The application received by Gedling Borough Council was for ‘Change of use of six bedroom property (C4 use) into a seven-bedroom, seven person HMO (Sui Generis use).’
The application was submitted by Mr. Eamonn Chapman of Wilson Architects, Lincoln, acting as agents on behalf of Mr. Andrew Grey of Altitude Investments Ltd., Jessops Lane, Gedling.
Prior to the approval the property at 48 Bourne Street was Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation), a class relating to small shared houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.
As a result of a consultation undertaken following a site notice having been displayed and neighbour notification letters posted, four no. letters of objection were received by Gedling Borough Council. A recommendation report dated April 9 and subsequently authorised by the Service Manager Development Services/Principal Planning Officer on April 12 summarised those reasons as follows:
Inaccuracies in the submitted information, the site is vacant and has not been
operating as a HMO etc.
Concerns that the building has not been soundproofed.
Alterations have already been undertaken to the building.
Detrimental to area, community etc.
Lack of parking to serve the site.
Highway safety issues.
Lack of access for emergency/refuse vehicles.
No consultation has been undertaken with the surrounding area.
Concerns over noise and dust.
Health and safety issues.
Detrimental impact on the value of neighbouring properties.
The accommodation is too small.
The report however recommended the granting of conditional planning permission stating that ‘The proposed development is consistent with national and local planning policies. The proposal will result in no undue impact on the residential amenity of occupiers of neighbouring properties, there are no highway safety or parking issues arising and space standards within the development are considered to be acceptable.’
The Planning, Design and Access (PDA) statement provided by Wilson Architects in support of the application stated that the site had recently been fully refurbished to a high standard and used as a six-bedroom HMO and that there were no external alterations proposed within this application.
PICTURED: Second floor existing (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)PICTURED: Second floor proposed (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
The change of use applied for (Sui Generis) is required when the number of occupants totals seven or more unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.
The PDA further stated that the change of use relates to an existing room on the 2nd floor which is currently underused.
Further details regarding Planning Application 2023/0925 can be accessed HERE.
Becoming cloudy from the west today, with some rain arriving. Turning brighter and also locally windy this afternoon from the northwest, with sunny spells and perhaps isolated showers developing. Highest temperatures across southern areas. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Tonight will see dry with long clear periods, and winds easing slightly to leave generally breezy conditions Temperatures will fall lower than recent nights. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Tomorrow is forecast to remain breezy with bright or sunny spells and an increasing chance of a few blustery showers arriving. Feeling fresher with temperatures close to normal. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Carlton Town’s playoff challenge suffered a setback as they were beaten 3-1 at home by title-chasing Hebburn Town.
Hebburn became the first team this season to do the double over the Millers and although Carlton battled throughout, and could feel aggrieved about a couple of decisions that didn’t go their way, there could be no complaints about the final score. The Hornets looked a class act and will take Stockton and Dunston to the wire as the North East sides fight it out for the championship.
Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks made two changes to the side which had beaten Ashington last time out. In came Mamadou Sylla-Diallo and Niall Hylton for Dean Freeman (injured) and Greg Tempest (unavailable). Khyle Sargent dropped into Freeman’s defensive position.
Once again the Millers were grateful to the sterling work of groundsman Kris and a number of volunteers from the supporters club for making sure the pitch was playable after yet more heavy overnight rain.
But it was Hebburn who took the early advantage with a goal after just six minutes. Liam Noble’s excellent free kick crashed against the crossbar but the loose ball fell kindly for Amar Purewal who converted from close range.
The Hornets were buoyed by the goal and had Carlton pinned back in their own half for the first half hour, with a series of dangerous crosses. Dan Brown cleared one effort off the line and Felix Annan palmed another dangerous delivery away from goal.
Oliver Martin brought down a lofted crossfield ball superbly and cut inside Lewis Durow who slipped. But with the goal at his mercy, albeit from a tight angle, Martin blazed high over the bar.
Carlton’s first real attack of the game saw Durow play the ball up to Nat Watson. He played a lovely ball to Lamin Manneh who advanced on goal before being crudely brought down by Joe Walton. Carlton claimed a penalty and that Walton was the last man, but the referee denied them on both counts, awarding a free kick just outside the area and showing Walton just a yellow card.
The Millers though were suddenly on the front foot and when Durow played the ball into Sargent he crossed into the danger area before being taken out by a late Purewal challenge. It looked a stonewall penalty but again the referee waved away the appeals.
Seconds later Watson went down in the area and, when his claim was denied, he earned a yellow card for his protests.
Annan had to be alert to make a decent save from Robbie Spence while the impressive Hylton just failed to convert a Manneh cross after a fine ball by Niall Davie.
