Movement on garden grabbing
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Sunday, 26 April 09 - 06:13 PM (GMT) By Vincenzo Capozzoli in Planning |
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Following Conservative pressure during the recent Planning Bill, Labour Ministers have conceded that a review is needed into the extent of housing development on gardens (so-called 'garden grabbing'). This is a small but significant step since the Labour Government has previously been in denial that any problem exists.
Local people are increasingly powerless to protect the character of their neighbourhood, and communities are suffering from the extra burden being placed on local infrastructure. Labour's planning rules prevent the development of new homes that the public actually want - family homes with sufficient parking spaces and gardens for children to play in.
The Conservative party has been consistently calling for reforms to give councils more powers to stop unwanted infill development and garden grabbing in local communities. We have pledged to:
- Stop gardens being classified as brownfield land.
- Abolish Whitehall density targets and maximum parking standards (any guidelines should be a matter for councils' local discretion).
- Amend PPS3, returning to the 1992 wording of planning guidance. This gave explicit and flexible discretion to local councils to prevent over-development in local neighbourhoods, protect the character of an established residential area, and deter the speculative demolition of sound housing.
Residents win battle over development
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Thursday, 16 April 09 - 01:31 PM (GMT) By Vincenzo Capozzoli in Planning |
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Residents have won a fight against council plans to build 21 flats and seven houses on land opposite a primary school.
More than 100 residents signed a petition and filed objections to the proposed development with 19 new parking spaced on land near Portswood Primary School. Councillors on the city's planning panel rufused to grant permission and recommended civic cheifs withdrew their proposals. Householders living in Somerset, Brickfield and Northcote Road argued as many as 90 new residents would create traffic chaos and present a danger to school children.
Helping You with Planning Applications
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Wednesday, 15 October 08 - 02:30 PM (GMT) By Vincenzo Capozzoli in Planning |
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One of the roles of a local councillor is to assist local residents with planning queries, objections and applications.
There are a number of applications in Portswood at the moment including one in
If you have a view on either application or any other planning issue please do get in touch or alternatively use the Southampton City Council Public Access planning website.
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