An application has been received by Gedling Borough Council for conversion and change of use of current agricultural storage barn to Use Class E Restaurant / Coffee shop to operate alongside Spring Lane Farm Shop at 382 Spring Lane Lambley Nottinghamshire NG3 5RQ.
MDPC of Epperstone have submitted the application, acting as agents on behalf of Spring Lane Farm Limited.
A statement has been prepared in on behalf Spring Lane Farm Ltd in support of a Prior Notification Application for the change of use and conversion of the traditional agricultural building at Spring Lane Farm to flexible commercial, Business and Service Use within Use Class E, namely Class – E(b) Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises
The statement further states that the proposed development will be served by the 62 car parking spaces approved by planning permission 2022/0354 which are to be shared with the adjacent farm shop.
PICTURED: Agricultural Barn proposed for conversion (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
The building proposed for conversion is currently used as a general produce and storage building albeit largely underutilised due to its limited eaves height which prevents its efficient use by modern tipping trailers.
The coffee shop will be contained within the converted barn with a twin-door entrance lobby incorporated into the front elevation facing Spring Lane.
Spring Lane Farm Shop is located at at 382 Spring Lane Lambley Nottinghamshire NG3 5RQ.
Further details regarding Planning Application 2024/0052 can be accessed HERE.
Gedling and Radford have had some serious battles in recent years and it was the same this year as the sides played out a 3-3 draw at Plains Road in November and both sides heading into this fixture were looking to climb closer to the play-offs.
The game started like a typical derby with both sides just finding each other out but Gedling started to find their feet and on 7 minutes they created their first chance as Felix Hogg played a superb ball to Muta Eisa in the box but Eisa dragged his effort wide of the post from 16 yards out.
Eisa was proving to be a problem for the hosts defence who were aimlessly kicking the ball up or out of play much to the amusement of some Gedling fans. The game went into a period of nothing until the 36th minute, Kieran Harrison drove towards the edge of the box before he was bundled over. Harrison then fired the free kick in which was pinballing in the Radford penalty area before it fell to Josh Lawe who’s effort was well blocked and the hosts eventually cleared.
Radford’s best chance of the half came in the second minute of stoppage time when a corner was spilt by Josh Mitchell and it fell to Jevin Seaton but his effort was brilliantly blocked by Solomon Godwin and the sides went into the break level.
It was Radford who started the second half better and on 56 minutes they should have taken the lead after a corner fell to Fola Fagbemi but he bicycle kicked it over from 6 yards out.
Once again it was a similar story to the first half with neither keeper being tested until the 76th minute, a deep corner from the hosts looked to be looping over Mitchell but he used his height to tip the ball away from danger and to keep his clean sheet intact.
On 85 minutes it was Gedling who broke the deadlock after a cross fell to captain Josh Thornton who hit a right footed volley from 16 yards which found the bottom left corner which sparked huge celebrations from the Gedling following and to give the Miners a 1-0 lead.
However they survived a massive scare in stoppage time as Seaton put the ball in the net but luckily for Gedling he was deemed to be offside which saw Seaton booked for his angry reaction towards the linesman. But Gedling held on for a huge 3 points and their first clean sheet since October 7 in what was a superb defensive display from all involved.
Fri 9 – Tue 13 Feb, Various Times £6.80pp £5pp on Tuesday
The iconic Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) returns with PRISCILLA, a deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy and fame. Starring Golden Globe nominee Cailee Spaeny and Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, Coppola’s film presents the unseen story of Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s long courtship and turbulent marriage. Their romance is a great American myth that spans decades and oceans, from the army base where they met to his dream-world estate at Graceland.
Faithfully adapting Priscilla’s own memoir, and anchored by Spaeny’s Venice Best Actress winning performance, this is a mature and masterful cinematic feast for the senses that sees Coppola at the very top of her game.
“Is this already the best film of 2024?” The i ★★★★★
Guardian ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Times ★★★★
Directed by Sofia Coppola With Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi 1hr 53 mins // US 2023
Fri 9 – Sun 25 Feb, Various Times £6.80pp £5pp on Tuesday
Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
“This handsome tale of two ducklings perfectly fits the half-term bill” Telegraph ★★★★
Directed by Benjamin Renner Voiced by Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks 1hr 30 mins // US 2023
One Lifetells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn, who, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warinner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II,. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time.