The Hornets should have extended their lead in first half added time when Annan failed to hold a free kick but the keeper made a wonderful save from the follow-up shot to keep Carlton in the game.
And the Millers looked set to take advantage of that when they equalised nine minutes into the second half. A corner from Manneh was headed past Kieran Hunter into the net. It looked as if it had come off Matt Elsdon but Nat Watson was awarded the goal.
Moments later, with Hebburn on the rack, Davie lifted a shot over the bar. But the Hornets have not put themselves in with a shout of the title by wilting under pressure and they were back ahead just four minutes after the equaliser when Purewal fired home after some clever interplay with Noble.
Four minutes after that it was effectively game over when Spence headed home from a corner.
Carlton kept pushing and Sargent fired over the top but Hebburn missed a great chance to extend their lead when Alfa Djalo shot wide when clean through.
Durow headed a Davie corner just wide and then saw a late volley really well saved by Hunter after a cross from substitute Micah Jebbison.
With the game in added time it was all Carlton pressure but Hebburn had worked their socks off all night to protect their lead and were not going to be denied.
Hunter saved twice from Jebbison and Alex Hardwick just failed to get on the end of a Manneh header after a cross from Hylton. The final effort saw David Adegbola lift a shot over the bar but Hebburn survived the seven added minutes to claim the win.
Carlton Town: F Annan, D Adegbola, L Durow, D Brown, K Sargent, M Sylla-Diallo (A Hardwick 72), L Manneh, A Howes, N Watson (M Jebbison 72), N Davie, N Hylton. Unused subs: P Dearle, M Ford, L Gorman
Oscar Catch-up Screenings: Anatomy of a Fall (15) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Mon 15 Apr, Various Times £6.80pp
When her husband is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed.
The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of their complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light in this thrilling Cannes Palme d’Or winner.
The Vinyl Revival Club – Arnold Liberal Club, Arnold
Luca (U) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Sat 13 Apr, Various Times £5.00pp
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Mon 15 Apr, Various Times £6.80pp
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious, butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4.
Directed by Mike Mitchell Voiced by Jack Black 1hrs 34 mins // US 2024
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work’s critical success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner’s play about a soldier’s descent into madness. The mixed programme concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late artistic director, MacMillan’s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John Cranko.
RSC- First Encounters With Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Tue 16 – Wed 17 Apr, 7pm £12.50pp
A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight.
When Romeo meets Juliet, the world around them melts away. But then reality kicks in; their families are enemies, and they will never be allowed to stay together. With the world against them, they hatch a plan to escape the lives they were born into. But fate has other ideas.
Following the success of last year’s sell out Twelfth Night, the latest in our series of First Encounters productions makes Shakespeare’s star cross’d lovers relevant for a new generation of theatregoers.
This 90-minute version of Romeo and Juliet uses an edited version of the original language to create the perfect first introduction for young people aged 7-13 and their families.
EVENT CINEMA – An American in Paris (PG) – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Thu 18 Apr – Sat 4 May, Various Times £12.50pp
A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight.
This breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’.
Jerry Mulligan is an American GI striving to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war.
Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin (including the classic hits, Wonderful and I Got Rhythm), stunning designs, and show-stopping choreography, this incredible production received a record-setting 28 five-star reviews from the critics.
The Met Office forecast a good deal of sunshine through the day, perhaps cloudier in the north for a short time at first. Remaining dry and feeling rather warm. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Variable amounts of cloud are expected through the night, with some clear spells at times across the region. Winds easing by dawn. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Tomorrow will see a cloudy start to the day, becoming brighter in the afternoon with sunny spells and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
A man has been jailed after police found his fingerprints at the scene of a knife-point robbery and a burglary.
Thomas Wade, aged 34, robbed the same petrol station in Carlton Road, Thorneywood, twice in a little over two weeks.
Wearing a mask and wielding a large knife on both occasions, he threatened staff before making off with more than £10,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco products, and around £500 in cash.
Wade was identified by two fingerprints recovered from a blue plastic bag left at the scene of the first offence.
PICTURED: The blue bag left with fingerprints
His distinctive facial features also matched a partial CCTV image recorded at the scene of his robberies.
Further incriminating evidence came in the shape of two knives found at his home address that closely matched those used in the robbery.
Adding further to the case against him was CCTV footage that showed him walking back to his home carrying bags of items after the initial attack.
Wade also left a fingerprint at the scene of a burglary in Lucknow Drive, Mapperley Park, in the early hours of May 20 last year.
The owner, who was away at the time, returned home to find various broken ornaments on the drive.
Crime Scene Investigators visited the property and found several fingerprints at the scene – including one belonging to Wade.
The incriminating evidence was discovered on a broken ornamental plate.
