Category Archives: FGEnvironment
Neighbourhood Forum Environmental Walk & Talk: 10:30 am 30th October starting at the NET Tram Stop Toton.
At 10:30 on Sunday 30th October, Margaret Crittenden the Environmental Focus Group lead, will lead a 1.5 hour Walk & Talk starting at the Toton Tram stop, through Toton Sidings Local Nature Reserve on to Baulk Lane and Ghost House … Continue reading
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
Integrated Rail Plan and Broxtowe Masterplan
The Government has (at last) published their Integrated Rail Plan which decides the future of the Toton HS2 Hub. We will be formulating our views over the next few days and weeks but, within all the noise created by the … Continue reading
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
Broxtowe Survey on Parks & Gardens
For those of you who may not have seen it, Broxtowe are asking our opinion about the Parks & Gardens within Broxtowe. Follow this link to the Broxtowe Survey and let them know your views. The survey is open until … Continue reading
Achieving Community Power Revolution Webinar
One of the Aspirations included in our Neighbourhood Plan is to be “Energy Positive”. By including green power generation, storage and distribution as part of the design of the neighbourhood and building energy efficient homes, our aspiration is that the … Continue reading
Biodiversity Gain Presentation
The UK Government has announced new English developments will be required to demonstrate a 10% increase in biodiversity on or near development sites. In other words, developers must improve wildlife habitats. What does this mean for the developments taking place … Continue reading