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New electric substation and recycling facility amongst planning applications in Gedling borough this week

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New electric substation and recycling facility amongst planning applications in Gedling borough this week

Plans for a new electric substation in Mapperley and recycling facility in Calverton are among the planning applications that have been made this week across Gedling borough

Every week dozens of planning applications are submitted to the council – and the recent coronavirus pandemic has not changed that.

Here is the list of applications that have been submitted and validated by Gedling Borough Council in the last week.

Visit the council site HERE the links below to find out more and to have your say…

Arnold

No planning applications this week

Bestwood

Two storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey house
11 Plantation Close Bestwood NG5 9QW
Ref. No: 2022/0073 

Burton Joyce

Variation of conditions 3 (approved drawings), 4 (highways) and 18 (trees) of planning permission 2020/0238 (An outline application for 11 new dwellings with matters of access, scale and layout under consideration)
Ashdale Nottingham Road Burton Joyce Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG14 5AQ
Ref. No: 2021/1464 

Calverton

Change of use of site from truck dismantling depot to material recycling facility, erection of a canopy extension to the existing office and workshop building and relocation of weighbridge. Configuration of car parking area with disabled spaces and electric vehicle charging points. Use of existing yard area and workshop and storage building as part of the material recycling operations.
Street Record Hollinwood Lane Calverton Nottinghamshire
Ref. No: 2022/0158NCC

Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (screening) of planning permission 2021/0405
19 Maple Close Calverton Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG14 6QG
Ref. No: 2021/1483DOC

Carlton

Two storey rear extension, loft extension and conversion, rear patio deck and demolition of the existing two storey rear extension
200 Oakdale Road Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 1AH
Ref. No: 2022/0132

Reduce height and width of common ash by one third
28 Hastings Street Carlton Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 1FX
Ref. No: 2022/0076TPO

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Colwick

Installation of new windows into one elevation of existing commercial unit.
Units 3 And 4 Churchill Park Colwick Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 2HF
Ref. No: 2022/0118

Daybrook

No planning applications this week

Gedling

Remove 2 beech trees and crown reduce yew by 20%
KMC Nottingham Gedling House Wood Lane Gedling Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG4 4AD
Ref. No: 2022/0123TPO

First floor extension above detached garage with new stepped access
Maple Lodge Friday Lane Gedling NG4 3LB
Ref. No: 2022/0127

Lambley

No planning applications this week

Linby

No planning applications this week

Mapperley

Erection of electric sub station
Land To The West Mapperley Plains Mapperley Nottinghamshire
Ref. No: 2022/0065 

Erection of 7 no. apartments with alterations to existing dwelling, including to provide access
121 Haywood Road Mapperley NG3 6AF
Ref. No: 2022/0014

Netherfield

No planning applications this week

Newstead

No planning applications this week

Papplewick

New double garage with attached garden room
143 Mansfield Road Papplewick NG15 8FL
Ref. No: 2022/0107

Ravenshead

Works to trees
1 Kirkby Road Ravenshead Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG15 9HD
Ref. No: 2022/0135TPO 

Redhill

No planning applications this week

Stoke Bardolph

No planning applications this week

Woodborough

No planning applications this week

Woodthorpe

Single storey side extension
63 Beech Avenue Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire NG3 5JW
Ref. No: 2022/0131

Remove existing conservatory construct new two storey rear extension.
43 Breck Hill Road Woodthorpe Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 4GQ
Ref. No: 2022/0136 

Single storey rear/side extension
38 Coningsby Road Woodthorpe Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 4LH
Ref. No: 2022/0020 

Lidl announces the return of Pet Week with a plush Cat Activity Tower for feline pals!

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Lidl announces the return of Pet Week with a plush Cat Activity Tower for feline pals!

Lidl’s popular Pet Week is back, to treat furry friends to the delights they deserve this winter.

The discounter has stores in Arnold and Netherfield.

