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

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 25, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 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 money, the application proposal conflicts with the Development Plan and there is a more cost effective and feasible alternative scheme, that could...
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Dr Alan Whitehead MP – Ministerial response on HMOs and Business Tax (24 April 2017)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Click below to see letter:-  
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Ministerial reply to Caroline Noakes on HMOs: April 2017

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Click below: Planning – Ministerial reply to Caroline Noakes Apr. 17(1)
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Boldrewood ‘sense of arrival’ illuminated campus sign on the junction of Burgess Road/Bassett Avenue. Appeal Decision: 18 May 2017

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 170522 Boldrewood sign Appeal Decision(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 Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 4, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 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 of the amended Localism Act 2011 that… “where there is an outstanding Enforcement a Council may decline to determine a retrospective Planning...
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City council adopts new policy on HMO applications

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 31, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 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 northern wards, will now apply city-wide as guidance for refusal of an application for conversion to an HMO. (The 20% threshold which previously...
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Appeal Decision for 53 Chamberlain Road – 19th January 2016

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 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 as you will know, needs to be challenged by a neighbour if it is not to go through automatically, hence this Appeal. ·         The primary reasons for...
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New Permitted Development Order – now published, April 2015

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 21, 2017 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments 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 should be useful for reference whenever a problem of permitted development arises. The hyperlink is here:...
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