeological dig, the development timeline and current status, plus the opportunity to ask the experts – if there are any questions you would like answered.

GENERAL INFORMATION

5. Media Monitoring

Arising from the results of the Member Communication Needs Survey, many members highlighted the fact that residents found out about SCDC matters through the media. The Council’s Communications Team will produce a weekly summary of recent news items to be published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of SCDC. Contact the Communications Team for further information.

Date Publication Details

25/11/2015 Cambridge

News and

online

'Prepare for even worse congestion'

(City Deal)

P1, 6

and

link


News

Stark warning to tackle congestion

(opinion piece)

P6


News

Fresh revolt over busway plans (City

Deal)

P13


News -

Cambourne

Edition

'Prepare for even worse congestion'

(City Deal)

P1

and 6


News -

Cambourne

Edition

Stark warning to tackle congestion

(opinion piece)

P6


News -

Cambourne

Edition

Fresh revolt over busway plans (City

Deal)

P13


News online

Cambridge University and city council

pledge support for LGBT equality

Link


News and

online

Enterprise zone plan spreads city

economy

P6

and

link


News

Better ways to beat traffic (letter - City

Deal)

P20

26/11/2015 Letsrecycle.com Vanston to leave Kent for

Cambridgeshire council pair

Link


News

Chance to question city deal bus plans P4


News

Local Plan consultation set to get

approval

P5


News

Urgent questions over new town

(opinion piece)

P6


News

Housing project plans for growth P8


News

Councillor joins the 'Mo Bro' brigade P11


News and

online

Frustration at delays over new town's

homes

P12

and

link


News and

online

Residents should pay congestion

charge (City Deal)

P1. 6

and

link


News

Another solution needed for traffic

(opinion piece)

P6


News

New homes for Citizens Advice Hub P7


News

Smart transport needed to help

businesses grow (City Deal)

P43


News

Is cemetery plan dead and buried? P14


News

Funds to help three charities grow P14

6. Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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 26 November: BBC: Very significant spending cuts to come, think tank warns “Very significant” government spending cuts will still be imposed before the next general election, influential think tank Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned. Sunday 29 November: Mail online: Warning of funding gap for local authorities Councils in England have warned they are facing a £13 billion funding gap by the end of the decade after the spending review. Monday 30 November: BBC online: Councils pick up £1.7million bill for paupers funerals The cost to local councils of so-called “paupers funerals” has risen almost 30% to £1.7 million in the past four years. Tuesday 1 December: Times: Fewer affordable homes to be built The Head of the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned that fewer new homes will be built by housing associations in the next tow years due to last week’s Spending Review. Wednesday 2 December: BBC online: Why are so many British homes empty? There are 610,123 empty homes in England, according to government figures, of which 205,821 have been unoccupied for six months or more, the official definition of “long-term” emptiness.

Wednesday 2 December: Mail: Paxman is bitter on litter Jeremy Paxman has branded Britain a “rubbish dump that depresses me” after a Populus poll revealed 72 per cent of people think fines are no deterrent to the problem. Wednesday 2 December: Telegraph: Dog walkers cry foul over £100 fine if they do not have a poop bag with them Daventry District Council has introduced new powers to fine dog owners £100 if they leave the house without a poop bag.

7. Weekly Planning List

To view the list of planning applications submitted in the past seven days, please visit the Council’s on-line Planning Application Search. Once the page has loaded, select the Planning Weekly List option to see planning applications determined or registered each week for the past ten weeks, or use the Search option to set your own criteria. 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.

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information

OTHER INFORMATION

8. Newly-Published Items on modern.gov

Agendas • Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive

Board 3 Dec 2015 • Planning Portfolio Holder’s Meeting 4 Dec

2015 Decisions • Council 26 Nov 2015 • Council 30 Nov 2015 Minutes • Cabinet 12 Nov 2015 • Civic Affairs Committee 12 Nov 2015 • Scrutiny Committee 5 Nov 2015

9. SCDC Starters and Leavers

Staff who have moved jobs Name: Alexandra Ellwood Old job: Project Officer (Partnerships) New job: Project Surveyor (Planned Maintenance) Date moving: 7 December 2015

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November 2015

OPEN FOR BUSINESSSouth Cambridgeshire

In this edition

P2

P5

P8Join our business register

for even more support and

information.

www.scambs.gov.uk/

businessregister

To unsubscribe from this

mailing, email ‘unsubscribe’

to openforbusiness@

scambs.gov.uk

Battle

congestion

with TFC’s

grants for

businesses

Issue 12

Protect your

business from

CyberCrime

Small

Business

Saturday, free

marketing

packs

Looking to expand overseas? £3,000 funding support is

up for grabsOpen to Export is offering

businesses the chance to win

£3,000 worth of funding to help

kick-start your export journey.

