Forum AGM & Open Meeting with Chetwynd CIC – Final Call to Register & Vote

Date – 9th July 2026

Venue:- Toton Methodist Church, Stapleford Lane, Toton NG9 6GA

Doors open at 6.45pm with the meeting due to commence at 7pm

Registration and Voting closes at 6pm this Wednesday 8th July

You can still vote for items as listed on the AGM agenda even if you are not able to attend the meeting – please use the AGM Voting Form
N.B. Only full members of the Forum (aged 16 years or over and who are resident or work in the Forum Area) are entitled to vote.

If you are attending the meeting, please register your attendance in advance via the Registration Form

Registration on the night will be available, but we would like to keep this to a minimum.

For further information please see our AGM page

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Thursday.

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AGM Voting Now Open

Voting for items as listed on the AGM agenda is now open, even if you are not attending the meeting – please use the AGM Voting Form. Voting closes at 6pm 8th July 2026
N.B. Only full members of the Forum (aged 16 years or over and who are resident or work in the Forum Area) are entitled to vote.

If you are attending the meeting then please register your attendance in advance via the Registration Form by 6pm 8th July 2026. Registration on the night will be available, but we would like to keep this to a minimum.

The deadline to volunteer as a member of the Steering Group has now passed, but if you have missed the deadline, and are still interested or wish to discuss further, then please email assist.cttcnf@gmail.com

For further information please see our AGM page and last weekend’s post.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on 9th July.

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AGM Agenda

The draft agenda for the Forum AGM and Open meeting with Chetwynd CIC is now available here and on the website AGM page. It is subject to change, so please keep checking back to the website for updates. We will of course also update you via these posts.

As a further reminder (see also our earlier post), the meeting will be held at 7pm on Thursday 9th July 2026 at Toton Methodist Church, Stapleford Lane, Toton NG9 6GA – please add the date to your diaries.

We will aim to complete the formal part of the meeting (page 1 of the agenda) in under an hour, leaving the rest of the time for the open meeting (page 2 of the agenda).

To speed up registration at the meeting, we would like you to pre-register beforehand by 6pm 8th July 2026. Registration will still be possible at the meeting, but we would like to keep this to the minimum please. Please complete a separate Registration Form for each person attending.

The Forum needs new members for the Steering Group, if you would like to volunteer and join the Steering Group, please complete this Nomination Form.The deadline to receive nominations for membership of the Steering Group is 6pm 2nd July 2026.

A separate AGM Voting Form will be made available once nominations for the Steering Group have closed.

Registering and voting in advance speeds up the process on the night and allows us to check eligibility in advance. N.B. Non-members of the Forum may attend the AGM and open meeting discussion, but are not entitled to vote.

If you are interested in contributing to the work of the Forum and/or the CIC, or just to get updates on our work, please come along to talk to us. 

Toton ‘West’ Planning Application 25/00371/OUT

Further to last week’s post the agenda for the Planning Committee meeting next Wednesday 1st July has been published – see here.

It is only in fact the outline application (25/00371/OUT) that will be considered at this stage, and not the hybrid one (25/00928/FUL). If you made representations to Broxtowe during the two consultations on this application, then you should have received a letter inviting you to speak at the meeting. If you do wish to speak, then you only have until noon this coming Monday 29th June to register to do so. There is no guarantee and it would appear to be a lottery as to who will be chosen to speak! Nevertheless, members of the Steering Group have registered, but can only speak as individuals and not on behalf of the Forum, which is madness! We will have to see what transpires after the deadline.

The Officer’s Report to the Planning Committee on this application is available via the above link or you can read it here. It doesn’t make good reading! Whether we can influence the outcome remains to be seen!!

We would urge you to contact your Ward Councillors (Chilwell West and Toton & Chilwell Meadows) urgently to make your views known – find them on this list.

As always please do feel free to ask any questions you may have on this week’s latest bulletin or anything else via the Contact Us page or by email to assist.cttcnf@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to answer them via the Questions and Answers page.

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BBC Rethink … city streets

If you’re interested in rethinking how our city streets are designed and how this could apply to the developments in our Area, this podcast from the BBC makes for an interesting 30 minute listen.

