Forum Applications to Re-Designate & Amend the Forum Area

Posted on 24/10/2026 by CTTC Forum

Neighbourhood Forums are designated by the Local Planning Authority for five-year periods, and our current designation will expire in March next year. However, we have applied to extend this for a further 5-years to ensure the adopted Neighbourhood Plan will be able to be reviewed, monitored and updated as necessary by the Forum as part of the Development Plan for the Forum Area. Only a Neighbourhood Forum (or Town/Parish Council) can make amendments to the Neighbourhood Plan (or create a new one) in future if required.

This is the application submitted to Broxtowe this week – Forum Application For Re-Designation (Oct 2026)

At the same time we have taken the opportunity to request an amendment to the Neighbourhood Area. Unlike the Forum, a designated Neighbourhood Area (ours was originally designated in March 2017) remains extant indefinitely unless the Forum seeks to amend it.

The reason for asking to change the Area boundary now is because the current Area excludes that part of the Toton Strategic Location for Growth that was safeguarded for the proposed HS2 station. This safeguarded zone (east & west of the trainline, including the DB Cargo TMD) is part of Toton i.e. the borough ward of Toton & Chilwell Meadows and is the only part of the ward outside the current Forum Area.

At the time of the original Area designation this safeguarded zone was excluded due to HS2, but now that HS2 north of Birmingham has been cancelled in its entirety, and the safeguarding zone removed, there is no longer any reason for this location to be excluded from the Forum Area.

The new Area boundary above is also shown in Annex 1 within this application – Area Amendment Application (Oct 2026)

Both applications will be subject to public consultation soon, and once Broxtowe has published this on their website, we will let you know.

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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Broxtowe’s Local Plan Scoping Consultation – Forum Response

Posted on 24/10/2026 by CTTC Forum

Further to our post when the consultation was announced – Broxtowe New Local Plan – Scoping Questions, the Forum provided it’s response to Broxtowe earlier this week before the deadline.

Here it is – Local Plan Scoping Document CTTCNF Response

Thank you to those of you who shared your responses with us. We have tried to capture your themes & thoughts in our overarching representations without directly copying your words to avoid exact duplication which is counterproductive.   

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Bloor’s Hybrid Application – Re-Consultation

Posted on 23/10/2026 by CTTC Forum

Broxtowe have notified us recently (and some of you may also have received a notification) that they are re-consulting on Bloor’s hybrid planning application for Toton ‘West’  25/00928/FUL

The new documents added to the document library (via the above link) appear to be mainly house types & designs, although there are some other amendments – a substation north of the spine road, correcting parking issues etc.

The re-consultation is open until 5th November.

The Planning Appeal Inquiry for their other Toton ‘West’ application 25/00371/OUT (details of the appeal inquiry are here) has concluded for the Inspector to make her recommendations in due course. N.B. The Forum participated at the Inquiry as an Interested Party.

It has never been clear to the Forum why there are two separate applications from the same developer for the same site, and whilst there is an ongoing appeal for one awaiting determination, progressing the other seems premature!!

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Civic Society talks and a couple of News Items relating to planning this week:-

Posted on 10/10/2026 by CTTC Forum

Beeston Civic Society Talks Programme

Beeston and District Civic Society has launched its 2026–27 AUDIENCE talks programme, bringing expert speakers and local organisations to Beeston for a series of free public events exploring heritage, transport, climate change, the environment and community action. 

The programme begins this coming Wednesday 14 October 2026 with landscape architect Chryse Tinsley discussing listed buildings and Beeston’s developing Local Heritage List. Future speakers include East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward on regional transport, Broxtowe Tree Officer Jakob Doran during National Tree Week, EMCCA’s Michael Gallagher on climate resilience, and University of Nottingham academic Emily O’Donnell on flooding and climate challenges. 

More detail about each of the talks can be viewed on the Society’s website on the Talks page – scroll left to right on the image there to see each one in date order.