How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky (played by Anthony Hopkins) lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life!’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
“Anthony Hopkins is stirring as the ‘British Schindler’ who saved 600 Jewish children” Telegraph ★★★★
Directed by James Hawes With Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn 1hr 50 mins // UK 2023
EVENT CINEMA: ROH Live: Manon – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Sun 11 Feb, 2pm £15pp
This adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel embodies Kenneth MacMillan at his best, his acute insight into human psychology and his mastery of narrative choreography finding full expression in the impassioned duets of the central couple, visceral and urgent in their desire.
The heroine’s struggle to escape poverty make Manon one of the most dramatic and devastating of ballets, emphasized by Nicholas Georgiadis’ evocative designs that reflect the juxtaposition between Manon’s impoverished origins and the lavish world she longs to inhabit. The 2023/24 Season celebrates the centenary of Nicholas Georgiadis.
BALLET Music – Jules Massenet Choreography – Kenneth Macmillan
Based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
“Timothée Chalamet’s Chocolate Factory prequel is a superbly sweet treat” Guardian ★★★★★
“The most fun you’ll have in a cinema all year” Telegraph ★★★★★
Independent ★★★★ Empire ★★★★
Directed by Paul King With Timothée Chalamet 1hr 57 mins // US 2023
EVENT CINEMA: My Favourite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (PG)) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Wed 14 – Sun 18 Feb, Various Times £12.50pp
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, this special anniversary concert was filmed at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premiered the original West End productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I.
Featuring a star-studded cast including Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Audra McDonald, Rita Moreno, Julian Ovenden, Lucy St. Louis, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, the landmark event was accompanied by the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by Simon Lee.
Directed and staged by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli (Broadway’s The King and I, South Pacific), the celebration of the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II showcases original arrangements of the most iconic songs from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Cinderella, The Sound of Music and more!
The Co-op has announced plans to install more than 200 secure till kiosks, locked cabinets for spirits and AI technology to monitor self-checkouts in a bid to tackle a surge in retail crime.
The supermarket chain has a number of stores across Gedling borough, including ones in Mapperley and Netherfield.
It comes as the convenience chain reported shoplifting incidents in its stores had rocketed 48% last year, while abuse and harassment cases had surged 44%.
Co-op has spent £200m on new security measures, including additional guards and undercover teams for crime hotspots, The Guardian reported.
The retailer said its undercover security guards had detained 3,361 individuals across its more than 2,400 store estate last year for a range of offences including burglary, abuse and harassment.
Co-op food managing director Matt Hood said: “This is not a few opportunistic shoplifters becoming more prolific. This is organised crime and looting.”
Hood said that staff face as many as two or three incidents a week of thieves jumping the till counter to steal alcohol, cigarettes and lottery tickets in some stores.
He explained that the particular stores were rendered unprofitable until new security measures including reinforced till kiosks with secure doors were introduced.
Hood said the convenience chain was not using facial recognition systems, unlike other major supermarkets.
The Co-op food boss has been vocal about calling for the government to make changes in the law to protect shop workers as abuse and physical attacks.
Hood said: “People who are really organised can only be stopped by custodial sentences and the police. We need it to have consequences.
“The thing that concerns me more than anything is that we have colleagues who won’t bother to report [incidents] as they know they are not going to get a reaction.
“If you have detained somebody that has committed a crime and the police don’t turn up, you have to let them go.
“You can imagine how demotivating that is for people working in the shop and how motivating [it is] for shoplifters.”
A fleeing suspect was chased through the darkness by a police dog and detained outside Bestwood Country Park.
Officers from the roads policing unit began following a car in Moorgreen at around 11.40pm on Thursday which then failed to stop.
The vehicle was abandoned at the end of Wigwam Lane, Hucknall, around ten minutes later and a suspect fled along a footpath towards the park.
With the man well ahead of pursuing officers, Police Dog Seth was deployed and soon caught up with his target.
With Seth’s handler following closely behind, the suspect – realising he had no hope of outrunning the dog – quickly gave himself up.
A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, drink driving, drug driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
He was later released on conditional bail.
Thursday’s result was a the latest in a growing list of successful collars for Police Dog Seth, who only became operational in the new year.
The 18-month-old Belgian Malinois excelled at tracking suspects during training and he put his well-trained nose to excellent use during this incident.
“This was a textbook bit of police dog work by Seth and his handler.
