Planning applications: Milton Road and Buchan Street

There are two applications on the weekly list this time.

One is for the "Installation of Poster Board on land adjacent to roundabout on Buchan Street and car park", on the land bordering King's Hedges Road. It is application 10/1239/ADV.

The other is for the "Erection of 2-bed dwelling" to the rear of 229 Milton Road. This has reference number 10/1310/FUL.

As usual more details can be found at the City Council's development control team, in particular the public access section. In case of difficulty contact the team.

Planning application on Buchan Street

It has been a while since we had a planning application in the ward to report. Today's weekly list has one in Buchan Street.

Application 10/0062/FUL is for the erection of a conservatory to side of property, and is for 15 Buchan Street.

As always more details are available from City Homes offices on Arbury Road, or via the development control web pages. In case of concern or difficulty please contact the team.

Tree works in the west of the ward

There are a number of scheduled routine tree works coming up in the west of the ward (broadly speaking the area is northwest of Campkin Road, but also includes Arbury Court).

Details can be found on the tree part of the City Council website. People living nearby ought to have been written to, so that they can comment. Let us know if this hasn't happeed, and the details are linked from the schedules page.

The locations affected by removals are:

• Albemarle Way
• Augustus Close
• Buchan Street
• Callender Close
• Craister Court
• Legion Court
• Turpyn Court

The removed trees will be replaced. See the links above for more details.

The deadline for comments is quite soon (28th January), so if you have worries contact the officer by email or phone(01223 457138). In case of difficulties contact the team.

Free swimming for under 18s at the learner pool: more details

As promoted (twice oops) on twitter...

The City Council and SLM have agreed on free swimming for the under 18s at our own King's Hedges learner pool from Monday 17th August until Friday 28th August.

Some details from the flyer that we have been sent:

• The sessions are on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 1-4pm
• The pool has capacity for 30 swimmers at any one time so entrance is subject to availability
• Children may be accompanied by an adult as required who will also swim for free
• Under 8's must be accompanied by an adult

(For those who don't know the pool is on Jedburgh Court just off Buchan Street.)

On a related note the City Council is consulting on its parks and open spaces strategy, the deadline has been extended beyond the 21st August.