National Changes to How Planning Applications are Decided

The Government is introducing new national planning rules, called the National Scheme of Delegation for Planning Functions, which will change how councils across England decide which planning applications are considered by Planning Committee and which are determined by planning officers. 

The most important thing for residents is that they will still be able to have their say on planning applications. Public comments, objections and representations will continue to be considered as part of the planning process and must be taken into account when decisions are made.

From 31 October 2026:

  • Planning applications will no longer automatically be considered by a Planning Committee because an Elected Member requests a call-in;
  • More applications will be determined by professionally qualified planning officers under nationally prescribed rules; and
  • Some applications may still be considered by Planning Committee where they meet criteria set out within the new national framework and in agreement between the Chair of Planning Committee and Director of Planning and Economic Development.

For further information see here.

Councils begin preparation for new Minerals Plan for Nottinghamshire

Residents, businesses and community organisations will soon be able to have their say on the preparation of a new Minerals Local Plan for Nottinghamshire, which will set out the minerals strategy for the area until 2045.

Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council have formally given notice of their intention to begin preparing the plan under the Government’s new plan-making system.

The Minerals Local Plan will set out the strategic vision, spatial strategy and planning policies needed to ensure Nottinghamshire has a sufficient supply of minerals to support homes, businesses and infrastructure – while helping to protect the environment.

There will be an initial scoping consultation, which will run from 12 October to 9 November 2026, and will seek views on what the Minerals Local Plan should contain, the key issues it should address and how people would like to be involved in its preparation.

For more information, please see here and here.  

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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Archeological Survey on land West of Stapleford Lane

Posted on 01/10/2026 by CTTC Forum
Archeological Trench West of Stapleford Lane – September 2026
Archeological Trench West of Stapleford Lane – September 2026

Some of you may have seen this work on the land west of Stapleford Lane. We asked Pegasus what was happening and they told us:

“Archaeological Trial Trenching is being undertaken. 

“It is a requirement from Nottinghamshire County Council, NCC had previously sought for this to be undertaken either before the development had received planning permission or in the form of a condition post permission. Given the delay in the appeal, there was a window of opportunity between the harvesting and planting of crops on this field, the work is being done now to avoid a potential condition post the grant of any potential planning permission.

“Once the digging is completed, finds will be reported to NCC and trenches will be refilled with the material removed.It has been a fast turnaround with the finding of a gap to undertake this work, to fit with the farmer, and then to agree the necessary scopes with NCC.  We only had confirmation at the beginning of the week that the digging was going to start.

“I’m not aware of anything further being undertaken or planned at this time.  Will ensure that you are given a “heads up” where necessary.

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Broxtowe New Local Plan – Scoping Questions

Posted on 19/09/2026 by CTTC Forum

Some of you may have received an email from Broxtowe Borough Council regarding Broxtowe’s plan to prepare a new Local Plan (follow this link to see the text). The Local Plan is the next phase of the Planning Cycle and will help to determine where new homes, employment etc. will be located across the borough. It will replace the existing Local Plan which was adopted in 2019 and runs until 2028.

The Scoping Consultation runs until 20th October at 5:00pm.

The Neighbourhood Forum will be submitting a response concentrating on our views for the Neighbourhood Area (the Wards of Toton & Chilwell Meadows and Chilwell West, but it is important that you give your opinions as well.

We have listed the questions in the Scoping Document below so that you can see the breadth of questions they are asking our opinion on but to get the full context you will need to read the Scoping Document (some 35 pages). You don’t have to answer all the questions, so concentrate on the ones that are important to you.

The easiest way to respond is probably by completing the Response Form and emailing it to Broxtowe (policy@broxtowe.gov.uk) as stated in the email but if you would copy your response to us at assist.cttcnf@gmail.com we will try to produce a summary of responses on our website.

