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Banqueting hall extension and construction of bungalow amongst planning applications in Gedling borough this week

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Banqueting hall extension and construction of bungalow amongst planning applications in Gedling borough this week

Plans to extend a banqueting hall and construct a bungalow 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 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

First floor side extension and new pitched roof.

24 Arnot Hill Road Arnold NG5 6LL

Ref. No: 2021/0121

Bestwood

Single storey extension to existing banqueting hall. 

Goosedale Farm Goosedale Lane Bestwood NG6 8UJ

Ref. No: 2021/0110 

Burton Joyce

Single and two storey rear extension

6 Nottingham Road Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5AE

Ref. No: 2021/0113 

Erection of detached garage

22 Crow Park Drive Burton Joyce NG14 5AS

Ref. No: 2021/0101

Retrospective planning application to retain raised decking

79 Padleys Lane Burton Joyce NG14 5BW

Ref. No: 2021/0098

Carlton

Raise ridge height to provide accommodation in roof with rear dormer 

67 Douglas Avenue Carlton NG4 1AL

Ref. No: 2021/0115 

Single storey rear extension and raised decking area (approx 450mm above ground level)

25A Gardenia Grove Carlton NG3 6HY

Ref. No: 2021/0097

Conversion of dormer bungalow to house with loft conversion

Highview Greenfield Grove Carlton NG4 1GG

Ref. No: 2021/0085 

Erection of a two-storey rear extension and garden room

186 Porchester Road Carlton NG3 6LG

Ref. No: 2021/0062

Erection of detached storage shed to rear of property

47 Station Road Carlton NG4 3AR

Ref. No: 2021/0033

Addition of external wall insulation and render finish to a red brick house (excluding existing extension)

67 Redland Grove Carlton NG4 3ET

Ref. No: 2021/0011 

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Colwick

Change of use of land to storage and distribution (B8)

Total Oil Great Britain Ltd Road No 3 Colwick NG4 2JS

Ref. No: 2021/0058

Daybrook

Application to vary Condition 2 (Approved details) of planning permission 2019/1192.

64 Byron Street Daybrook Nottinghamshire NG5 6BT

Ref. No: 2021/0080 

Gedling

Retain hardsurfaced driveway with retaining wall around and raised decking in the rear garden.

28 Newton Road Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 4HL

Ref. No: 2021/0139

Single storey side extension

40 Shelford Road Gedling NG4 4HW

Ref. No: 2020/1023 

Mapperley

Single storey rear extension

104 Kent Road Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 6BN

Ref. No: 2021/0088 

Erection of a 1 bedroom bungalow 

11 Holyoake Road Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 6DX

Ref. No: 2021/0067

Netherfield

Non-material amendment to planning permission 2017/0999 – Exchange the location of plots 240-242 and 248-250

Land North Of Teal Close Netherfield Nottinghamshire

Ref. No: 2021/0059NMA 

Ravenshead

Demolition of existing garage, new single storey side extension and front porch and alterations to the front elevation.

2 Mavis Avenue Ravenshead NG15 9EB

Ref. No: 2021/0127

Discharge condition 4 of consent 2019/0811TPO.

12 Oakwood Drive Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9DP

Ref. No: 2021/0135DOC

Erection of a single storey garden room.

9A Regina Crescent Ravenshead NG15 9AE

Ref. No: 2021/0109

Erection of a single storey garden room.

9A Regina Crescent Ravenshead NG15 9AE

Ref. No: 2021/0109

Redhill

Single Storey Rear and Side

9 Lodge Farm Lane Redhill NG5 8HR

Ref. No: 2021/0111 

Woodborough

‘2020-0217 – Planning Conditions’. PDF document with images of external materials.

12 Bank Hill Woodborough NG14 6EF

Ref. No: 2021/0114DOC

Woodthorpe

Rear single storey extension and new front porch.

93 Wensley Road Woodthorpe NG5 4JX

Ref. No: 2021/0099

Retention of double storey rear extension and single storey side and rear extenison.

151 Breck Hill Road Woodthorpe NG3 5JP

Ref. No: 2021/0047

Petition to resurface pothole-riddled Bestwood Village road launched

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Petition to resurface pothole-riddled Bestwood Village road launched

A bid to resurface a road riddled with potholes has been launched in Bestwood Village.

Residents have been rallied to sign a petition which would see Bestwood Road completely resurfaced after many complaints about potholes in the area.

The road runs from Bulwell to Bestwood Village.

So far 370 people have signed the online petition which calls on Nottingham City Council to take action.

The petition was set up over the weekend by local campaigner Tom Reed.

Mr Reed said the road has been identified as one of the worst road surfaces within the Nottingham City boundary.

He told Gedling Eye: “The damage was mostly done by having 32-tonne trucks using the road when the Kings Park development was being constructed.”

