Guidance on the time Planning Appeals take; taken from Government website

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 12, 2018 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Members may be interested in the latest Guidance regarding the time that Planning Appeals take.   This information was last updated on 07 February 2018.   Reproduced from the website… “The appeal handling process The majority of appeals will be decided by written representations or a hearing and there are four stages involved, which are explained below. The tables are a guide, and...
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Update on Blockbusters site, Portswood by HRA Planning Rep, Jill Baston – October 13th 2017

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 26, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments UPDATE ON BLOCKBUSTER SITE Click below for more details: UPDATE ON BLOCKBUSTER SITE The planning department has received a request for retrospective permission for the use of the site for car sales; however the Highways Planning Manager has put in a recommendation for refusal based on the unsuitability of the site for the amount of manoeuvring required at a busy junction. The application has not...
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Referral to Appeal under S78 against refusal of a Householder Application:, No 5 Crofton Close, Highfield (4th Appeal!)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 11, 2017 in HRA Responses to Planning Applications and Appeals Inspectorate, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Development Management Southampton City Council Ground Floor Civic Centre Southampton SO14 7LS   Please ask for      Anna Lee Our ref:                 17/00024/APFUL                                                                  2nd October 2017   Dear Sir/Madam,   TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – APPEAL UNDER S78 AGAINST REFUSAL OF A HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION  ...
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New restaurant in Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 7, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments   New restaurant in Portswood Broadway   Baffi Neapolitan Pizzas is now open in the former Lloyds Bank building, having apparently given up plans to build 2 upper floors consisting of flats. It will mostly offer their pizzas, cooked on site in a wood-fired oven. Takeaways can be arranged but the premises are primarily a restaurant. The same company already has several branches in the...
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HRA has succeeded in finally getting bench removed!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 30, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Success! The HRA has long been trying to get the bench outside Coffee#1 in Portswood removed. We are pleased to report that the bench has now, at long last, been removed!!!  Hopefully, this will enable both staff and customers to enjoy their refreshments in a more pleasant environment.
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Old Blockbusters Site, 133 Portswood Road (near Waitrose) – latest information

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 26, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Following the Consultation at the Highfield Church Centre recently, the Developers sent the following information below to HRA Acting Chair on 4 June 2017. The City Council are now considering the application for the development of the old Blockbusters site. Statement of Community Involvement 133 Portswood Road Portswood Management plan(1)  
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Latest Report on old Blockbuster site by HRA Secretary and Planning Officer, Jill Baston

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 26, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Find out the latest developments on the Blockbuster site, Portswood. Click on the link below. blockbuster site
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No 5 Crofton Close – Refusal of Planning Application (June 2017)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 9, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments No 5 Crofton Close, Planning Application 17/00709/FUL/612.To convert double garages into living accommodation. REFUSAL. June 2017: 17_00709_FUL-REFULZ_-_REFUSAL_OF_FUL-1035355(1)  
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