They say dark nights won’t stop bundled-up wintertime walks this February, with their latest collection of light-up, LED accessories.

For extra visibility in the dark, choose the LED Light-Up Dog Collar for only £4.99. Choose from three light settings – slow flashing light; fast flashing light; continuous light – to spot your pooch in the park.

Better yet, the collar is fully splashproof to allow for uninhibited fun whatever the weather, and features a rechargeable battery with a micro-USB port.

Shoppers can pick from the LED Light-Up Band Dog Collar, which can be shortened as required, or the LED Light-Up Dog Collar for small, medium, or large dogs.

Playtime continues throughout the winter with the fetching LED Light-Up Dog Toy or Accessories (£4.99). From Light-Up Ball, Light-Up Fetch Stick, Light-Up Lead Light, or Light-Up Dog Tag – there’s a light-up item that every pup will love, and continue loving with the rechargeable batteries in each product.

Feline friends will feel well and truly treated with the luxurious Cat Activity Tower (£34.99; W68 x H84 x D40cm). Perfect for playing, climbing, and sharpening claws, this Activity Tower is an expertly crafted combination of hard-wearing and fluffy plush fabric, with two cosy caves for hiding and sleeping. The raised platform features a removable, washable cushion, and the Activity Tower has a load capacity of 6kg – fur-real!

Lidl’s Pet Week returns to stores nationwide from Sunday 20th February, to pick up as part of the weekly shop.

Petition launched calling for direct rail service from Carlton to Matlock

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Petition launched calling for direct rail service from Carlton to Matlock

A petition has been launched calling for a rail service from Carlton to Matlock to be reinstated.

The petition states: “In June 2021, East Midlands Railway (EMR) withdrew the direct service to Matlock. This was allegedly due to staff being ‘pinged’ and EMR, like many others, were seeing high levels of employees isolating.

“However, in October 2021, the permanent withdrawal of this service effective from December’s Timetable Change was decided. It’s also noted that this service previously travelled beyond Nottingham to Newark prior to this change.

“This has seen a huge level of disruption to passengers travelling for leisure, education and employment. A single journey has typically increased from 45 minutes to nearly 2 hours at peak hours.

They added: “Commuters are switching to cars and this is likely to be having an impact on air quality around these locations.

East Midlands Railway are yet to respond.

The petition can be viewed HERE

Apprenticeships with Carlton property firm could be foundation for bright career

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Apprenticeships with Carlton property firm could be foundation for bright career

Carlton-headquartered property developer, ALB Group, is on the lookout for people to take up apprenticeships with the company.

The award-winning firm behind schemes such as the conversion of Carlton Police Station into 66 apartments is keen to give the right candidate a helping hand onto the career ladder.he award-winning firm behind schemes such as the conversion of Carlton Police Station into 66 apartments

The roles are the latest in a long line of apprenticeships with ALB over the last nine years, which have resulted in many taking on full-time employment.

The apprenticeships are being offered via Zip Management, a property management arm of ALB, and Base Lettings, a lettings subsidiary of the group, via training providers CT Skills and Nottingham College.

The property administrator role will involve completing the Housing/Property Management Apprenticeship Level 3, and the candidate will experience time in each different office within the business, receiving work experience in lettings, block management, property development and sales. 

For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full time employment and progress to higher level qualifications.

Via the Base Lettings role, the successful candidate would be helping with the applications for the lettings of the apartments at the former Carlton Police Station development, which was named Residential Development Nottinghamshire in the UK Property Awards 2021, or site visits at Osmaston Road Business Park in Derby and Lombard House in Newark.

Last year, the number of people starting apprenticeships dropped by 19 per cent, amid concerns over a lack of training and skills development opportunities for young people during Covid.

But ALB Group is bucking the trend, and providing the foundations for a prosperous career in property.

