Councillor Neil Clarke, Leader of RBC has already stated that his council will aim to protect this land wherever possible.

What is not known at this stage is just how many new houses Rushcliffe have to consider over the next 15/20 years but at least the decision will be influenced by local consultation rather than the previous imposed allocation and siting. In time the answers to these questions we hope will be released. In addition to our natural concern regarding housing development close to our village was a small matter of a new football stadium at Gamston. This project has been the ‘brainchild’ of Nottingham City Council and the Nottingham Forest Football Club much of which has been planned to be financed by the building of all these new houses close to our village. Now that the goal posts have been moved the likelihood of cash from these quarters has to be questioned and already the Nottingham City Council have announced that their plans could be ‘undermined’. It will not be until December this year when FIFA will announce where the World Cup competition for 2018 and 2022 will be played. The suspense
is killing, almost as bad as watching England play in this current competition!

Finally, there is always a sting in the tail! A recent press announcement from the Government has stated that “they are planning an overhaul of the Council Tax to fund the building of new homes for first time buyers and families. In future, local authorities who adopt the Nimby approach (Not in my back yard) to new developments will pay the price of their opposition in higher council tax bills”

What all of this means I am not quite sure but it is certainly something that we will hear more about in the future. So there we have it for the time being. The scene will be constantly changing over the next year and as one correspondent recently stated “we are in for  a long haul”
Noel Marshall, Chairman TABU
(Tollerton Against Backdoor Urbanisation)

(Original published in Tollerton Village Newsletter)

• September 2010 Draft response to planned developments to be available
• January 2011 Submit plans to Secretary of State
• April 2011 Public Hearings
• October 2011 Inspectors report published
• December 2011 Plans adopted
• March 2012 Plans published, building commences

In between all of this there is a small matter as to where a football stadium could be built if England and particularly Nottingham was chosen as a host venue. Football’s World Governing Body (FIFA) will be visiting our city this month (May) to view the proposed site at Gamston and a final decision will be announced at the end of the year for the selected country and cities involved.

Reverting to the housing issue, residents may remember that Nottingham City Airport (Tollerton Airport) was included as a possible area to accommodate some of the huge number of houses to be built. You will be interested to know that the owner of the airport has recently submitted a planning application for an extension in length to one of the runways! Where all of this figures in the longer term I have no idea but will be watching with keen interest.

And finally, you will have noticed that Morrisons, our local supermarket, is backing England’s bid for the Football World Cup not only locally but throughout the country. Incensed by this, one of our residents contacted their head office expressing his disgust and received the following reply. “….. due to the sensitivity you have mentioned we have removed the signature request stand from our Gamston store, but will continue to support ‘Back the Bid’ in all our other stores in England”. But they still appear to be publishing the backing on the till receipts.

One final bit of late news, as the two Ronnies would remark, if there is a change of Government on May 6th the current plans for housing development in our village would be scrapped! Presumably we shall then start all over again.

Happy Days!
Noel Marshall, Chairman TABU, 9372670

(Originally published in Tollerton Village Newsletter May 2010)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1saXQLsYR8

16.11.2009

The Government’s Regional Plan has set very challenging housing requirements for Rushcliffe. It requires the Borough to take 15,000 new homes between 2006 and 2026, and, as part of this requirement, for 10,600 homes specifically to be built in or around West Bridgford or on the edge of Clifton.

The Borough Council has yet to decide where major growth could be located across the Borough. However, given the sheer amount of new homes required, it seems clear that if the Regional Plan Requirement is to be met some land within the Green Belt would have to be built on.

The ‘Appraisal of Sustainable Urban Extensions’ study was undertaken for the whole of the Greater Nottingham area. It cost £70,000 but Rushcliffe Borough Council did not have to contribute to this cost. The Borough Council recognises that the study did, in conclusion, identify the land to the east of Gamston as unsuitable for development. However, although other sites are being considered for development, such as land to the south of Clifton, question marks exist as to whether these sites alone could met the Government’s housing requirements up to 2026, taking account of how many homes could physically be built on each site by that point in time. Ultimately, while the Regional Strategy exists, it is the Council’s responsibility to produce a Local Development Framework that will deliver the requirements of the strategy within the stated timescale.

From:  Rushcliffe Borough Council – The Big Picture – Where should we build houses?.

If you visit their website you can leave a comment…

Author:Tony Stace

Tony Stace  joined The Big Picture bloggers on the Rushcliffe website. He works at Nottingham University and lives in the Gamston area of Rushcliffe.  He has proposed a set of issues related to keeping the greenbelt land.

visit  Rushcliffe Borough Council – The Big Picture – What use is the greenbelt?.

You can leave comments on their website…

The area affected is in the plan illustrated (click on it to make it bigger) and involves the existing airport land.

Planned development

The leader of RBC, Neil Clark went to great lengths to show how his council was opposing these huge numbers of new houses all of which would have to be built in the greenbelt.  The cabinet received the report stating it was not their preferred option but the process now allows an 8 week period of consultation starting in late January.

Only Nottingham City Council and the government seem to think this level of building is acceptable. Local councils, & residents groups (Tabu & Greenfields) are horrified by these proposals.

The only way this can be prevented is if the consultation process illustrates an overwhelming opposition to these plans. We will soon be identifying how residents can declare their views on these proposals.  It is vital that all residents repeat their  views during this new consultation process.  At no time during the meeting was the new stadium mentioned despite headlines in the following days Evening Post!  The application to build these houses will be made whether the stadium goes ahead or not.

Watch this space, the village newsletter & the noticeboards for further information.

Originally written by Julian Smith – Tollerton Parish Council

The FA are thinking about Nottingham being a World Cup venue because Nottingham has bid to be one of 12 cities that would host matches if England is chosen to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. If Nottingham is to host World Cup matches then, according to its bid to the FA, a new stadium will need to be built in Rushcliffe

Tollerton parish Council, along with other Parish Councils are opposed to this development on the grounds of intrusion into the green belt and the traffic implications.

It is very important that if you have an opinion you should voice it either for or against

• Via the Rushcliffe BC web site, on the front page click What’s the big picture, than click World Cup in Rushcliffe and follow the link to add your comment.
• Write to our MP The Right Hon Kenneth Clarke MP QC at The house of Commons, Westminster, London WC1
• Write to our local councillors Cllr Reg Adaire, County Hall, Trent Bridge, Nottingham NG2 7QP and Cllr. Debbie Mason, The civic Centre, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5FE

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