Can we design our streets to put people first? Do we need traffic lights on roads to allow people to cross?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xp70?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

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Broxtowe Planning Committee – Applications 25/00371 and 25/00928

We have received notification that the two applications relating to development on the land West of Stapleford Lane are “programmed to be considered by the Council’s Planning Committee on 1st July 2026.”

These are the Applications which are subject to Appeal by the Applicant (see our previous post). Individuals are invited to ask to speak and, if there are multiple people wishing to speak, the council will choose an individual. The Forum is not invited to speak.

The fact that it is “programmed to be considered” does not mean that it will be, the agenda will be published “usually 5 working days prior to the meeting” and “interested parties are asked to check the website regularly”.

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Wildlife Walk Reminder – This Sunday 21st June at 2pm

As per our previous post on 6th June, the Beeston Civic Society are holding a “Wildlife Walk” in collaboration with the Forum this Sunday 21st June meeting at 2pm at the Toton Tram Stop Entrance. It will last about 2 hours and cover a short distance of around 2 miles.

It is hosted by Margaret Crittenden, the Forum’s Environment Lead, and Chryse Tinsley who is a Landscape Architect and Trustee of the Civic Society, as well as being involved with the Forum.

N.B. The flyer above should say Chilwell, not Trowell! Although unable to access the barracks site, it is likely the walk will include some of the perimeter visible along the way.

Please do join Margaret & Chryse if you are able, and everyone will be most welcome.

2026 AGM

Also don’t forget the 2026 Forum AGM & Chetwynd Energy Club presentation at the Toton Methodist Church on Thursday 9th July at 7pm

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2026 Annual General Meeting

Help Shape the Future of Toton & Chilwell

The Chetwynd Toton & Chilwell Neighbourhood Forum and Chetwynd Community Interest Company are holding a joint Open Meeting and AGM at the Toton Methodist Church on Thursday 9th July at 7pm to provide updates on the work and future direction of the Forum. 

The meeting will also include the results of the Chetwynd Energy Club solar local energy network project www.chetwyndenergyclub. org.uk. 

If you are interested in contributing to the work of the Forum or CIC, or just to get updates on our work, please come along to talk to us. 

You can sign up for regular updates by email via the Contact us page. You can also visit our Facebook page. 

Further details about the meeting will be available nearer the time.

Wildlife Walk

The Beeston Civic Society are holding a “Wildlife Walk” in collaboration withe the Forum on Sunday 21st June meeting at 2pm at the Toton Tram Stop Entrance. It will last about 2 hours and cover a short distance of around 2 miles.

It is hosted by Margaret Crittenden, the Forum’s Environment Lead, and Chryse Tinsley who is a Landscape Architect and Trustee of the Civic Society, as well as being involved with the Forum.

N.B. The flyer above should say Chilwell, not Trowell! Although unable to access the barracks site, it is likely the walk will include some of the perimeter visible along the way.

Please do join Margaret & Chryse if you are able, and everyone will be most welcome.

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Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Examination

The Forum has received notification (as may any of you who submitted comments during the Regulation 19 consultation) that the Examination of the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan (GNSP) will commence on 14th July. Hearings will initially be held at the Council Offices on Foster Avenue in Beeston, and later at County Hall in West Bridgford – see the Hearing Programme.

Full details about the Examination Hearings are available on the Examination Website which will be updated throughout the process.

“Respondents have three options available to them in relation to the Examination:-

1. If you are content to rely on your original comments, do not intend to provide any further written comments or participate in the hearing discussions, there is no need for you to do anything further.

2. If objections were raised within your consultation response are relevant to Matters, Issues and Questions, you are welcome to submit further comments in response to the questions the Inspectors have identified. The deadline for submission of Written Statements is 5pm on 26th June 2026.

3. If the Matters identified are relevant to your consultation response and you wish to participate in the Hearing Sessions, you will need to inform the Programme Officer by 5pm on 19th June 2026 with an indication of the Matter(s) and Issue(s) you wish to participate in. Representors requesting to participate during the hearing session are also welcome to supply Written Statements should they wish to do so, in accordance with the guidance and deadline.”

The Inspectors have identified Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQ) for the Examination, and we understand that these are the only items for discussion at the Hearing sessions.