PICTURED: Arran Bailey ,left, director at ALB Investment is on the hunt for new recruits

ALB Group, which was named Developer of the Year at the 2020 East Midlands Business Link Bricks Awards, has offered permanent roles to many of the apprentices that have completed their apprenticeship over the years. 

Crystal Johnson started a business administration apprenticeship with ALB in 2015 and was offered a permanent role of admin assistant the following year. 

Since 2016, Crystal has continued to progress and is now ALB Group’s real estate portfolio manager.

Base Lettings has employed Rebecca Guy as an apprentice since May 2020 and she is nearing the end of her apprenticeship. She will be offered a permanent role of lettings negotiator upon completion.

Arran Bailey, ALB managing director, said: “I have always been supportive of apprenticeships, as I feel this is the best way to learn and get a real hands-on and practical experience in a workplace environment. 

“This is the kind of experience that employers look for when hiring new staff so it is a great skill to have for your future, rather than just a qualification alone.”

Joe Carruthers, business development manager at CT Skills, said: “ALB group has been instrumental in offering apprenticeships to local young people within the community. 

“CT Skills and ALB group have been working in partnership to support young people to gain valuable employment and development through the apprenticeship programme.”

To find out more about the apprenticeships, visit https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-697920 and https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-706879 

Councils across Notts announce tax plans

Andrew Topping (Local Democracy Reporter)
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Councils across Notts announce tax plans

All nine Nottinghamshire councils have set out their plans for increases or freezes to council tax from April.

Eight out of the nine authorities will increase their bills, while just one is freezing its precept for the year.

Figures show residents in Ashfield will pay the highest base level of tax for both band A and band D homes, while Rushcliffe would have the lowest base rate in the county.

This comes despite Government deprivation maps putting parts of Ashfield among the 10 per cent most deprived areas in the country.

Some Rushcliffe neighbourhoods are among the top 20 per cent affluent areas nationwide, Government figures show.

In Nottingham City, council tax is split between the city council, the police and the fire authority.

Nottingham City Council, which collects the bulk of income from city council tax bills, controls all services within the city’s borders – including bin collections, schools, highways, planning, social care and healthcare.

In the wider county, council tax is split between Nottinghamshire County Council, the district and borough councils, and the two emergency services.

The county council, which collects roughly three-quarters of countywide bills, controls services like healthcare, social care, education, highways and libraries.

District and borough councils, which collect less than 10 per cent of residents’ bills, control smaller services like town centres, planning, bin collections, housing and recycling.

The police and crime commissioner and Nottinghamshire’s fire authority are also increasing their bills.

It means from April, band A homes will pay the fire authority £56.38 and the police £169.50 for the year. Band D homes will pay the services £84.57 and £254.25 respectively. These changes affect all homes in the city and county.

All homes living in bands A to D will benefit from a £150 council tax rebate from the Government to tackle the ‘cost of living crisis’. This will be discounted from their bills by their collecting authorities.

Below are the plans for each Nottinghamshire council, how much bills will change by, and how this will affect residents living in band A and band D homes.

It does not include charges to parish or town councils and calculations do not factor in the £150 rebate.

Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council will increase its portion of council tax by 2.99 per cent from April. One per cent will be used to support social care services, with the remaining 1.99 per cent to be used for day-to-day spending.

The council’s rise equates to £56.77 for band D and £37.85 for band A homes.

With the police and fire authority tax rises, the total increase in the city amounts to £68.38 for band D and £45.59 for band A.

It means residents in band A homes will pay a total of £1,528.74 from April, with band D households paying £2,293.11.

Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottinghamshire County Council plans to increase its bills by four per cent, with three-quarters earmarked for social care and the remainder for day-to-day services.

This rise will affect all households living in the districts and boroughs of Nottinghamshire, hitting band A homes with an increase of £42.16 and band D properties with a £63.24 rise.

It takes the authority’s total band A and band D collections to £1,096.06 and £1,644.09 respectively for 2022/23.