Wade, of Gordon Road, Thorneywood, who was also placed at the scene by security cameras, later pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, two counts of possessing a knife in a public place, and burglary.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) he was jailed for a total of seven years and 11 months.
Detective Chief Inspector Ruby Burrow, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Wade subjected two members of staff to extremely frightening ordeals. I can only imagine how they felt as a masked man walked into their place of work carrying a potentially deadly weapon.
“Both gave very good accounts of what happened to officers but ultimately Wade identified himself by leaving his fingerprints at the scene – something he also did at the scene of the burglary.
“I am pleased he has now been jailed and can pose no further threat to the public for the foreseeable future.”
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Plea to motorists to be more respectful of cyclists
AS a cyclist living in Carlton, I am increasingly aware of the lack of consideration some motorists have for myself and fellow cyclists.
We have the right of way. Many motorists do not recognise this and will continue to drive towards us necessitating the need to indicate to the driver that they should stop. This is most intimidating and nerve racking and our polite explanation as to our request is often met with verbal abuse.
We intend to carry on cycling. After all , it is good for one’s health and (usually) one’s mental well being. Also, it is environmentally very sound.
So, we ask that motorists are respectful of us as we cycle around the borough as fast as we can (so as to avoid holding anyone up.)
Stephen Rees, Carlton
Takeaway litter on loop road ‘a disgrace’
THE people who discard takeaway litter in the countryside obviously don’t understand the damage to wildlife they are causing; the possibility of causing fires in the summer caused by pieces of broken glass magnifying the sun’s rays; the damage to cattle consuming shards of glass when bottles are lobbed into fields and accidentally broken by farm vehicles.
As members of our local community, I would request those in cars using the vast number of takeaway restaurants at Victoria Retail Park to please take their litter home and deposit it in their appropriate bins.
The grass verges on Colwick Loop Road are covered in litter – it’s a right mess. Things will only get worse when that Popeyes restaurant arrives. God help us!
Linda Wallace Rivendell
Show some appreciation for our bin men
What people seem to think about bin men is totally wrong and I think they need more appreciation.
You need to remember that your bin men are out in weather conditions starting at 6.30 am, finishing late in the afternoon.
Yes, they are doing the job and finishing, but only by breaking health and safety rules by taking two bins at a time and most of your extra rubbish, which once again they were not meant to take.
So sorry, but you all need to be a bit more grateful for what they do.
Most times they miss a delivery it is down to bad parking by the public, not a lack of care or effort from the bin men.
F Proietti, Carlton
Stamp price rise will contribute to lower demand for letters
We have now been told the cost of stamps will rise yet again!
Do the bosses who run Royal Mail not realise that this will only contribute to the lower demand for letters?
These over-paid bosses should consider the needs of the many people who cannot send e-mails, and if they can’t they should clearly resign and/or lose their bonuses.
Get them out get rid of the shareholders and put Royal Mail into public ownership.
D Gibbons, Calverton
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This weekend Pavs made the short hop, step and jump to Mellish RFC. Although both clubs have enjoyed differing levels of league status in recent times, a lively historical competitiveness still exists between both clubs.
Pavs won the home fixture at the start of the season, so bragging rights were most definitely on the table if Mellish could turn it over at home.
The game also marked flanker, Josh Flanagan’s 100th first XV appearance. Another product of Pavs junior set up, Josh continues to represent the club with the same humility and energy he exhibited as a 17 year old stripling! We also wish a fond au revoir to Aussie Tom Gladwin as he sets off on his rugby playing adventure in New Zealand, hopefully to return next year.
The conditions on the day were horrendous with a steady 25 mph wind gusting 40 mph, blowing straight down the pitch. Most observers felt that this would be a game of two halves, but as things turned out they were to be mistaken in this belief with both sides seeming to play better against the wind than with it.
Pavs kicked off with the howling gale at their backs and early on seemed to take the initiative only for the home side to strike back and put them under pressure. Having said this, talented centre Morgan Jones threaded his way through the Mellish defence to touch down and with the George Billam extras give Pavs a 7-0 lead on twelve minutes.
Two minutes later, scrum half Ben Taylor completed a forward drive and with the Billam extras extend Pavs lead to 14-0 on fourteen minutes.
As Pavs sought to rotate players, Tom Gladwin replaced Jim Reeson on the fifteen minute mark. From this point forth, Mellish came back into the game and were rewarded with a converted try on forty minutes to bring them back into contention at 14-7. Prop Dan Hyams was then invited to a ten minute rest in the bin.
Half time, 14-7 to Pavs.
Straight after the break, Mellish added a well struck penalty to draw them close at 14-10. At this stage, Pavs fly half, George Billam took the game by the throat and on forty nine minutes ghosted in untouched to extend Pavs lead to 21-10 with his own extras.
