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5 days ago

With regard to the appeal against refusal of planning permission, here is a copy of the text of the letter sent to the Parish Council. The Secretary of State will have all the previous comments but there is no reason why people cannot add to them or amend them. There is no reason why people who have not previously commented are stopped from doing so now.I am writing to let you know that an appeal relating to the above site has been made to the Secretary of State. The appeal follows the Refusal of a planning application.The appeal will be determined on the basis of written representations. The procedure to be followed is set out in Part 2 of The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure)(England) Regulations 2009, as amended. We have forwarded all the representations made to us on the application to the Planning Inspectorate and the appellant. These will be considered by the Inspector when determining the appeal.If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous representation, you can do so online at acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk. If you do not have access to the internet, you can send your comments to The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3B Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN.All representations must be received by 25.03.2021. Any representations submitted after the deadline will not usually be considered and will be returned. The Planning Inspectorate does not acknowledge representations. All representations must quote the appeal reference number as stated above.Please note that any representations you submit to the Planning Inspectorate will be copied to the appellant and this local planning authority and will be considered by the Inspector when determining the appeal. Copies of the Planning Application and Appeal Documents are available to view by searching on the Council’s website at www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/planningapplications/. You can get a copy of one of the Planning Inspectorate’s “Guide to taking part in planning appeals” booklets free of charge from GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part-in-a-planning-listed-building-or-enforcement-appeal. When made, the decision will be published online at acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk
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Lowdham Parish

5 days ago

Following concerns expressed by residents about the flicker boards on the roundabout, we asked VIa to carry out a safety assessment. This is the result –"Firstly, I would like to give you some background as to why the ‘flicker boards’ were erected. An alarmingly high level of reported injury collisions, involving cyclists, had been noted at this roundabout. Ninety percent of the collisions that have occurred at this roundabout involved a pedal cyclist. Whilst roundabouts traditionally pose problems for two wheelers historically this location has a concerning concentration of cycle collisions, so action was required. The proposed future enlargement of this roundabout was already being designed. However, on noting this cycle collision pattern the design was amended to include a Toucan crossing, for cyclists and pedestrians, on the A6097 dual carriageway. Despite these proposed improvements it was felt interim measures also needed to be taken. As a result, the ‘flicker board’ and ‘think bike’ signs were proposed. It was felt the inexpensive costs could be justified especially as the signs could be re-used either on the new roundabout or at another location. The predominant collision pattern involves vehicles pulling out and hitting a cyclist who is riding around the edge of the roundabout. The flicker boards are designed to highlight the cyclist as they ride in front of the striped board. i.e. the cyclist flickers. In erecting these ‘flicker boards’ it was anticipated they would obscure the visibility in a similar way to the chevron signs that are erected on the central island of roundabouts. As a result, numerous Engineers were involved checking the visibility. The arrangement was crudely mocked up as can be seen from the attached site photo taken on the 20-11-20. What you can see from this along with the ‘vegetation removal plan’ is that there was already substantial foliage on the central roundabout. All the engineers involved in the process concluded that whilst the flicker boards would obscure the visibility it would only be of the same magnitude as the existing vegetation being removed. Clearly the ‘flicker boards’ are more obvious and visually intrusive than the former vegetation, so the obscured visibility is now more apparent. The flicker boards may be higher than the former vegetation but there is now a visual gap beneath the posts that was not available when the bushes were in place. Notwithstanding this we accept your complaint that the visibility is obscured. We could continue to argue our case that the visibility obstruction is no worse than before. However, we have conceded to carry out a modification. We will reduce both of the flicker board assemblies by one panel. This will offer an improvement to the visibility but still retain some safety benefit for the cyclists. Over the longer term the proposed enlarged roundabout, possibly with the flicker boards/think bike signs if they prove successful, with the added toucan crossing is on the horizon. Sadly, we cannot give you a definite date for the enlarged roundabout construction which may suffer delay for any number of reasons. Therefore, we felt the ‘flicker boards’ and ‘think bike signs’ should be installed."
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Lowdham Parish

6 days ago

Residents will remember that there has been two planning applications to develop the former Victoria Nursing Home into flats. the Parish Council objected to the applications because insufficient parking spaces were provided for residents and this would mean that some occupiers of the flats would park on Station Road. In normal times many people park on Station Road, Gunthorpe Road and Caythorpe Road to travel on trains and the bus into Nottingham and also to visit the Railway Inn. We feared that the development of the flats would make the existing situation worse. The Parish Council has now been formally notified that the developer has appealed to the Secretary of State. Those local residents who objected to the original applications may wish to make written representations to the Secretary of State
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Lowdham Parish

2 weeks ago

VACCINATION UPDATEAll over 65s have been able to book a Covid-19 vaccination in Nottinghamshire since last week. There is no need to wait for a letter from NHS but you should have your NHS number available.You can book on line through the Swiftqueue portalswiftqueue.co.uk/nottinghamc19vpatient.php?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source…or by telephone calling 0115 883 4640
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Lowdham Parish

3 weeks ago

We know that a lot of people have expressed concern about the flicker boards that were installed on the roundabout last week. They were installed to make cyclists and small vehicles more visible following a very serious accident some time ago after which a cyclist required brain surgery. The Parish Council obviously supports road safety but we were surprised by the size of the boards. Many villagers have commented about the restricted view of traffic when crossing the road on foot or entering the roundabout in a vehicle. The Parish Council has contacted County Councillor Roger Jackson about these concerns and he has arranged for the safety team to carry out an inspection next week.
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