“With darkness all around and a suspect comfortably out of pursuing officers’ sight, Seth had to use his exceptional sense of smell – as well as his natural speed – to achieve this result.
“Without him and his handler it seems unlikely this suspect would have been detained so quickly.
“Seth is still very young in service but has got off to a truly exceptional start with us, and I will continue to watch his progress with great interest.”
An application has been received by Gedling Borough Council for Erection of 54 dwellings (38 open market and 16 affordable dwellings), along with the provision of associated public open space and infrastructure on land to the rear of Coppice Farmhouse, Mapperley Plains.
Grace Machin Planning & Property of Nottingham have submitted the application, acting as agents on behalf of Cameron Homes, Staffordshire.
A Design And Access statement provided in support of the application by White Ridge Architecture on behalf of Cameron Homes states that the scheme has been designed to integrate to the existing residential development to the north with a seamless design approach. Access into the development has been taken from Shipley Close, which is within the adjacent residential development that is currently under construction and that the detached dwellings are primarily situated along the main street, fronting Mapperley Plains and the public open space.
IMAGE: Proposed site location (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)IMAGE: Proposed site location (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
The planning application states that 155 new parking spaces are proposed in the development and that the properties proposed are as follows:
38 X Market Houses – 14 X 3 bedroom & 24 X 4+ bedroom properties
11 X Social, Affordable or Intermediate Rent – 5 X 2 bedroom & 6 X 3 bedroom properties
5 X Affordable Home Ownership – 5 X 2 bedroom properties
IMAGE: Access arrangements for the proposed development (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
The Design and Access statement further states that the application site extends to approximately 2.11ha of greenfield land located on the western side of Mapperley Plains. Until very recently, the site fell within the Green Belt area; however, this site, along with the land immediately adjoining it to the north was removed from the green belt and allocated for housing under Site Allocation Reference H7 (Howbeck Road / Mapperley Plains) within Policy LD64 of the adopted Gedling Borough LPD, July 2018
IMAGE: Proposed layout and makeup of properties )Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
It is also proposed that a separate Reserved Matters application is to be submitted for the three dwellings, so that this proposal forms a part of a cohesive part of the wider residential development through this Full Planning application. The site is currently occupied by a disused building which was historically been used as a pig sty. The stable block is fronted by an area of concrete hardstanding and vegetation.
Further details regarding Planning Application 2023/0926 can be accessed HERE.
As part of the council’s most recent annual admissions consultation, three Gedling schools surrounding the Chase Farm housing development will have their catchment area changes.
Currently, housing on the Chase Farm development has a catchment area for Lambley Primary School, and part of the development also falls within All Hallows CofE Primary School, despite being closer to other schools in the area.
Following a public consultation on the proposals, it has now been decided to extend the catchment areas for Stanhope Primary and Nursery School, Phoenix Infant and Nursery School and Priory Junior School to include part of the Chase Farm development.
Councillor Sam Smith, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and SEND said “We listened to families living in the Chase Farm area who raised their concerns about the current catchment area for the estate.
“After careful consideration and consultation, changing catchment areas of the relevant schools will give these families higher priority for school places closer to where they live.
“This is great news for families.
“We have listened to the views of the public and the local schools and have made decisions based on their feedback. These changes put the interests and wellbeing of young people and families first.
“School provision is very important for young people and their families, and is a priority for the council as we plan for future education provision in Nottinghamshire and continue to ensure there is sufficient capacity to accommodate all pupils.”
The new catchment areas will be for children starting school for the first time or transferring from infant to junior school in September 2025.
The full determined admissions arrangements for 2025-2026 will be published on the council’s website in the coming weeks.
Police teams in Gedling borough have vowed to crackdown on drug dealing, shop-lifting and anti-social behaviour in town centres over the next few months.
Gedling Policing Neighbourhood Team have announced their new priorities that they will focus on over the next three months.
They will work with Gedling Borough Council and other partners on a number of dedicated operations to help reduce crime in the area.
Operation Spearshaft will see officers focussing on tackling anti-social behaviour and associated drug dealing in Calverton.
Police teams will continue to crackdown on shoplifting in Arnold and Netherfield.
Operation Silverbirch has been started to tackle anti-social behaviour involving young people in Arnold.
A spokesman for Gedling’s Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “It feels that these issues affecting local people that we have been keen to address over previous months need to be maintained.