Alongside the fire authority and police elements, the countywide council tax payments for Nottinghamshire – not including district and borough councils – is £1,321.94 for band A and £1,982.91 for band D.

However, district and borough precepts – which fluctuate depending on each area – bring this sum up.

Ashfield District Council

The Ashfield Independent-led authority will discuss plans next week for a £5 band D rise. For band A homes it works out at £3.33.

This is the most the authority is allowed to increase the precept without holding a referendum.

It will take bills paid to the district council up to £195.45 for band D and £130.30 for band A.

With the Nottinghamshire-wide bills, band A Ashfield homes would pay £1,452.24 with band D homes paying £2,178.35.

These are the highest rates in Nottinghamshire.

Bassetlaw District Council

Bassetlaw District Council also plans to increase its precepts by £5 for Band D and £3.33 for Band A homes.

The rise would take the Labour-led authority’s total collection to £188.48 for Band D and £125.65 for Band A.

With Nottinghamshire-wide payments, it means Band A Bassetlaw residents will pay a base council tax of £1,447.59, with Band D to pay £2,171.39.

Broxtowe Borough Council

Labour-led Broxtowe is proposing the same £5 Band D and £3.33 Band A increase.

It would take the council’s base collection to £176.85 for Band D and £117.90 for Band A.

Countywide collections take band A bills to £1,439.84 overall, while Broxtowe’s band D base rate would be £2,159.76.

Gedling Borough Council

Labour-led Gedling is the fourth authority to propose the same £5 Band D, £3.33 Band A rise.

Its collection figure would rise to £178.07 for band D and £118.71 for band A.

Including all countywide payments, band A homes in non-parished areas will pay £1,440.65, with band D homes to pay £2,160.98.

Mansfield District Council

Labour-led Mansfield is the only authority freezing its precepts from April, meaning band A and band D homes will continue to pay the authority £129.81 and £194.72 respectively.

With Nottinghamshire-wide payments, it means band A homes will pay roughly £1,451.75 while band D will pay £2,177.83 overall.

Newark and Sherwood District Council

The Tory-led authority is proposing a 1.94 per cent tax rise, with band D bills to rise by £3.53 and band A by £2.35.

It would see the authority’s base takings for band A and band D rise to  £130.26 and £195.40 respectively.

With countywide charges, overall band A and band D homes would pay base rates of £1,452.20 and £2,178.31.

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Tory-led Rushcliffe is also proposing a 2.42 per cent tax rise, with bills to increase by £3.57 for band D and £2.38 for band A homes.

The increase would take the council’s portion of the bill to £150.93 at band D and £100.62 for band A – the lowest collection rates in Nottinghamshire.

Netherfield pub’s 13-hour disco helps boost funds for stroke and homeless charities

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Netherfield pub’s 13-hour disco helps boost funds for stroke and homeless charities

A pub in Netherfield has so far raised a whopping £21k for two charities after carrying out a number of events.

It’s Inn The Bank on Victoria Road have been fundraising for the Beeston Ward stroke unit at Nottingham City Hospital and Notts homeless shelter Emmanuel House.

Previous events include skydiving, with landlady Nicola Murphy taking part, and a cycle ride to Skegness.

They held their latest fundraiser yesterday with landlord David Murphy DJing a 13-hour Valentine’s Day disco to raise cash for the worthy causes.

The mammoth Valentine’s Day disco went down a storm with locals, who could request a song for a £1 donation during the unbroken stint.

Valentine's Disco Netherfield
PICTURED: It’s Inn The Bank landlord David Murphy during their mammoth 13-hour disco for charity (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)

There was frenzied dancing in the bar during the afternoon, with one regular requesting a song by popular Manchester act New Order that got people out of their seats and dancing.

Requests for Frank Sinatra, David Bowie and Human League also helped top up the total.

