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Fed up seeing developments of more tiny expensive boxy houses?

Chetwynd & Toton Housing Types Study. Do you really want to see developments of more tiny expensive boxy houses? Continue reading

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2021 Census Results – Chetwynd Neighbourhood Forum Area

Updated 1st March 2023 additions in BOLD The results of the 2021 Census are continuing to come out from the Office for National Statistics with some interesting and generalised results about the population and housing for the UK and Broxtowe … Continue reading

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Midlands Energy Summit 1/12/2022

Whilst this is nothing directly to do with our Neighbourhood Area, some of us attended the Midlands Energy Summit arranged by the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce. It consisted of a series of presentations and some workshops but was also … Continue reading

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Devolution Have Your Say

This bulletin was sent by Notts County Council and contains a link to a presentation to be given on the 7th December. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKNOTTSCC/bulletins/338418b

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Trees to be Planted in Chetwynd Park

Back in May we posted about the fact that some trees had been felled in Chetwynd Park & nesting pigeons disturbed. We have recently become aware that, after consultation with local residents, Broxtowe Council are to plant trees and shrubs … Continue reading

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Government Committed to 300,000 Homes Target

The Government remains committed to its target of 300,000 homes a year despite “difficulties”. See this article in the Independent and watch on BBC iPlayer (starting about 20 minutes in). Some of the difficulties would be overcome using Modern Methods … Continue reading

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Biodiversity Net Gain: Beeston Civic Society Winter Talk – 14th December 19:00

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has rapidly become part of every day planning vernacular. On the 14th December 2022 at 19:00 Nick Sanderson a member of our Environmental Group is giving a talk to the Beeston Civic Society hoping to provide … Continue reading

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Nottingham Housing Retrofit Program

On 26th October 2022, some of us went to a presentation at Nottingham University on the Nottingham Retrofit Program. Whilst it was based on Nottingham City’s experiences on retrofitting their housing stock to help them achieve Net Zero, it emphasised … Continue reading

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Trees Felled in Chetwynd Park

A couple of weeks ago, the Forum Steering Group became aware that some mature trees within the Neighbourhood Area had been felled and caused some concern with residents. As trees should not be felled at this time of year to … Continue reading

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Inham Nook Pub Demolition

Watching the Broxtowe Weekly Planning reports, we saw that permission has been granted for the demolition of the Inham Nook Hotel. Whilst no indication is given in the application as to what will be done with the site, we are … Continue reading

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