Nottingham City Council Objection

2 November 2012

 

 

Emma Palmer- Barnes

Broxtowe Borough Council

Foster Avenue

Beeston

Nottingham

NG9 1AB

 

Development Management

City Planning

Loxley House

Station Street

Nottingham

NG2 3NG

Tel: 0115 8763084

Fax: 0115 915 5222

www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

My Ref:

Your Ref: 12/00539/OUT

Contact: Nic Thomas

Email: Nic.Thomas@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Dear Emma,

OUTLINE APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT 125 DWELLINGS INCLUDING DETAILS OF ACCESS, APPREARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE WITH LANDSCAPING RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION (REVISED SCHEME) LAND ADJACENT TO HEMPSHILL HALL, LOW WOOD ROAD

 

Thank you for providing Nottingham City Council with the opportunity to comment on the above application for Outline Planning Permission, which adjoins the administrative boundary of the city. Despite the reduction in the number of dwellings proposed compared with the previous scheme, the City Council continues to raise concerns about this application.

 

I have attached a copy of the City Council’s response to the consultation on the previously withdrawn application (12/00123/OUT). As before we believe that the proposals would potentially conflict with policies E12d and E16 of the Broxtowe Local Plan and we would therefore request that the comments set out within the previous letter, in relation to these matters, be taken into consideration. We would ask that Broxtowe City Council satisfies itself that the information and conclusions reached provides an appropriate assessment of the site, with reference to the baseline information that will have influenced the original designation.

 

As detailed within the City Council’s previous consultation response, the authority raised concerns about that application on the grounds that the proposed layout did not safeguard a route for a future tram extension. It is noted that the new layout allows for a tram alignment to run on-street through the site. However, there would still be a requirement to realign the spine road along which the NET tram alignment has been safeguarded in order to reduce the amount of curvature. The detail of the alignment would need to be agreed with the NET Project Office, Nottingham City Council. Utilities equipment along the safeguarded tram route must be installed outside of the proposed swept path of the tram and a direct pedestrian and

cycle link between the development and Lovell Close would need to be provided in order to improve access to the tram from the existing Hempshill Vale Housing Estate.

 

We have received a copy of the objection submitted to Broxtowe Borough Council by Graham Allen MP. The City Council is sympathetic to the concerns that Graham has raised on behalf of his constituents and we request that appropriate weight be given to the issues raised.

 

Should you have any queries in relation to any of the comments raised above or require any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

Yours Sincerely

Nic Thomas

Area Planning Manager

Direct line _: 0115 8763084

cc: Graham Allen MP (via email)

NET Project Team, NCC (via email)