To win this resource, businesses need to

complete an Open to Export Action Plan and

then submit it to be in with a chance of winning

up to £3,000 funding to implement the action

plan with additional UK Trade & Investment

(UKTI) support.

Open to Export is an online community helping UK businesses get ready to sell overseas.

helping UK companies grow through export.

The action plan asks businesses about the ‘5 steps to

export’, which are:

Am I ready to export?

Which product should I export?

Where should I export to?

How will I cover the additional costs?

The deadline for submitting an action plan to the competition is Friday 18 December.

For more information on the competition, and how to apply,

visit: www.opentoexport.com/info/export-action-plan

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South Cambridgeshire - OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Welcome to November’s

edition of Open for

Business.

be in with a chance of receiving £3,000

funding towards an overseas expansion.

We have important news on how you

can be extra vigilant and protect your

business from cyber crime.

Businesses are being urged to apply

for grants to help them battle congestion.

There is advice on how you can prepare

you business for work that will be taking

place on the A14.

You can learn how you can get your

business involved with Small Business

Saturday. We feature the recently

launched GreatBritishStore; a great new

way to buy or sell British products and

services around the world.

There is exciting news about the

Energy Innovation Awards 2016. Find out

whether your business can apply to one of

the nomination categories.

If you know any other business who

would like to receive tailored business

news please encourage them to sign up

to our business register by visiting here.

We would also like to hear from you if

you would like to feature as our local

case study in the next edition of ‘Open for

Business’

Cllr Nick Wright

Cabinet member for planning and

economic development

Welcome

Local businesses are being urged to act fast to

claim a Travel 4 Cambridgeshire (TFC) green

grant to combat the county’s every-growing

congestion problem.

Aimed at getting Cambridgeshire to work, TfC - a partnership

organisation based within the County Council in Cambridge - is

willing companies on to claim a slice of the original £1 million given to

them by the Government’s Department of Transport from the ‘Local

Sustainable Transport Fund’ before the 31 December deadline. This

is to help employers to increase the number of travel services and

facilities on offer to their staff so that sustainable transport solutions

that hit congestion hard, while reducing carbon emissions and

supporting economic growth, can be fully achieved.

The grants, covering three strategic growth areas (the St Neots

to Cambridge and Royston to Cambridge corridors, as well as

Wisbech Town), will also provide an opportunity to deliver additional

communities.

Kate Day, TfC Project Manager, said: “Ultimately we are trying to

achieve a change in commuting behaviour by employees.

However, we recognise that this is not a straight forward option

for many people, so the grants are there to try and increase travel

choices. By changing to a car free or car sharing journey for one day

Grants available to help businesses battle congestion

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a week, we can all make a huge change to the congestion

issues, saving money, as well as improving our health and

that of the environment.”

The Workplace Sustainable Travel Grant is available

to improve the travel infrastructure at workplaces. This is

worth up to 75% of the costs to a maximum of £3,000 per

company and can be spent on initiatives such as car park

management, lockers, showers, pool bicycles and cycle

parking. Up to two applications are permitted per business.

The Workplace Sustainable Travel Event Grant, is

offering up to a maximum of £500 per business for running

and promoting sustainable travel events at the workplace

for employees (including those from several companies in

the case of area-wide events), such as Bike Week, Liftshare

Week, or the launch of a pool bike scheme or travel plan.

For businesses who promote car sharing, there is also

the Guaranteed Ride Home Grant. this means that if an

employee is unable to car share, for example in the case

of an emergency, the grant will help pay for the costs of

alternative travel to get them to and from work as part of a

scheme that will be set up. This eliminates the worry for all

concerned.

It is vital for companies who wish to claim these grants

to move quickly, as they are proving very popular with

Cambridgeshire’s businesses. “To date, there have been

11 applications for events and promotions, as well as nine

applications and expressions of interest for infrastructure

grants”.

For employers to be eligible, they need to be members

of TfC and must be located within the Cambridgeshire Local

Sustainable Transport Fund 2015-2016 area, details of which can be found on the TfC website at www.tfw.org.uk/aboutLSTF.php

To join the scheme and to

make the most of their grants,

email [email protected]

or phone 01223 715550 to

application before

31 December.

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01223715615

Founding Partners of Travel for Cambridgeshire

include:

Cambridgeshire County Council;

Cambridge University;

Addenbrookes University Hospitals & NHS Trust

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce;

Cambridge Cycling Campaign;

Cambridge City Council;

South Cambs District Council

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A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon

improvement schemeCongestion is common on the A14

between Cambridge and Huntingdon.

