Councillor Tim Alban – District Council Report Nov ’25

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Councillor Tim Alban - District Council Report Nov '25

Councillor Tim Alban 

Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward

Huntingdonshire District Council

(First contact for residents in Stilton, Folksworth & 

Washingley, Holme, Denton & Caldecote, Great & Little Gidding, Glatton and Connington).

Tel: 07903 518967

www.facebook.com/TimAlbanForStiltonWard 

(If you are a resident of Sibson-cum-Stibbington, Elton, Alwalton, Morborne, Haddon, Water Newton or Chesterton, please contact my fellow ward councillor Marge Beuttell in the first instance via marge.beuttell@huntingdonshire.gov.uk)

ANEAROBIC DIGESTER LUDDINGTON

Having already written to North Northamptonshire Council with my concerns about the main application, I have now written similarly to Cambridgeshire County Council about the highways application they are considering, which relates to Hemington Lodge Road. I have also written in support of the submission made by Great & Little Gidding Parish Council, who have set out some detailed objections.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-ORGANISATION – HUNTINGDONSHIRE TO GO IT ALONE?

Finally, after weeks of considering proposals which I have little or no enthusiam for, I am pleased to report that Huntingdonshire District Council are considering a proposal (known as Option E) which would see the council become a unitary authority in its own right and take on additional responsibilities such as highways, which are currently undertaken by the County Council.

I want to look at the details of this but instinctively, I welcome the possibility of our area not being in a council which is dominated by either Peterborough or Cambridge.

CIVIL PARKING ENFORCEMENT – VILLAGES COUNT TOO!

Updates I have received from Huntingdonshire District Council are that the response from residents to the enforcement of yellow lines, where it has already happened, has been positive.  

Whilst I certainly welcome this, Marge Beuttell and I, as well as other councillors representing rural communities are concerned that our areas are yet to benefit.  We have already raised our concerns with officers and in council meetings and will continue to do so.  Huntingdonshire villages count too!

Parking Enforcement issues can be reported via Parking.Enforcement@huntingdonshire.gov.uk

PARKING SCAM ALERT

The District Council has received reports that some residents are being sent text messages claiming they have received a parking Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) from “a local council.”  Please be aware that Huntingdonshire District Council will never contact anyone via text regarding PCNs.

The council believes these messages to be part of a nationwide scam and recommends that anyone receiving such a text, does not click on any links or provide any personal information and deletes it immediately.

THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME

Please email tim.alban@huntingdonshire.gov.uk or call 07903 518967

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District Council report from Councillor Tim Alban

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION

As has already been mentioned, three options for reforming the major local councils in Cambridgeshire have recently been announced.  

Further details are available on the Huntingdonshire District Council website www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk but in short, each option would see either a merger of Huntingdonshire with Fenland and Peterborough, or a merger of Huntingdonshire with Fenland, East Cambs and Peterborough or a merger of Huntingdonshire with Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire; all the options will include an incorporation of the services currently carried out by Cambridgeshire County Council.  

The ultimate decision will be taken by Central Government, who started this whole process off but please do take the opportunity to participate in the survey.

SAWTRY SWIMMING POOL

Sawtry Swimming Pool

Having spoken in support of the pool as a resource for the villages in our area, I was delighted when funding was secured to reopen it.  The current target for reopening is Spring 2026 but this may be subject to change as work progresses.

ANEROBIC DIGESTER APPLICATION IN LUDDINGTON

Further to my article in March this year, the councillor in North Northants I was liaising with is no longer a council member so I have written to two others who represent Luddington to ask them for an update on what is happending with this application.  I will submit provide further information once it becomes available.

WORKING TOGETHER

My fellow ward District Councillor, Marge Beuttell and I believe in collaborative working.  As well as working closely with County Councillor Ian Gardener, we continue to set up meetings for local Parish Councils, where common issues and hopefully, resolutions to issues can be shared.  We are currently working to arrange the next meeting date, where we hope to invite a County Council Highways Officer.

Tim Alban

District Councillor for Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward

Huntingdonshire District Council

Tim.alban@huntingdonshire.gov.uk

07903 518967

https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorTimAlban

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Anaerobic Digester Application update

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Anaerobic Digester Application update

From Councillor Tim Alban

“Concerned that it had all gone quiet with this application, I contacted one of the North Northamptonshire Councillors, who represents the ward which includes the proposed site of the digester.

He contacted his council’s Planning Department and has forwarded the following response:

“Anerobic Digester Application NN/23/00026/ WASFUL, Rectory Farm, Luddington
Further to your enquiry received by North Northamptonshire Council on 2 March 2025 on behalf of your fellow councillor, regarding the status of the planning application for an anaerobic digester reference NN/23/00026/WASFUL.

An extension to the determination period has been agreed with the agent to cover the ongoing discussions with the Cambridgeshire Highway Authority to address their concerns through the potential submission of another planning application to deal with a new site access and other works. In addition to the highway matters, the waste planning authority is awaiting a final response from Natural England”.

Kind regards,

Tim

Councillor Tim Alban 

Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward
Huntingdonshire District Council

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PUBLIC MEETING to which all interested parties are invited to hear the presentation regarding the proposed Anaerobic Digester Unit, to be sited at Rectory Farm, at the junction of Gypsy Lane and Hemington Lodge Road

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PUBLIC MEETING to which all interested parties are invited to hear the presentation regarding the proposed Anaerobic Digester Unit, to be sited at Rectory Farm, at the junction of Gypsy Lane and Hemington Lodge Road

Plans and associated documents can be viewed in advance of the meeting on North Northamptonshire’s website, this is a Waste and Minerals Application:

NN/23/00026/WASFUL – Proposed Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Associated Infrastructure, Lagoons and Feedstock Clamps at Rectory Farm, Gypsy Lane, Luddington In The Brook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, PE8 5QS

(Whilst the site is in Northamptonshire, travel to the site will be through local villages along the B660.)

This is a meeting where all interested parties are invited to come along and hear the presentation of the applicants for this unit, to view the associated documents and plans.  There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

When – Wednesday 4th October (there is a limited time to respond to North Northamptonshire Council)

Time – 7PM prompt, arrival from 6.45PM – Finish 9PM

Where – Great Gidding Village Hall (large car park)

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