Dan Hyams and Jim Reeson returned and prop Kieran Wells took a well earned break with lock Theo Collier moving to prop. George Billam’s vim and vigour now invested the team with the energy that seemed to have gone missing .
On sixty five minutes, hooker Owen Taylor sprinted in the corner to put Pavs 26-10 up, before Ben Taylor added his second to put Pavs almost out of sight at 33-10 with the Billam extras.
Jonty Green then replaced Taylor at scrum half with sixty eight minutes in the clock. Two minutes later number 8, Phil Eggleshaw powered his way across the whitewash to Put Pavs 40-10 in front with the now customary Billam extras.
The jinky Wells replaced Theo Collier and the rampaging Eggleshaw added another try, two minutes later to put Pavs out of sight at 45-10. As the carnage continued, prop Dan Hyams signalled his increasing influence, as he drove into score and give Pavs the half century at 50-10.
Two minutes later, Harry Kerr, hamstring struggles aside, managed to gallop in following a Jonty Green break and give Pavs an impressive lead of 55-10 with five minutes left.
Pavs allowed Mellish two tries in the last few minutes as they sought to salvage a meaningful point, leaving the final score at 55-22.
All in all, a great last league game of the season. Thirty four unanswered points in the final thirty minutes of the game was no mean feat against a committed Mellish XV.
Pavs finish fifth in the league, one point behind Melbourne RFC who they beat twice earlier in the season. I think we all agree that the squad made a rather slow start to the season before embarking on a run that saw them win eight out of nine games. A huge injury list saw them then lose momentum post Christmas, to regain it in beating Tamworth and Mellish convincingly in the last two games. A season of successful consolidation as Pavs seek to rebuild after four seasons in Level 5.
On a personal note, Pavs continue to extol all of the virtues of playing rugby. One could not want for a friendlier and welcoming group, yet also one that seeks to play the highest level of rugby achievable. They are supported in this by Director of Rugby Pat “Guru” Billam and coaches Phil Eggleshaw and Jonty Green as well as the huge and burgeoning junior set up that underpins them. Testimony to this is the fact that 12 of last Saturday’s squad began their rugby with the Pavs Juniors.
Next week, Pavs travel to Matlock RFC in the opening round on The Papa John’s Cup, ko 3.00pm.
Starting XV: Dan Hyams (1 try), Owen Taylor (1 try) +, Kieran Wells +, Theo Collier, Josh Flanagan +, Jim Reeson +, Bailey Mayo +, Phil Eggleshaw (2 tries)+, Ben Taylor (2 tries), George Billam (1 try, 5 conv ) +, Alex Rimmington, Doug Billam +, Morgan Jones (1 try), Alex Barton +, Matt Molyneux +
Impacts: Harry Kerr (70 mins, 1 try) +, Jonty Green (68 mins) +, Tom Gladwin (15 mins),
+ – Former Pavs Juniors
Paviors Rugby Club play at Burntstump Hill, Arnold, NG5 8PQ and the club runs over twenty teams.
New players are always welcome – girls, boys, men & women, there is a team for all.
The Met Office forecast a dry start to the day, perhaps cloudier in the south of the region but becoming bright with a good deal of sunny spells developing through the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Becoming increasingly cloudy during the evening, with possible outbreaks of drizzle overnight. Breezy over western hills. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Gedling borough residents can expect a cloudy start to Friday, staying dry with sunshine developing into the afternoon. Breezy in the west. Rather warm. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
A Gedling community centre is likely to be transferred permanently to a charity who have helped to run it for more than 20 years.
Gedling Borough Council is planning to pass full control of the building on Wollaton Avenue to Gedling Play Forum.
The charity runs a ‘scrapstore’ at the centre, turning items that would be thrown away into arts and crafts for children. It is also used by artists and schools.
The transfer of the building would provide the security of a 99-year lease on ‘peppercorn rent’ – meaning for a very low or nominal fee – and allow the charity to access more long-term funding.
Gedling Play Forum intends to provide family play activities at community events, activities and workshops for outside organisations, as well as volunteering opportunities and meeting spaces.
The group first applied for the transfer in 2022, and the council is expected to approve it at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 18.
Ward Councillor Andrew Ellwood (Liberal Democrat) wrote in support of the new arrangement.
“I appreciate the work that the Play Forum does both in the Gedling Borough community as a whole as well as more locally in the Phoenix Ward area. I wish the Play Forum well for the future,” he said.
“The transfer in a sense formalises the current situation with regard to the building so it seems to be useful to both the Council and the Play Forum in providing a level of certainty going forward.”
A council report notes the centre is located “in an area of substantial community need” and it would help to secure the facility’s future.
The Play Forum has been responsible for repair costs for the last 20 years on various short-term leases.
It’s estimated the transfer will save the council around £1,000 a year in insurance.
