Committees and Their Functions

The Parish Council has two Committees - Planning and Environment

 PLANNING COMMITTEE

Meets twice a month if there is planning business to consider - on the second and fourth Thursdays at 1.30 pm. Planning applications are studied and sometimes site visits are made, when the Committee meets the residents and asks what they plan to do. Any comments by neighbours are also taken into consideration. A recommendation is then made to South Cambridgeshire Disctrict Council who have the final decision.

This Committee also considers

walls and boundary fences within the jurisdiction of the Council

Parish Council owned footpaths

bus shelters

play equipment

The Committee's decisions are then reported to the full Council at its monthly meetings.  There are certain retrictions placed on this Committee.  If the planning application would involve a major change in the village, then the whole Council is involved in any decision.

ENVIRONMENT

The Environment Committee has recently been disbanded.  Procedures were put in place for Councillors to be responsible for a "patch" of the village, and they have been asked to investigate any issues about overgrown trees/bushes which have been reported to the Clerk.  The Clerk then arranges for any work which is deemed necessary to be carried out.  This system is working well at the moment but the Committee may reconvene if it is considered necessary.