The road doesn’t have enough capacity

there are weekly lane and carriageway

address this, Government has committed

to invest up to £1.5 billion to improve this

stretch of road. The proposed improvements cover 21 miles of road

and will combat congestion, improve safety, unlock

economic growth and connect communities. Upgrades

include a major new bypass through the south of

Huntingdon, widening part of the existing A14 between Swavesey and Girton, widening part of the A14 Cambridge Northern

bypass, widening a section of the A1 between Brampton and Alconbury and demolition of the A14 viaduct at Huntingdon.

The examination period for the scheme’s Development Consent Order application concluded on 13 November. The Planning

Inspectorate now has three months to provide a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport.

Subject to the Secretary of State’s decision, the proposed scheme is expected to start in late 2016. The new bypass and

More information on the proposed scheme and the examination process can be found on the National Infrastructure

planning website at http://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/A14

You can stay up to date with progress on the scheme by signing up to our email alert service at

www.highways.gov.uk/A14C2H

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Small Business SaturdayFive million small businesses, 1 big day.

Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-

commercial campaign, which highlights small business success

and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small

businesses in their communities

Prepare by taking advantage of the free marketing pack for small

business.

This pack has 2 posters and a window sticker to help you make the

most of SBS UK on Saturday 5 December 2015. If you don’t have

www.smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

This website also contains tips and advice as well as the new

My Small Business Finder. This is a great free promotional tool

for SBS.

The SBS campaign highlights small business success and

encourages consumers to support businesses like yours in your

community.

Take advantage of this by signing up to this long-lasting support now.

GreatBritishStore.com

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) launched GreatBritishStore.com; a new and easy way to buy or sell

British products and services around the world.

GreatBritishStore.com is a unique global business-to-business platform, showcasing British products and services,

supported by UKTI in over 106 global markets. Global buyers can now search for British products and services knowing that

Both buyers and sellers can register at www.greatbritishstore.com

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UK Energy Innovation

Awards 2016These awards showcase the notable achievements of businesses

operating in the UK's energy innovation sector.

The UK Energy Innovation Awards celebrate ground-breaking pioneers who are working to develop the next generation of

while also being a shop window for more developed concepts.

identifying new technologies and turning them into commercial reality.

Innovators, their advisors or clients, can nominate in one or more of the

following categories:

Best Electricity Network Improvement

Best Gas Network Improvement

Best Innovation Implemented or Adopted by a Contractor

Best Innovation Contributing to Customer Quality and Reliability of Gas or Electricity Supply

Best International Trade Award

Best Offshore Renewable Energy Innovation

Best Safety Innovation

Environmental Impact Award

Best Smart Grid Innovation

Best University Technology

Innovators and inventors operating a business in the UK's energy sector and those undertaking innovations that will have a

positive impact on the country's environment may enter the Awards.

Entries are now open for the 2016 Awards. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday 11 December 2015.

www.energyinnovationcentre.com/awards

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Editorial informationThis newsletter is produced for local businesses by South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Editorial enquiries should be emailed to [email protected]

The opinions and views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of South Cambridgeshire

District Council.

All data is accepted in good faith at the time of going to press.

Advice for South Cambs Business to protect from Cyber CrimeWith the increasing use

of the internet to do

business, cyber security is

something all businesses

should be aware of.

Cyber security is about

protecting your computer-

based equipment

and information

from unintended or

unauthorised access,

change or destruction.

Here are some top tips from our local policing team

Have an IT usage policy which provides guidance to employees on what is acceptable use of company IT systems. Ensure

that employees read and sign this and a copy is archived for future reference.

Ensure this policy has a procedure of actions to be taken when an employee leaves the company. Removing their login

details from the company server will prevent them gaining access to company information after their employment is

terminated.

Maintain a robust password policy and ensure employees follow this policy through education and awareness. Numerous

crimes have been facilitated through the disclosure of passwords. This is normally done through password sharing with

social engineering and technical methods such as key logging.

Educate your accounts department that they shouldn’t change account payment details when instructed to over the phone

to recover losses even minutes after the crime has occurred. If a request is received to change account payment details then

the accounts department should contact the requester using contact details that they know to be genuine. In most cases

using known genuine contact details will reveal that the original request is fraudulent.

For more information on how to protect your business from fraud visit Action Fraud's website

www.actionfraud.police.uk/small-businesses-know-your-business.

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T H I N G S

A R E

H A P P E N I N G

A T

N O R T H S T O W E

Join us for an informal drop-in session

Saturday 5th

December, 10am - 12pm

The Village Institute, 24 High Street, Longstanton, CB24 3BS

There will be lots to see and do including:

· Aerial photographs of the site

· Photographs from the recent archaeological dig

· The development timeline and current status

· Ask the experts – if you have questions you would like answered

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