“We raised the issue about the road being in a terribly dangerous state early last year and Nottingham City Council promised that they would provide a new road surface once the new tax year started. That is coming to an end.”

“This promise has now only broken, but they are now back peddling and saying they need to check the budgets.”

“We’ve invited the local city councillors to view the surface but they refuse to come down when invited.”

“Council inspectors have viewed the road and said it’s full of grit and needs completely resurfacing but still nothing seems to happen, which is why we have started the petition.

“We just want something done.”

Councillor Rebecca Langton, Nottingham City Council’s  Portfolio Holder for Highways, said: “Our highways team regularly inspects roads across the city to ensure that they are safe. This road has been inspected and is considered safe. However, routine inspections last year highlighted that the road is in need of resurfacing. This was already identified as a priority and we have already confirmed that works to resurface the road will form part of our highways improvement works in the 2021/22 financial year. 

“When we resurface the road, we will also take the opportunity to renew the road markings. In the interim, we continue to inspect the road regularly and any safety defects such as potholes and gully repairs will be completed.”

You can sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/rebecca-langton-ncc-get-dangerous-bestwood-road-resurfaced

Watch out for these roadworks across Gedling borough over the next week

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Watch out for these roadworks across Gedling borough over the next week

This list contains only the roadworks considered to be most likely to cause delays on key routes as well as those involving road closures and temporary traffic lights.

The list is not exhaustive and does not feature some minor or emergency repairs that come up after publication.

Other roadworks may finish or start before schedule or be cancelled altogether.

All information is from Highways England, local authorities and utility companies.

BURTON JOYCE

Burton Road,

February 21

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

CARLTON

Forester Grove

22 February – 26 February

Delays likely – Road closure

Ivy Grove

February 22 – February 26

Delays likely – Diversion route

Galena Drive

February 24 — 26

Delays likely – Road closure

Carlton Hill

February 22 — 26

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Roadworks

Colwick

Mile End Road

February 22 — 23

Delays likely – Lane closure

GEDLING

Arnold Lane

February 23 — 25 February

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

Trent Valley Road

February 18

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Burton Road

February 16 — 19

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Lambley Lane

February 23 — 25

Delays possible – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

NETHERFIELD

Colwick Loop Road

February 23

Delays likely – Lane closure

WOODTHORPE

Breck Hill Road

February 18 — 22

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Breck Hill Road

February 22 — 24

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Thackerays Lane

February 19 — 26

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Plans to build 120 new homes on former green belt land in Gedling take another step forward

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Plans to build 120 new homes on former green belt land in Gedling take another step forward

A planning firm has gained outline permission to build up to 120 homes on former green belt land in Gedling.

Northern Trust Company has applied for the green light to put up homes on a 10-acre site off Burton Road, near the junction with Colwick Loop Road and the Gedling Access Road.

The site is owned by Midlands Land Portfolio Limited (MLPL) the property development arm of Severn Trent, with Northern Trust acting as their planning promotion partner.

To allow the development to happen, the site has been taken from being within the green belt to an allocation within the adopted Gedling Local Plan so that planning permission can be granted.

PICTURED: Houses would be built on land off Burton Road near the junction with Colwick Loop Road

The planning application was submitted in December 2019 and considered at the planning committee in August 2020. Following several months of negotiations on the Section 106 Agreement, planning permission was granted on January 29, 2021.

John Tootell, strategic land & planning executive at Northern Trust, said: “We are delighted to have secured outline planning permission for this site, having worked closely with Gedling Borough Council and other key stakeholders over many years to bring forward these plans.

“This development will deliver an important allocation within the Gedling Local Plan, will provide much needed housing and affordable housing within Gedling and will provide significant investment into the local area.

Adam Tustain, senior development surveyor at Severn Trent, said: “We’re absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to achieve this fantastic result.

“Securing this permission not only allows us to recycle our redundant assets but means we’re able to provide new homes and jobs that will benefit the communities in which we operate.”

Stephanie Eastwood of Avison Young, planning consultants on the site, added: “we’re now moving one step closer to the delivery of quality housing and new areas of public open space.”

Covid: Woman arrested and £4,400 in lockdown breach fines handed out as police discover ‘silent disco at cramped flat’ in Carlton Square

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Covid: Woman arrested and £4,400 in lockdown breach fines handed out as police discover ‘silent disco at cramped flat’ in Carlton Square

Police have arrested a woman and handed out £4,400 in Covid fines after cops discovered a silent disco and a party in a cramped flat in Carlton Square.

19 people who attended the event were fined a total of £4,400.

Police were called to investigate after members of the public noticed shouting coming from a property at around 3.40am on Sunday (February 14, 2021) and officers were called to investigate.

When they arrived, around 20 people coming from the address stormed past them and made their way out.

An £800 fine was handed to the organiser and a woman who was stopped in a vehicle outside was arrested and charged with failing to provide a breath sample.

