Author Archives: Mark T

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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New Environment Act 2021

On the 10th November 2021 the Environment Act was passed into law. This is an incredibly significant event which places a duty on Developers to stop the decline in numbers of species and provide habitats for nature by mandating a 10% gain … Continue reading

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Activity North of Cleve Avenue – Anybody know what’s happening?

A few people have contacted us asking us if we know what is happening in the area North of Cleve Avenue where people in hi-viz jackets have been seen with what looks like sample soil drilling equipment and leaving strange … Continue reading

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Important Toton & Chetwynd Barracks Strategic Masterplan – Open for Comments

Following the initial consultation up to November 2020, the Broxtowe Borough Council Toton & Chetwynd Barracks Strategic Masterplan is now open for comments until the 13th December 2021. Although the Forum will be making comments on the Masterplan, it is … Continue reading

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