Landlady Nicola Murphy said: “We raised over £500 yesterday with more pledges coming in. The stroke unit will receive £277 and Emmanuel House are getting £264 after yesterday’s events.”

You can donate to the charity via the JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/flyingforfloss

Excited children get first use of Burton Joyce’s new £100K play park

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Excited children get first use of Burton Joyce’s new £100K play park

Families are celebrating after a bigger and better play area opened at a popular park in Burton Joyce.

Villagers will now benefit from the newly refurbished playground on Church Road thanks to a £100,000 grant from FCC Communities Foundation. 

New items include a large and challenging central play unit with curved slide, a four-seater seesaw, a trim trail, a spinner and a four-way springer.

Burton Joyce Parish Council and The Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground, who fundraised to get the park improved, said one of the major aims was to make the park more accessible to all with the installation of new pathways and surfacing, which have totally transformed the facility.

Councillor Robin Ringham, vice chair of the Parish Council commended all those involved in the project.

He said: “Our sincere thanks are extended to the Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground who instigated this refurbishment and gained the support of the community for it though their tireless fund-raising activities, particularly in such difficult times. 

“I would also like to thank the Parish Council staff and councillors who have worked incredibly hard in the background to support this worthwhile project”.

Laura Smith, the chair of the Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground cut the ribbon to officially open the park today.

She said: “On behalf of the Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground we would like to thank the Parish Council and the whole local community who came together to support our fundraising bid and the FCC for the funds who made this project happen. 

“It was a joy to see all the smiles on the children’s faces this morning and we hope it will be enjoyed for years to come”.

Chair of the Parish Council, Councillor Laurence King said: “I would like to add thanks to local business and individuals who donated funds that enabled the application to be made to the FCC. 

“This valuable facility is going to make a real difference to those who use it, as well as the wider Gedling community. We are very grateful to FCC Communities Foundation for providing funding as without its support we would not have been able to proceed”. 

As well as the Parish Council, key supporters of the project have been our Trent Valley Councillors Mike Adams and Sam Smith via their communities’ funds and local estate agent Lesley Greaves. 

Lesley Greaves said: “We are proud to say we sponsored The Friends of Roberts Recreation Ground and raised a total of £2,300 to help with new equipment and enabled them to achieve the grant required. 

“For every new instruction we had in between December 2019 & April 2020 we donated £100!! We can’t wait to see all the families enjoying the new park!”

A bigger, formal opening is planned for Saturday, April 30.

Supermarket prices rise at Asda, Tesco, Morrisons stores across Gedling borough

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Supermarket prices rise at Asda, Tesco, Morrisons stores across Gedling borough

Popular supermarket items like pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam now cost around 8% more than one year ago, new data has revealed.

New data released by the BBC shows the overall price of a basket of 15 standard food items rose by £1.32.

The data analysed came from the retail research firm Assosia, which tracked the average cost of grocery items at Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

More than 17,000 price increases occurred across the main supermarkets in January, more than double the number in the same month last year, and across every category.

Not all products have seen an increase, though. Items like carrots and mild cheddar fell slightly in price.

Assosia director Kay Staniland said the findings were a result of selecting popular products that were comparable across the ranges of value and standard.

She told the BBC: “Looking at food prices is a bit of a minefield.

“I think the figures show that retailers are trying to avoid the biggest increases to value lines as much as possible. But these value lines do make up a small part of total ranges. The standard mid-tier range is where the largest volume of sales come from.”

It comes after figures released last month from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found shoppers are facing the highest price rises for almost ten years.

Food inflation rose from 2.4% in December to 2.7% in January, with price rises reaching the highest rate since October 2013, according to BRC.

£15m roads investment will help bring ‘substantial improvements’ to state of roads across Gedling borough

Andrew Topping (Local Democracy Reporter)
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£15m roads investment will help bring ‘substantial improvements’ to state of roads across Gedling borough

Gedling borough’s broken roads will start to see “substantial improvements” if the county council approves an extra £15 million to act on a county-wide highways repairs review.