A silent disco is where people listen to the same music on wireless headphones, rather than a large speaker system

Thirty-three-year-old Carlie Ann Machado, of Davies Road, West Bridgford, is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 4 March 2021.

Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Gedling borough Chris Pearson said: “Our officers have been engaging, explaining, and encouraging people when it comes to the Covid restrictions, and, in cases such as this instance, enforcing when it is necessary and a blatant disregard of the rules.

“It’s clear that house parties should not be taking place at all, and despite the efforts of this being a ‘silent’ disco, officers still discovered and broke up this party.

“We do, however, understand that this is a minority who are breaching restrictions and we would like to thank the many people who have been abiding by the rules and helping to keep communities, our most vulnerable people, and the NHS safe.”

New laws increased fines to £800 per adult when they attend a gathering above 15 people inside a dwelling. The fine for participating in a gathering of over two people remains at £200.

Police arrest man they suspect carried out one-day crime spree in Arnold

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Police arrest man they suspect carried out one-day crime spree in Arnold

Police have arrested a man who they suspect carried out a one-day crime spree in Arnold.

The man was arrested following an incident happened at an address in Ashdale Road, shortly before 5.45pm yesterday (Sunday, 14) afternoon.

The victim came downstairs to find the front door of the property wide open and a man holding her handbag.

After a brief tussle over the bag the suspect fled empty-handed.

A 32-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of burglary.

The man was also arrested on suspicion of four other incidents in the local area on the same day:

  • An attempted robbery in Front Street at 2.26pm
  • A shoplifting offence at Boots, Front Street shortly after 3.35pm
  • A theft at Tesco Express, Howbeck Road, shortly before 5.20pm
  • And an attempted burglary in Smithy Crescent where a man was caught on CCTV trying to open the front door of a house shortly before 6.45pm.

He remains in police custody.

Detective Sergeant Andy Hall, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Burglary is a distressing an upsetting crime, especially when victims come face-to-face with offenders. When incidents like this happen we take immediate action and divert considerable resources to finding the people responsible.

“I am pleased we were able to being and suspect into custody on the same day and hope the speed of this arrest brings some reassurance to the local community.”

Inspector Chris Pearson, responsible for neighbourhood policing in Gedling, said: “I am aware that these incidents caused a great deal of concern in the local community yesterday and would like to pay tribute to some very good investigation work by officers.

“Solving and preventing burglaries remains a key priority for the local neighbourhood team. You can also take pre-emptive action so secure your home by visiting our website.”

Gedling borough sees drop in daily coronavirus cases

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Gedling borough sees drop in daily coronavirus cases

The number of new coronavirus cases in Gedling borough has dropped significantly over the last 24 hours, with only 20 new cases recorded.

33 cases had been reported the previous day.

The figures were published at 4pm today (February 15),

Across Nottinghamshire only Bassetlaw reported a rise; Mansfield’s case numbers remain the same.

The figures across Notts are as follows, with the previous day’s number in brackets:

Ashfield 24 (48)

Bassetlaw 31 (24)

Broxtowe 16 (35)

Mansfield 16 (16)

Newark and Sherwood 22 (47)

Nottingham 67 (91)

Rushcliffe 21 (33)

The weekly death figure remains at 17, with 280 reported across the borough since recording began last year.

Riverside clean-up plea made after more empty beer cans are found at beauty spot near Stoke Bardolph

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Riverside clean-up plea made after more empty beer cans are found at beauty spot near Stoke Bardolph

A plea has been issued to people enjoying the river at Stoke Bardolph to take their litter home.

The appeal has been made after Steve Williamson, a bailiff for Ashfield Angling Club, posted a video of cans strewn around the riverbank near the village.

It’s the second appeal about litter at the beauty spot in recent weeks, which has become a draw for visitors who use it for daily exercise during lockdown.

Last month, we reported that Stoke Bardolph resident Michael Terry was having to pick up litter in his spare time to keep the problem under control.

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Cans recovered from around the River Trent near Stoke Bardolph (PICTURE by Michael Terry)

During a mile-walk of the area , Mr Terry collected up 162 empty cans of various alcoholic drinks and 12 cans of soft drinks left behind by visitors.

Mr Terry said at the time: “It’s really sad. By my reckoning, I picked up 175 cans in total. What’s really sad is more were floating in the river.

The video posted today by Steve Williamson shows the vast amounts of litter still being left by those spending time by the riverside.

Mr Williamson said: “All I am forever doing is picking litter from along the riverbank down Stoke Lane towards the Ferry Boat pub.

“There are people who are continuously parking along the roadside, drinking beer and throwing their empty cans onto the bank.

“The worst place is where the lay-bye is halfway down the roadside, I think it must be the same person doing most of it as it tends to be Stella drink cans most of the time.”

