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23/00629/FUL – 158 Portswood Road Southampton SO17 2NJ: Change of use from hairdressers to Café/Takeaway

Posted by on May 19, 2023 in Other Planning Issues / Information

  Planning application for change of use from a hairdressers (Class E) into a Café / Takeaway (Class E/ Sui Generis). Follow link below. ufm4-2

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Japanese knotweed

Posted by on May 14, 2021 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Recently an HRA member had contacted the secretary to report Japanese knotweed in a local garden. The knotweed is an invasive species and if the plant remains in that garden, nothing has to be done by law to eradicate it.  However, if the weed...

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HRA’s evidence to the investigation of Permitted Development Rights by the House of Commons: 22 April 2021

Posted by on Apr 23, 2021 in Other Planning Issues / Information

  HRA’s evidence submitted to the investigation of Permitted Development Rights by the House of Commons Select Committee for Housing, Communities and Local Government. HOUSE OF COMMONS PDR(1)

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HRA’s response to the Government White Paper Consultation: ‘Planning for the future’

Posted by on Nov 4, 2020 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Over the past month, HRA has submitted lengthy and detailed responses to three current consultations: the Government’s proposals for changing the current planning system, the White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’, and the Housing,...

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HRA Response to the Government inquiry into the future of the Planning System: Evidence of HRA Southampton

Posted by on Aug 20, 2020 in Other Planning Issues / Information

HRA response to House of Commons Housing, Communiies and Local Government Committee HRA – HOUSING COMMITTEE EVIDENCE

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HRA often looks at Planning from a building perspectve, what about trees?

Posted by on Jul 21, 2020 in Other Planning Issues / Information

HRA often looks at planning from a building perspective but what about trees? This is an interesting article by Nicole Hillier from The Woodland Trust about protected trees and how to know which trees are protected. It describes the different types...

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Reporting in City News (week beginning 8/10/18): New Houses in Multiple Occupancy Scheme

Posted by on Oct 13, 2018 in Other Planning Issues / Information

Info courtesy of SCC ‘City News’ New Houses in Multiple Occupancy Scheme “We have introduced a new additional Houses in Multiple occupancy (HMO) licensing scheme covering the Bargate, Bevois, Portswood and Swaythling wards. In...

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