The developers submitted a new planning application back in September last year. Not, you will notice, an amended version of the one which raised so many objections, but a completely new one. Actually the only real difference was to include a somewhat implausible tram route right through the middle of the development. I am sure people buying shiny new homes have "tram passing right past my front door" high on their list of priorities, right up there with "right next to one of the busiest, noisiest roads in Nottingham" and "under six feet of water when it rains".
However, leaving all that aside, it meant that those of us who had objected to the original application and who were informed by the council that we would be updated on any developments, were not notified because it was a new application. A bit sneaky, but that's the way the system works and I guess what we should expect from an experienced property speculator.
Fortunately, many of us did notice the new application and submitted objections, much along the lines of our previous ones, notwithstanding a reduction of proposed dwellings from 139 to 125 to make space for the tramway.
If you want to see the objections from Nottingham City Council and our local MP, Graham Allen, their letters are linked on the right hand side.
