Due to Coronavirus the Parish Council are not holding Planning Committee Meetings for the time being. Any applications received will be posted on our website with a date for residents to send any representations to us by. The following application has been received.
Proposal:
Application No: Location:
Construction of irrigation reservoirs by the extraction, processing and export of sand and gravel; widening vehicular access onto the A1123 (Hillrow Causeway) at Doles Drove; mineral processing plant, weighbridge and three 6 metre x 3 metre temporary office buildings
E/3003/18/CM Willow Hall Farm, Hillrow Causeway, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3PA,
All representations must be received by the Parish Council no later than Friday 17th April 2020. The Council will then consider the application remotely and make their recommendation to SCDC.
Supporting local businesses – guidance for parish councils and community
groups
As part of the Council’s Covid-19 response, we are trying to
urgently support businesses in the district who are struggling during this
difficult period. We don’t have a single database for all businesses in the
district, as not all businesses are registered for business rates. To help us
get a list together as quickly as possible, could you help by sharing with
us any mailing lists or databases you have on this including:
Sole
traders
Home
based businesses
Community
enterprises and charities including CICs
We want to ensure that we can put in place, as quickly as
possible, appropriate support to help businesses through the next few months,
and fill the gaps around the central government support offer where we can. We
will be proactively contacting businesses to find out what they need, so any help
you can give in providing details for our emerging database would be very
helpful.
Please also use whatever communications channels you have
(social media, websites etc) to spread the word about this appeal, and
encourage any businesses of these types to flag themselves to us by emailing greatercambridge.business@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Council provides essential supplies for most vulnerable
shielding from Coronavirus
Parcels of food and emergency supplies for the most
vulnerable in our communities who are shielding from the Coronavirus are being
delivered to residents across the county from this week.
The Government has promised that a national food distribution
scheme will be up and running very soon, to support 1.5million people
nationally who need to be shielded from the virus for at least 12 weeks because
of serious health and medical conditions.
Every one of those people is being contacted by the NHS to
advise them of this, and to ask whether or not they have a reliable support
network in place to make sure they receive food and medicines, and other
supplies, to prevent them from having to leave their homes.
Those who don’t have such a network will be provided with
food and medicines via a national scheme which is being developed with food
wholesalers, supermarkets and community pharmacies.
In the period up until this national scheme is fully
operational, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council have
been working with the British Red Cross to ensure that those residents who need
food, medicine and emergency supplies are looked after.
During the weekend council staff telephoned residents who
they knew were shielding to see if they needed help and then arranged
deliveries of items to those that did.
Yesterday (Monday) a team of council staff and British Red
Cross volunteers packed tens of boxes with emergency supplies which have been
delivered by the Government, which will be delivered to residents who are
shielding at home in the coming days and weeks.
The council and British Red Cross have also been supported
by a planner from the military and staff from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
Service.
A warehouse facility has been secured in the centre of the
county, from which distribution of the parcels will take place via the local
hubs network.
Residents are asked to note that they will NOT be asked for
payment or bank card details, either at the door or by any other contact.
If you are at home and shielding because of serious health
or medical conditions and we have not been in touch, please visit our
Coordination Hub page or call us on 0345 045 5219
Please visit our Cambridgeshire or Peterborough websites for
further contacts details.
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Shielded Patients List
NHS Digital has published the shielded patients list (SPL)
which is enabling partner organisations across government to support and
protect those who need shielding at this time.
People who have not yet received a text or letter from NHS,
can self-register (or register a family member) if they are extremely
vulnerable and think they should be on the NHS Shielded Patient list
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable
People who believe they have been included in error on the
list can ignore the communication provided they have checked the list of
identified conditions does not apply to them, and may wish to contact their GP
or clinical specialist for advice
Due to Coronavirus the Parish Council is not holding planning committee meetings for the time being. Any applications received will be posted on our website with a date for residents to send any representations to us by.
