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Planning Application 17/00703/FUL: Widening of Lovers’ Walk. HRA Objection

Posted by on Jun 25, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Dear Planning, Please see attached this Association’s objections to this proposed application, plus the two additional appendices. If I may additionally comment as follows, in the interests saving the Council much wasted time, effort and tax payers...

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Ministerial reply to Caroline Noakes on HMOs: April 2017

Posted by on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Click below: Planning – Ministerial reply to Caroline Noakes Apr. 17(1)

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22 May 2017. HRA Objection to No 5 Crofton Close, SO17 1XB: Planning Application (part retrospective) to convert garages into Family Room/Bedroom. 17/00709/FUL.

Posted by on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

2017 05 22 HRA objection 5 Crofton Close May 17(1) Planning – Ministerial reply to Caroline Nokes Apr. 17(1) 17/00709/FUL – 5 CROFTON CLOSE Letter to Southampton City Council Planning Dept – 22 May 2017 You will be aware under the terms...

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City council adopts new policy on HMO applications

Posted by on May 31, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

The City Council’s Cabinet has now adopted a revised Supplementary Policy Document on Houses in Multiple Occupation. Changes from the previous version are: The 10% threshold within 40 m or 10+ properties, which previously applied only to the three...

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Appeal Decision for 53 Chamberlain Road – 19th January 2016

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

I attach an Appeal Decision just forwarded by Mathew (Cllr Claisse) which is interesting in a number of ways: and I commend you all to read it.  My own observations are as follows… ·         This was a Permitted Development application which...

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New Permitted Development Order – now published, April 2015

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Eric Pickles has now published a new Town & Country Planning Act covering all permitted development with the conditions pertaining to each development whether extra building or a change of sue.  It’s all there in a long document, and...

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New Permitted Development Order – come into effect April 2015

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

A new General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) comes into effect next week, 15 April 2015.  The UCO (Use Classes Order, 1987) provides classes of land usage, and normally, change of use between these classes is not permitted.  But the GPDO...

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Highfield House Hotel – March 2015

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information

The Highfield Residents Association and many local residents have welcomed the news that plans to convert the Highfield House Hotel into student accommodation have been withdrawn. The hotel will now be refurbished.

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