Broxtowe Local Plan Scoping Questions

  1. What are the most important issues that the new Broxtowe Local Plan should address?
  2. What should Broxtowe be like at the end of the Local Plan period and what should be at the heart of the Local Plan’s vision?
  3. What should the main objectives of the Broxtowe Local Plan be and what outcomes should the Plan seek to achieve?
  4. Is there anything about Broxtowe’s strengths, challenges or local characteristics that you think should be reflected in the Local Plan?
  5. What should be the spatial strategy to guide where new development is located in Broxtowe?
  6. What should be the main spatial priorities for Broxtowe over the plan period?
  7. How much housing should Broxtowe plan for and what factors should influence the final housing requirement?
  8. What types of homes are most needed in Broxtowe and where should they be provided?
  9. How much employment land and business floorspace should Broxtowe plan for and where should it be located?
  10. How should Broxtowe’s town and local centres develop and evolve to meet changing needs?
  11. What infrastructure is needed to support new homes and jobs in Broxtowe?
  12. How should the Local Plan make sure infrastructure is delivered at the right time and in the right places?
  13. What are the key transport priorities for Broxtowe and how should the Local Plan support them?
  14. How should the Local Plan respond to climate change, flood risk and the need to reduce carbon emissions?
  15. Which green spaces, wildlife areas, landscapes and waterways in Broxtowe should be protected or enhanced?
  16. How should the Local Plan balance development needs with protection and enhancement of the natural environment and biodiversity?
  17. How should the Local Plan secure high-quality design and strengthen local identity across Broxtowe?
  18. How can the Local Plan protect Broxtowe’s heritage and local identity while enabling well- designed growth?
  19. How should the new Local Plan approach the Green Belt in Broxtowe?
  20. Do you think there are any other ‘Key Issues’ which should be considered as a part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment / Sustainability Appraisal?
  21. Do you have any other comments in relation to Strategic Environmental Assessment or the Sustainability Appraisal?
  22. How should the Broxtowe Local Plan respond to Local Government Reorganisation?
  23. Are there any additional evidence studies you think the Local Plan should prepare, or any studies listed above that you consider unnecessary?
  24. How should the Council involve residents, businesses, infrastructure providers, community groups and other stakeholders as the Local Plan is prepared?

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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Beeston Town Council Meeting Dates

Posted on 04/08/2026 by CTTC Forum

Councillors Teresa Cullen & Greg Marshall have arranged a series of dates to discuss the Beeston Town Council proposal as mentioned in last weekend’s news post – see image below for details of venues, dates and times this week and next week.

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AGM Feedback and a couple of News Items

Posted on 01/08/2026 by CTTC Forum

AGM Feedback Form

As we have asked previously following an AGM, we would like your feedback. Here is a short Feedback Form to complete. Whether or not you attended the meeting, we would like to hear from you, but in particular if you were unable to attend, we would like to understand why you didn’t or couldn’t.

The form can be completed anonymously and providing an email address is entirely optional. All feedback received is invaluable to the Steering Group. Thank you in advance for providing it.

The draft AGM minutes will be made available to view as soon as we can.

Beeston Town Council Proposal

A proposition to create a Beeston Town Council is being put forward by Broxtowe Councillors – see this article.

It would cover the whole of the NG9 area and include Attenborough, Bramcote, Chilwell and Toton alongside Beeston.

The Steering Group has asked for further details and a meeting to understand the proposal more fully, including implications for the Forum. We would be interested to hear the views of our members via the usual routes at the bottom of this post. Any of your comments we do publish on the website will of course be anonymised first.

Broxtowe Parks and Play Strategy Consultation

…… and finally this week, Broxtowe are consulting on their Parks and Play Strategy – see here. It is open until 30th September. The questions don’t easily lend themselves to a Forum response, so please do respond to it on an individual basis.

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

Posted on 07/07/2026 by CTTC Forum

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

The deadline to volunteer as a member of the Steering Group ahead of the AGM has now passed, but if you have missed the deadline, and are still interested, or just willing to help with the work and running of the Forum generally, then please email assist.cttcnf@gmail.com to discuss further.

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

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AGM Voting Now Open

Posted on 02/07/2026 by CTTC Forum

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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