The following application has been received:
Proposal: Approval of matters reserved for appearance landscaping layout and scale following outline planning permission S/2456/15/OL for residential development of up to 64 units estate road open space and associated works. Site address: Land To The South Haden Way Willingham Reference: S/4441/18/RM Public Access link: https://applications.greatercambridgeplanning.org/online-applications/PLAN/S/4441/18/RM All representations must be received by the Parish Council no later than Monday 6th April 2020. The Council will then consider the application remotely and make their recommendation to SCDC
Due to the advice issued by the Government changing
daily, the dates of these works may change or get cancelled at short notice. To
check any works, please use the link provided which will take you to
One.network – this updates automatically with any date changes, and will
disappear if cancelled.
Just a reminder that this only includes works that are due to start between 1st – 15th April and longer term works that are still in progress will have been included on previous reports. Alternatively please refer to https://one.network/ which will include details on emergency roadworks.
Due to the impacts of the virus and restrictions on
movement, many of the operators who empty clothing and other recycling banks at
our recycling points are unable to collect from them. To avoid them overflowing
and making a mess, and the items being wasted, please can you help us to
discourage residents from taking their items to the banks at this time. Some of
you have already shared our social media posts relating to service updates,
which is really helpful. You can find them all at:
Coronavirus scams preventionWash your hands of Coronavirus scams! Read
it. Share it. Prevent it.
The
National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team has produced some materials to
help promote awareness around Coronavirus (COVID-19) scams at this difficult
time. The team has published various tools that will help spread the
message that criminals are exploiting fears about Coronavirus to be able
to prey on members of the public, particularly older and vulnerable people
who are isolated from family and friends.
On the Against Scams Partnership pages of our
website you will find a page for scam prevention resources where you will
find:
Coronavirus infographic – this is printable and
sharable via social media or email.
Link to the updated FAS training materials
Social media pack – please share on all your
platforms (Word and PDF files available)
Letter template – for partners who want to contact
people in vulnerable situations in their area. Please add your own logos
and contact information and edit as you wish.
Please
share amongst your partners, groups, communities and social media platforms
to support us in this campaign and help share the important scams awareness
messages. If you haven’t already please follow @AgainstScams and
@NTSscamsteam.
Please join
the fight against scams by registering to become a Friend Against Scams
Follow the
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership (CAPASP) on Facebook or Twitter or visit our website for more information.
Dr Liz Robin vlog
We’re
sharing a regular video blog from our Director of Public Health, Dr Liz Robin,
explaining the public health advice about dealing with the
Coronavirus. Click here to watch today’s video blog.
Garden Waste
changing to one collection every four weeks in Peterborough
This will
ensure essential refuse services (general waste and recycling) can be
maintained to all residents during the Covid-19 outbreak. Further advice
being issued includes:
No extra garden waste placed by the side of the bin
will be collected as this would slow down crews and would require more
resources
Bin lids should be shut and not overflowing
Garden waste should not be put in the refuse
bin
The Aragon Direct Services bin collection crews are
key workers doing a vital job, please show your support by driving
safely near them.
Ensure bins are placed out for collection by
6.45am
Further
information is available on our website.
Aragon
Direct Services are also actively working with their subcontractors who work
on their behalf for example Tree Services, to ensure social distancing
procedures are put in place where possible.
Change in working
for refuse collectors in Peterborough
Aragon
Direct Services bin collection crews are key workers doing a vital job. The
structure and nature of the duties carried out by key workers means
there are times when they need to be in closer proximity to people to
carry out their work, as is the case for doctors, carers and police
officers. For example, crews must travel together in the same refuse
collection vehicle. The following safety steps, have been put in to limit the
likelihood of spreading Covid-19 as much as possible, while ensuring they can
still provide an essential service to residents:
All vehicles have been issued with specialist wipes,
and instructions given to staff on which surfaces to wipe down
regularly
Crews always have gloves as part of their
issued personal protective equipment and the vehicle have hand
sanitising facilities
At the depot hand washing and hand
sanitising facilities has been increased
Early last week Aragon introduced new
procedures for shift patterns for front line staff to reduce
mass gathering at the start and end of shifts
Staff are being updated daily with information around
symptoms, safe working practices and changes in government
guidance.