“Some of the individuals involved in ASB and crime in our neighbourhoods need to know we are there, and we will continue to monitor and target them to reduce the likelihood of victims and keep our community safe. To keep up the momentum, the priorities for the next three months, have now been agreed with the portfolio holder at Gedling Borough Council, and council colleagues.”
The team also provided an update on their last set of priorities.
As part of Operation Silverbirch police officers carried out over 200 hours of high visibility reassurance patrols and also targeted individuals they know have been causing harm to the community. Some individuals involved in drug dealing were also arrested and police intend to continue to target these individuals throughout the next three months.
Targeted patrols have also been carried out at locations in Netherfield where the community had been experiencing ASB and associated issues. Patrols and interventions in the Victoria Retail Park area were carried out to assist businesses, particularly through the busy Christmas period.
A policing operation to address ‘car cruising’ in the Netherfield area, under Op Triplefin also continued. Police said the use of the PSPO in the area, secured by Gedling Borough Council, has continued to assist efforts to deter people driving in an erratic and antisocial manner, often causing danger to themselves and other road users.
People in Gedling borough on means-tested benefits will soon be receiving their final cost-of-living payment to help with bills.
The £299 payment will go directly into bank accounts of those eligible before February 22nd.
Those who are eligible will not need to claim as the payment is automatic.
This payment of £299 is the last of three instalments that totalled £900 that will have been paid within a year.
After this final instalment, no further cost-of-living payments are currently scheduled, with some pressure on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce more support in next month’s Budget.
Morgan Wild, of Citizens Advice, has called for more action following the final payment.
“Our data shows that the cost-of-living payments do offer some respite to people, but this is short lived. Historically high energy bills, unaffordable housing and other spiralling costs are keeping people in crisis.
“The government has responded with temporary support but we need more than quick fixes. Long-term commitments are needed to raise people’s incomes and standard of living.”
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride defended the move.
He said: ”The economy has turned a corner, and with inflation falling we are providing millions of the most vulnerable households with another significant cash boost.”
The government has pointed to a 6.7% rise in benefits and an 8.5% rise in the state pension, as well as an increase in the financial support provided to those on benefits who rent privately, which all come into effect in April.
A committee of MPs recently questioned whether the payments were sufficient to help those in financial difficulty owing to high bills and prices.
In November, a report by the Work and Pensions Committee said the money only provided a temporary reprieve for some, and may have been better used for increasing benefits instead.
These are the roadworks and closures you need to know about…
Nottingham Road, Burton Joyce 07 February Streetworks and delays likely
Burton Road, Gedling 12 February – 17 February Roadworks and delays likely as remedial works take place to complete construction of raised zebra crossing, street lights works and wearing course for footways outside Carlton Le Willows School Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Carlton Hill, Carlton 08 February – 08 February Roadworks and delays likely Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Carlton Hill, Carlton 11 February Roadworks and delays likely Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Darlton Drive, Arnold 10 February – 18 February Road closure. Cadent are maintaining essential gas in the road to replace old iron gas mains with more durable plastic pipes. Responsibility for works: Cadent
Main Street, Burton Joyce 12 February – 23 February Road closure for carriageway surfacing Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Meadow Lane, Burton Joyce 12 February – 23 February Road closure for carriageway Resurfacing Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Somersby Road, Woodthorpe 11 February Roadworks and delays likely Responsibility for works: CityFibre
Willow Lane, Gedling 08 February – 09 February Road closure for large scale bespoke c/w patching repairs from junction of Jessops Lane to junction of Main Road Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Arnold Lane, Gedling 12 February – 19 February Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: National Grid
Birchfield Road, Arnold 07 February Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Colwick Loop Road, Colwick 07 February – 16 February Roadworks and delays possible Temporary removal of central reservations and tree works in preparation of the main works along the A612 Colwick Loop Road along the extents of the Colwick Loop Road between its junction with First Avenue and Private Road No.1 Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Robinson Road, Mapperley 09 February Roadworks and delays possible to replace two damaged kerbs and repatch footpath Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council Current status: Planned work about to start
Westdale Lane West, Mapperley 12 February – 13 February Roadworks and delays possible on Westdale Lane in Carlton between Oakleigh Avenue and Holyoake Road to install new speed camera markings following resurfacing works. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Westmoore Close, Mapperley 09 February Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Woodside Road, Burton Joyce 06 February – 09 February Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Woodthorpe Drive, Woodthorpe 09 February Roadworks and delays possible for patch repairs Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
