Planning and Other Council Matters
Cambridgeshire County Council are responsible for:
Highways, footpaths and byways
Libraries
Buses
Consumer protection
Contact: 0345 045 5200
South Cambridgeshire District Council are responsible for:
Planning (To access their system to search a planning application click here) Tel: 03450 455 215
Refuse collection and recycling Tel: 03450 450 063
Abandoned vehicles Tel: 03450 450 063
Pest Control Tel: 03450 450 063
All other enquiries: 03450 450 500
POLICING
Our local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) is Samuel Kennedy: phone 101 or email: Samuel.Kennedy@cambs.pnn.police.uk
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Watercourse Responsibilities
If you own land adjoining, above or with a watercourse running through it, you have certain rights and responsibilities. Cambridgeshire County Council have issued guidance to all residents in relation to this. For details click Riparian owner fact sheet.
Water Pollution
If you spot signs of pollution in rivers or streams, please call immediately so Anglian Water can act right away. The most obvious sign of sewage pollution of a stream or river is the presence of sewage solids in the water, but there may be other indications. These include:
• toilet debris such as toilet paper, condoms and sanitary products
• soap suds or a milky-looking discharge in the water
• grey coloured water
• a noticeable sewage smell in the air
Contact the Pollution Watch hotline 03457 145 145 Lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and free from a BT landline.
For more details of this service click here.
Flood Emergency Contacts
In the event of flooding, we recommend you contact the specified authorities involved in dealing with emergencies, which are generally as follows:
Police: Dial 999 only in an emergency, dial 101 for non-emergency.
Responsibility: Co-ordinate the emergency services in a major flood incident and help with evacuation of people from their homes where it is necessary.
Fire & Rescue Service: Dial 999 only in an emergency, dial 101 for non-emergency.
Responsibility: Respond to all emergency incidents as required. Assist public with personnel and equipment where a need is identified. They may also pump out floodwater (Contact your local service to ask about this. There may be a charge for this service).
The Environment Agency (EA): Flood line 0845 988 1188 service and Incident Hotline on 0800 80 70 60. (You can listen to recorded flood warning information for your area or speak to an operator for advice 24 hours a day
Responsibilities: Issues flood warnings for flooding from rivers, the sea and ground water and deals with emergency repairs and blockages on main rivers. The Environment Agency is responsible for building, maintaining and operating flood defences and for issuing flood warnings to the public, other flood responding organisations and the media.
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Highways: 0345 045 5200 (Option 3) or out of hours contact the police
Responsibilities: Places flood warning signs on roads, organises road closures and diversions and clears blockages on highway drainage systems. Work with the police, fire and rescue services and the Environment Agency to co-ordinate responses during severe flooding. Deal with road closures and disruption to social services. Investigate disruption caused by overflowing drains.
Anglian Water: 03457 145 145
Responsibilities: Deals with blocked main sewers, and investigates issues with overflowing sewers.
Environment Agency Floodline: 0845 988 1188
Incident Hotline: 0800 80 70 60
County Council: 0345 0455200 (out of hours in an emergency call the police)
Anglian Water Services: 03457 145 145
Anglian Water: 03457 145 145
Water supply pipes covering South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City areas ONLY: 01223 706 050
ROADS – Report a pothole or highway problems
LIGHTING
http://www.lightingcambridgeshire.com/contact-us/report-fault.htm
ENVIRONMENT – Report an abandoned vehicle, dog fouling, fly tipping, graffiti or littering
http://scambs.jdi-consult.net/envirocrime/index.php
PLANNING – Report a broken street name plate
https://scambs.egovhub.net/Org/Production/Apps/REPORTABROKENSTREETNAMEPLATE/Launch.aspx
BINS – Report missing or damaged paper caddy
https://scambs.egovhub.net/Org/Production/Apps/REPORTMISSINGORDAMAGEDPAPERCADDY/Launch.aspx
https://scambs.egovhub.net/Org/Production/Apps/REPORTAMISSEDBIN/Launch.aspx
POTHOLES – Report potholes, footpath problems, overhanging branches etc.
http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/HighwaysReports/Highways/ReportProblem1.aspx
POWERCUT – Call 105
You can download these resources from the following link
http://www.energynetworks.org/info/powercut105.html
HARSTON HIGH STREET CYCLEWAY
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/transport-projects/cycling-&-pedestrian-improvements/a10-harston/
transport.delivery@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
01223 699069
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
1. 09:30 to 15:30 call Highways on 0345 045 5215
2. All other times, call the contractors (McDonald) out of hours contact number on 0800 2461302
