Residents will remember the application for installation of a 5G mast on Tuffley Avenue, that was rejected last year. The applicants have now lodged an appeal. If residents wish to make new or additional comments they should send them using the instructions on the letter attached. If anyone has difficulty with this process let me […]

Planning application no. DM2023/01522 Proposal: Erection of a single storey detached classroom.The above planning application has been received and can be viewed at the planning web site:https://tinyurl.com/4vhjn32h Comments to the Planning Department should be made as soon as possible.The proposal seeks to install a single classroom to the rear of the site which is to […]

Planning application no. DM2023/01247 Proposal: Erection of a part one, part two storey building creating a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school (Use Class D1), modification of existing access from Rose Hill, provision of areas of hard playing space, a multi-use games area (MUGA), car parking, cycle parking and hard and soft landscaping works and other […]

Property developer, Wain Estates want to build on the Peak House Farm site off Wilderness Lane.Ref: DC/23/68822 The 2020 proposal to build 1,000 houses on the site was not included in the DRaft Black Country Plan, and the site is still designated as unsuitable for housing by Sandwell Council.  However, they are trying again, this […]

Anesco have submitted another application to build a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the farmland off Chapel Lane. Ref: 23/1286You can view the application and comment via Walsall’s Planning Portal: Application Details Despite their previous application being refused by Walsall Council earlier this year, this application is 50% bigger. It claims the BESS needs […]

It has come to light that Savills, the agents acting for the East Malling Trust, are approaching local residents in East Malling village to buy pieces of land to make a partial one way system. We have seen a map but the writing is very small and overall it does not copy clearly and so […]

Gladman have now submitted their application for up to 150 dwellings on agricultural land west of Stickens Lane, East Malling. Access would be from Clare Lane. The application reference is 23/03060 You can view details of the application on line – https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/…/appli…/156525 If this link doesn’t work try https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/tmbc/search-applications/results?criteria=%7B%22query%22:%2223%2F03060%22%7D&page=1 Due to an oversight which meant […]

Here are some of the things we have been doing recently: Sam attended the August Planning Committee where the application for Greenshaw High School was considered. The application was a part demolition and construction of two new 3 storey buildings with temporary buildings installed during its construction. Sam noted a small loss of a tree […]

As local Councillors, we responded to the consultation exercise on the closure of ticket offices in local train stations. The closure of the ticket office at Sutton station, which is in our Ward, was threatened. We responded to the consultation opposing this move. We drew attention to instances where family members were able to get […]

Planning applications received for Longtown Ward, October 2023. Roofing Over Existing Silage Pit Fauld Farm, Arthuret Road, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5SNRef. No: 23/0734 | Received: Mon 23 Oct 2023 | Validated: Mon 23 Oct 2023 | Status: Registered Erection Of Two Storey & Single Storey Side Extension To Provide Living Room, Kitchen, Utility, B… Grahams Onsett Farm, Newcastleton, TD9 0TTRef. No: 23/0728 | Received: Tue […]