“Please could I ask that if anyone happens to see someone disposing of their cans or any other litter that you take their vehicle registration and report it.”

Notts pothole repair fund boosted with £57m investment

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Notts pothole repair fund boosted with £57m investment

The pothole problem in Gedling borough could soon be resolved with councils across the East Midlands getting a share of a new £57m fund to fix the region’s deteriorating roads.

The fund is part of a wider £500m announced today by the Government for highways maintenance – with the funding expected to fix the equivalent of 10 million potholes across the country. 

Roads across the borough are maintained by Nottinghamshire County Council.

We recently asked residents across the borough to name the worst affected roads in the area.

It is the second instalment from the £2.5 billion Potholes Fund, providing £500 million a year between 2020/21 and 2024/25,announced by the Chancellor in the 2020 Budget – and is part of wider funding the Department provides for road maintenance, totalling over £1.1 billion across England in 2021/22.  

With the average pothole costing around £50 to fill in, the funding will ensure that the equivalent of 10 million potholes can be repaired, making thousands of local roads both safer and easier to drive and cycle on. 

Transport Minister Baroness Vere said:  “We know potholes are more than just a nuisance – they can be dangerous to drivers and cyclists alike, and cause damage to thousands of vehicles every year.

“The funding allocated today will help councils ensure roads in their area are kept up to standard, and that the potholes that blight road users can be dealt with promptly.” 

The Department has already invested heavily in pothole filling since 2015, including the £296 million Pothole Action Fund which ran from 2015/16 – 2020/21. It also topped up highway maintenance investment in 2018 with a one-off £420 million boost to all highway authorities in England, including London.  

The Government is committed to supporting motorists. Through RIS2, the Government is investing £27 billion in the biggest ever roads programme – with £10bn of the record-breaking sum specifically for road maintenance, operations and renewals. 

Tim Martin: ‘Pubs must be allowed to re-open at same time as non-essential shops’

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Tim Martin: ‘Pubs must be allowed to re-open at same time as non-essential shops’

Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin has called on the government to open pubs at the same time as non-essential pubs because the industry ‘is on its knees’.

The popular pub chain runs The Free Man in Carlton and the Ernehale in Arnold.

The pub industry makes a massive contribution to the economy, with Wetherspoon alone paying about ten pounds of tax for every pound of profit it makes.

Martin said: “In the last ten years Wetherspoon has generated £6.1 billion of taxes, something we are very proud of. In the financial year to July 2019, before the pandemic, Wetherspoon, its customers and employees generated £764 million of taxes, one pound in every thousand collected by the UK government. The amount of tax paid by Wetherspoon is replicated, according to the size of the company, throughout the pub industry, and shows just how important pubs are to the economy.

“Many people have correctly pointed out that the three lockdowns of the last year have been a disaster for the hospitality, retail, arts and entertainment industries, but our calculations show that they have been an even bigger disaster for public finances. The taxes paid by Wetherspoon are mirrored by thousands of companies which have been annihilated by lockdowns. As a result, government finances have been annihilated even more.

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REOPENING PLEA: Tim Martin wants Wetherspoons pubs like The Free Man in Carlton reopened along with non-essential shops

“Since pubs reopened last summer, following the first lockdown, Wetherspoon has registered more than 50 million customer visits to its pubs, using the test and trace system, without a single outbreak of covid-19, as defined by the health authorities, among customers in our pubs. Industry organisations UK Hospitality and the BBPA have provided the government with information that clearly demonstrates that pubs and restaurants are covid-secure environments, following the investment of hundreds of millions of pounds in safety and hygiene measures.

“The government knows this is correct, since it has access to test and trace information. As the BBPA has pointed out, outbreaks have been concentrated in environments such as care homes, households and hospitals. Yet the government has ignored this information and has even banned golf – the ultimate social distancing sport.

He added: “The big worry in the hospitality industry is that the government is playing a PR game, creating an illusion of positive action, and will find an excuse to tie the industry down with restrictions by, for example, allowing outside eating and drinking only when the pubs reopen – as a result the entire industry would be heavily loss making.

Since the 1970s, UK governments have run out of money three times when they’ve paid insufficient attention to financial common sense. The last time was in the Great Recession in 2010 when the chief secretary to the Treasury said: “I’m afraid there is no money”. Before that, billions were spent in an effort to remain in the disastrous exchange rate mechanism in 1992, and in the 1970s the government had to rely on financial aid from the IMF. However, this government is spending money at a faster rate than any government in history, In spite of that, around a million UK jobs have been lost already.

“Surely it is possible for the hospitality industry to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops, now that a vaccine exists, on the basis of the social distancing and hygiene regulations, which were agreed with the health authorities, after full consultation, for the 4 July reopening last year. Unless the industry does reopen on that basis, economic mayhem will inevitably follow.”

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