Aragon
Direct Services are also actively working with their subcontractors who work
on their behalf, for example Tree Services, to ensure social distancing
procedures are put in place where possible. Daily management meetings are
being held to ensure staff safety is paramount while still delivering key
frontline services.
Road projects across
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
In light of
the Government guidance about ‘stay at home’, after speaking to our
contractors and in order to protect the public and our workforce, we have
taken the decision to close down all project sites.
During
these difficult times, we have taken the latest advice, assessed the staffing
issues due to COVID-19 and taken into account a number of supply chain
partners who have already begun to withdraw. We also want to keep our roads
open and available for key workers and emergencies as well as protect the
workforce and our contractors who are not able to work whilst adhering to the
2m/6ft distance rule. We will make our sites safe and close down.
This will
include, the Dutch-Style roundabout project in Cambridge and the King’s Dyke
advance work. The A15 junction 18, Rhubarb Bridge works will complete
tomorrow (Friday) as planned, with just minor finishing elements such as
landscaping to follow at a later date.
All
emergency, safety critical work and essential maintenance will continue and
resources will be prioritised for this to be carried out.
Cllr Steve
Count, Leader at Cambridgeshire County Council, said: “It is absolutely vital
we all follow the advice from Government and stay at home. We have assessed
this impact on our highway services contracts and the ability to deliver on
the ground and adopt a managed approach to the tightening restrictions and
reduce risk. That is why both councils have taken this decision.”
Cllr John
Holdich, Leader at Peterborough City Council, said: “We have to be sensible
and protect the public as well as our workforce. With a number of supply
chains shutting down their operations, the need for social distancing, along
with the pressure on resource we have had to take this decision to close down
our sites. The work on Rhubarb Bridge is in the closing stages and will
finish tomorrow as planned.”
Helping provide
schools and early years settings with clear information
As the
Local Authority we have been listening to schools and early years settings,
and along with daily updates and conversations already taking place, have now
provided comprehensive answers to the most commonly discussed topics.
Jonathan
Lewis, Service Director for Education at Cambridgeshire County Council and
Peterborough City Council said: “We have been working hard to provide schools
and early years settings with clear information to help them navigate the
ever-changing situation. Yesterday we wrote to our Heads and Leaders to share
a comprehensive list of Frequently Asked Questions, which we complied based
on the intelligence we have gathered from working closely with schools and
Trust leaders, and through our daily meetings with the Department for
Education. We will keep these updated on a daily basis.
“With
regard to Free School Meals in particular, we have been working hard with
schools to put in place plans to continue our provision, so those families in
receipt do not lose out. A government scheme was planned for
vouchers but this has been delayed. Unfortunately we have been told
about a scam where fraudsters have targeted parents so I want to reiterate,
if you do receive an email asking for your bank details in relation to this,
do not give them over, just delete the email straight away.”
As of
yesterday (Wednesday), only 2% of school children registered in
Cambridgeshire were in attendance, while in Peterborough this was 1% – this
shows parents are continuing to do their bit to stop the spread of the virus
by keeping their children safely at home.
The
Government has launched its free WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Service.
Parents and the public are encouraged to sign up to receive trustworthy and
timely general information and advice about the Coronavirus.
To use the
free GOV.UK Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp, simply add 07860
064422 in your phone contacts and then message the word ‘hi’ in a WhatsApp
message to get started.
Due to Coronavirus the Parish Council is not holding planning committee meetings for the time being. Any applications received will be posted on our website with a date for residents to send any representations to us by.
The following application has been received:
Reference: 20/01675/HFUL Proposal: Single storey front and side extension Site address: 172 Station Road Willingham Cambridge Cambridgeshire Applicant: Mr Nicholls.
