The Nottingham Action Group has taken part in filming for the BBC TV Politics Show (East Midlands)due to go out at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, 20 September. The programme has visited Loughborough as well as Lenton and is focusing on the effects of concentrations of student housing on the host communities, and what sort of effect possible changes in planning legislation will have on the future of our neighbourhoods.
If you miss the programme itself, it will be available for a week on the East Midlands section of the BBC's Politics Show website:
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
6.30 pm onwards at
St. Mary's Church Hall
Wollaton Hall Drive
Wollaton Park
Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning, Transport and Intelligence Strategy for the City Council and his team will be at the meeting to get your views on the developing Core Strategy for Nottingham as well as the City's Sustainable Communities Strategy.
The Core Strategy will form the central element of the City Council's Local Development Framework which, in turn will set out the planning policies that determine future development in the City. We need to ensure that the core strategy includes policies that reflect our concerns as residents living neighbourhoods with problems caused by HMOs.
The City Council is putting together a number of proposals to Government under the Sustainable Communities Act. These include amendments to national legislation, guidance and policy to allow the Council to address issues of concern to local communities. The proposals will help the Council to be more effective in tackling many of the environmental and social problems connected to HMOs.
Light refreshments will be provided at the meeting and everyone who is interested in the future of our neighbourhoods is strongly urged to come.
The feedback provided by all interested parties during the recent
consultation period on the City's Voluntary Control of Letting Boards
Scheme has been used to produce a final code of practice for the scheme.
This report to the City Council's Development Control Committee provides data relating to the number of students living in HMOs in Nottingham. I particular it shows that the number of students living in HMOs has increased by around 9% since 2007.
A forest of 'To Let' boards, followed by another forest of 'Let By' or 'Let Agreed' boards do nothing to improve the appearance of our streets. It's a put-off to potential family buyers and renters.
It pinpoints HMOs to would-be burglars. And it reinforces the transient nature of the community. It is one of those issues that established residents and students agree on.
As a past President of Nottingham Trent's Students Union wrote for this magazine in 2007: 'We too are sick of the numerous TO LET signs left up permanently, preventing the student residents from ever feeling at ‘home. …’
UNIPOL are conducting their second survey of student gardens on the 7th of May. We are looking for volunteers to help with this. Full training given. If you can spare part of a day and are interested in knowing more please contact The NAG on 07762 525 625 or use our Contact Page.