But the authority’s transport committee chair also warned road users that change will not “happen overnight” despite plans to drastically reduce temporary pothole fixes and move towards permanent road re-patching schemes.

The council’s transport and environment committee met last week to discuss the authority’s long-planned highways review.

Conducted throughout 2021, it was launched to address what many councillors described as the “biggest issue on the doorstep” in last May’s council elections.

It involved a cross-party panel meeting over several months to discuss methods used by the council to repair roads in recent years and attempt to find new solutions.

Two external assessments of the authority’s current methods were conducted – one by consultants WSP and a second by the Local Government Association,

The assessments found the council should shift away from temporary repairs using a method known as Viafix and focus on permanent road replacement schemes whenever possible.

Viafix – a form of cold asphalt repair which fills in specific holes – would still be needed “protect the safety of road users” in the event of an emergency.

Oakdale Road potholes

But the authority was told it should be using other forms of repair which replace whole stretches of road where possible.

Other recommendations included improving communications with residents on when their roads will be repaired, giving them “clarity”, and moving from a one-year to a three-year investment plan on where repairs will take place.

These recommendations will now be acted on said Cllr Neil Clarke (Con), the transport and environment committee chairman.

He confirmed an additional £15 million will be provided to the department over the next four years.

This will partly be funded by the authority increasing its standard council tax by one per cent from April.

Cllr Clarke says £12 million of this will be used to implement the review, with ‘patching gangs’ currently used to resurface roads due to double as the authority shifts to a “right repair, right first-time” approach.

Speaking in the meeting on Wednesday, Cllr Clarke said: “We are really emphasising and investing in our roads … to address the concerns in the review.

“At the moment there are four patching gangs and that £12 million will allow the doubling of those teams to present a major improvement in the way we address road repairs.

“In time there will be substantial improvements to see in our road repairs, it’s not all going to happen overnight but it will certainly have significant improvements with that additional investment.

“It won’t mean completely the end of pothole repairs because there’s always an emergency somewhere that needs to be repaired.

“But it will see a major reduction in those pothole repairs and a substantial increase in long-term road patching.”

The additional funding to invest in the review will go before full council as part of the wider budget on February 24.

Reminder that Royal Mail won’t accept 1st and 2nd class stamps from January 2023

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Reminder that Royal Mail won’t accept 1st and 2nd stamps from January 2023

Customers in Gedling borough will no longer be able to use first and second class stamps when a new barcode system is introduced next year. 

Borough folk are now being urged to use their current stamps or swap them for the new ones before they expire on January 31, 2023. 

Non-barcoded stamps can be exchanged for the barcoded version through Royal Mail’s ‘Swap Out’ scheme, which will open on March 31.

Forms will be available through the Royal Mail website and Customer Service Points, with customers able to use a Freepost address. 

Royal Mail said: ‘Following a successful national trial we will now be adding unique barcodes to all our regular ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps. 

‘Each barcoded stamp will have a digital twin and the two will be connected by the Royal Mail App. 

‘The unique barcodes will facilitate operational efficiencies, enable the introduction of added security features and pave the way for innovative services for our customers.

‘The new barcode is an integral part of the stamp and must remain intact for the stamp to be valid.’

Customers can scan the new stamp barcodes in the Royal Mail app and will eventually be able to watch videos, information about services, or even birthday messages and other greetings from senders.

At the moment, a video featuring Shaun the Sheep, created exclusively for Royal Mail by animation studio Aardman, can be viewed.

It is the first in a series of planned videos to be released during 2022 that will allow customers sending stamped mail to choose which one the recipient can see when they receive an item of mail.

Nick Landon, Royal Mail chief commercial officer, added: ‘Introducing unique barcodes on our postage stamps allows us to connect the physical letter with the digital world and opens up the possibilities for a range of new innovative services in future.’

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