All representations must be received by the Parish Council no later than Tuesday 31st March. The Council will then consider the application remotely and make their recommendation to SCDC.
In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, all recycling centres across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be closed from today (Tuesday) until further notice. The decision to close sites has not been taken lightly but it is essential to encourage residents to stay at home and limit the spread of Coronavirus.
If you were
planning to visit a recycling centre, please hold on to the items you were
planning to take until they are reopened.
During this time,
we ask residents to act responsibly and not place items such as DIY waste,
garden waste, or recycling into their kerbside general rubbish collection. This
will take up space in the collection vehicles needed for general household
rubbish. Try to limit your food waste by home composting and using your
freezer. If you have food waste it can be disposed of in your general waste bin
or in Peterborough, people should put food waste in their food waste caddys as
normal.
Green bin collections across
Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire will not take place between Monday 23
March and Monday 4 May.
The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste
Service, a partnership between Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District
Councils, has made the decision in order to support staff and the recycling and
waste service as a whole during the Coronavirus outbreak.
The suspension of green bin
collections will allow crews to concentrate on emptying blue and black bins
during the coming weeks. It will also assist with any future staff sickness or
self-isolation issues.
As always, residents are being
encouraged to waste as little food as possible, so they minimise the amount
they need to throw away. For this period only, the advice to residents who do
have food waste will be to put it into the black bin.
Residents who enjoy spending time
in the garden and growing their own food are also being asked to consider home
composting as much of their garden waste as possible.
Residents who are subscribed to the
additional green bin collection scheme, and therefore pay for more than one
green bin to be collected, will see a reduced fee for their permit upon renewal
in the October.
The bulky waste collection service,
which collects large items from residents’ homes, will also be suspended during
this period.
Head of the Greater Cambridge
Shared Waste Service, Trevor Nicoll, said: “Our priority is to try and maintain
a regular waste collection service throughout the difficult months ahead and to
do what we can to support the health and wellbeing of all our staff and
residents. We’re making this change now to make sure we can focus on collecting
blue and black bins as normal for as long as we possibly can. Our bin
collection crews are trying their very best and deserve all the help we can
give them. Suspending green bin collections will take some of this burden off
them – they each walk the equivalent of a half marathon every shift. Residents
can help by trying their very best to absolutely minimise the amount of food
that they are throwing out and trying not to generate garden waste for now.
Finally, it would also be a big help to our hardworking crews if residents
whose bins don’t have much waste inside can wait until it is full before
putting it out – if they think they can manage until their next collection.”
Double bag black
bin waste if suffering symptoms
The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste
Service has also published advice on handling waste if your household is
displaying symptoms of Coronavirus.
If you’re experiencing the main
symptoms – a new, continuous cough and/or a high temperature – please be very
careful when disposing of your personal waste (including used tissues and
disposable cleaning cloths/wipes) at home. The advice for disposal of this
waste is as follows:
It should be put in a plastic
rubbish bag and tied when full
The plastic
bag should then be placed in a second bin bag and tied
It should be kept separate from
other waste in suitable secure place on your property for 72 hours before
being placed in the black bin as normal
The principle behind this method is
that after 72 hours outside the body, the virus is no longer viable. This approach
will help keep bin collection crews as safe as possible.
Other household rubbish and
recycling should be treated as normal.
If you or anyone in your home is
self-isolating or is confirmed as having Coronvirus, Cambridgeshire County
Council are politely asking that you do not go to any of their Household
Recycling Centres.
Residents who experience any
waste-related difficulties during this period are asked to email waste@scambs.gov.uk or call 03450 450
063. Please note that it may take longer than usual to receive a response as
the service adapts to different working practices.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership
have put together advice on how to stay safe from criminals taking advantage of
these challenging times.
As Covid-19 spreads rapidly across the work, a number of
reports have emerged about fraudsters seizing the opportunity to defraud.
To find out how to protect yourself, your family and
friends, click on the link below:
