Councillor Vacancy
If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor, please inform the Parish Clerk by 12pm, Wednesday 30th January. Co-Option will be held Tuesday 5th February at the Parish Council meeting. [...]
Welcome to the Cambourne Parish Council website, providing information about the parish of Cambourne and the activities, roles and responsibilities of the Parish Council.
Cambourne is the largest parish within the South Cambridgeshire district, comprising the villages of Lower, Great and Upper Cambourne, with an approximate population of 12,000 people and 4,250 homes. The Parish Council is the tier of local government closest to the people. The second tier of government for Cambourne is South Cambridgeshire District Council and the third tier is Cambridgeshire County Council. Understand how your council works.
On our website we outline the services provided by the Parish Council, along with the details of our meetings, committees, councillors, policies and employees. This site will enable you to find out about community facilities and the status of actions outlined in the recently published Parish Plan.
Cambourne is a vibrant community and it is our intention to enable more residents to play an active role in the community, through participation in community events and activities, volunteering, attendance at Parish Council meetings, ideas for community development, or simply taking advantage of our excellent community and sports facilities within the villages.
The Parish Council has 19 councillors and meets on the first Tuesday of the month (with the exception of August in which there is no meeting). In addition to full council, duties and powers have been delegated to three committees.
Planning Committee
Meets twice a month and is responsible for making representations on the following:
- Planning applications
- Footpaths and highways
- Street lighting
- Local and structure plans
- Bus routes and timetables
- Street naming
Leisure & Amenities Committee
This looks after the following:
- Areas of public open space
- Children’s play areas
- Allotments
- Burial grounds
- Sports areas
- Pavilions
- Cambourne Community Centre
- Best Kept Village / Britain in Bloom competitions
Finance & Policy Committee
This looks after the following:
- Estimates and budgets of expenditure
- Audit matters (inc Internal Audit)
- Staff (inc pay and conditions and establishment
- Grants
- Lettings and charges
- Land matters (inc lease and tenancy matters)
- Office and council accommodation
- Payment of invoices
- Council Policy
