John Jones

General Fund Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 4 November 2025 10.00 a.m. - November 04, 2025

... the Cabinet approved and recommended to Council the refreshed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-2031 and the updated financial forecast, noted the projected changes in service spending and overall resources available to the Council to 2030/31, and noted the budget setting framework and timetable for future reporting and decision making.

Recommendations Approved

Community Governance Review of the Parishes of Great and Little Abington - Phase 1

From: Civic Affairs Committee - Thursday, 23 October 2025 10.00 a.m. - October 23, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Climate and Nature Strategy 2026-2030

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 10.00 a.m. - September 16, 2025

The draft Climate & Nature Strategy 2026-2030 is now complete. There are several new commitments to note within the draft strategy in addition to the existing targets set out in the Zero Carbon and Doubling Nature Strategy:   a.     Under the new strategy the Council seeks a mandate to create a net zero target for the Council’s estate and operations emissions, based on evidence as to what is financially and practicably achievable. b.     A value has been assigned to the previous ‘doubling nature’ target based on land use data provided by DEFRA to define the target in a measurable way. c.     A new target to ensure that communities across South Cambridgeshire are resilient to a 2°C rise in temperature.   Where it is not possible to reduce emissions to zero, the strategy outlines the Council’s plan to offset these emissions to achieve net zero.   A public consultation on the new draft strategy and action plan is planned to run in the autumn; sustainability consultants Bioregional will analyse the results and sufficient time has been built into the timeline to incorporate the feedback from participants.

Recommendations Approved

Acquisition of 136no Affordable Homes Marleigh, Fen Ditton Parish

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 10.00 a.m. - September 16, 2025

In June 2025 SCDC were approached by Hill to bid to acquire 136no. homes for Affordable Rent at the Marleigh development in Fen Ditton parish.   The site has received full planning consent, and the affordable homes available for acquisition meet the requirements of the signed S106 Agreement.   SCDC submitted a competitive tender bid to Hill in July 2025. The offer was caveated that it was subject to any outstanding planning matters and due political process.   Hill confirmed on 24 July 2025 that SCDC are the preferred bidder.

Recommendations Approved

2025-26 Quarter One Performance Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 10.00 a.m. - September 16, 2025

... to review the Quarter One performance report for 2025-26, including operational key performance indicators, strategic indicators, progress against the Corporate Action Plan, updates on amber outputs from the previous year, and housing tenant satisfaction measures, while also noting the inclusion of prototype dashboard screenshots for member access to service-level performance information.

Recommendations Approved