If you didn’t submit any representations during the consultation, then it is unlikely that you will be able to do so now! However, we would be interested to hear from you if you have any concerns via the usual means below.

The Forum will be considering the MIQs and responding in due course.

Barracks Activity

Some of you have contacted us to ask about recent activity at Chetwynd Barracks concerning the removal of some trees (black poplar we believe) and the erection of a fence near the HMS Sherwood & TA Centre on Swiney Way. We asked the DIO for more information and this is their reply:-

“The area to the right of the RFCA (Reserve Forces & Cadets Association) is an extension of land that will be used for the RFCA as a car park and area for the cadets to conduct training. The wooden fencing that is currently erected marks the site boundary of the extended land. There will be future security fencing erected internally of that wooden fencing to provide site security as expected on all new MoD sites. Unfortunately, some trees have been removed due to the line of security fencing; sustainability is key within the MoD, therefore mitigations will be put in place, primarily along the site’s south aspect.”

A planning application 26/00325/DEM has been submitted to Broxtowe for Prior approval for demolition of Building 47CC and 48ACC” also adjacent to the TA centre as part of the same extension. If you wish to comment on this application, then you can do so on the planning portal via the link by 12th June.

As always please do feel free to ask any questions you may have on this week’s latest bulletin or anything else via the Contact Us page or by email to assist.cttcnf@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to answer them via the Questions and Answers page.

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Planning Appeal Inquiry

Following up on our Post of the 9th May , we have looked further into the documentation on the Broxtowe Planning Portal.

1. The crux of the Appeal seems to be that Broxtowe Borough Council’s failure “to give notice of its decision due to a lack of engagement from Highways Consultees, the Inspector will need to consider highways matters”. Reading further, the Consultees have asked for a “wider transport modelling exercise for the wider allocation as the justification for their stance, the reasonableness of which will be the subject to debate at the appeal”. As you will be aware from our previous representations on all the Toton planning applications submitted to date by Bloor Homes, The Forum supports such a holistic approach and not just for transport

2. It is unclear whether other submissions have been considered or will be considered at the Appeal, or whether it will focus entirely upon the traffic modelling and the appropriateness of the proposed junction. In the Forum’s opinion, the appeal should consider all outstanding issues surrounding the application where there is disagreement, not just transport, as important as that is.

3. The documentation includes both a Statement of Case from Bloor and a Statement of common/uncommon ground between Broxtowe Borough Council and Bloor Homes Ltd. However, Broxtowe as the Local Planning Authority (LPA) have yet to submit their own Statement of Case, nor agree/disagree to the common ground statement as written by Bloor.

The Forum will submit its own statement to the inquiry.

4. It is for you as individuals to decide whether you wish to make a submission and/or take part in the appeal, and the letter of the 8th May referred to in our previous post gives details as to how to do that.

5) If you wish to comment (and we would encourage you to do so independently), make any additional comments or withdraw any representations you made on the application, you must make this request to the Planning Inspectorate by 5 June 2026. You can do this online at https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6006412 (which is slightly different to that given in the letter).

6. To reiterate, if you have previously made representations to 25/00371/OUT, then there is no need to repeat them as they will be taken into account by the Inspector. However, if you wish to make any new comments on the application or the appeal, then please do so as above, bearing in mind “All written submissions from the application stages will be taken into account by the inspector and re-stating the same points won’t add any additional weight”, as stated in the appeal notification letter.

7. The Inquiry will open at 10am on Tuesday 25 August and will be held at the Council Offices on Foster Avenue. It is expected that the Inquiry will last for 6 days.

As always please do feel free to ask any questions you may have on this week’s latest bulletin or anything else via the Contact Us page or by email to assist.cttcnf@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to answer them via the Questions and Answers page.

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Notification of Planning Appeal Inquiry

Along with a number of others we have received notification from Broxtowe Planning Authority regarding an Appeal by Robert Gardner Bloor Homes Limited about Planning Application 25/00371/OUT (the one for 420 homes west of Stapleford Lane).

The Forum is trying to find out exactly what the Appeal is about and the process involved.

On the 8th May we received an updated version of the letter dated the 1st May which puts a timescale upon making comments to the Planning Inspectorate.

As we clarify the situation, we’ll let you know.

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