An artist impression of the two proposed houses on the site of the former pedestrian underpass (Now filled in), as seen from Beacon Hill Rise Road.
An artist impression of the proposed new houses on the site of Limmen Gardens as seen from Limmen Road. The entrance of the proposed new side road can be seen at the centre of the drawing indicated by the tree. 71 Limmen Gardens is the existing house on the right of the drawing.
The new planning application for Limmen Gardens has now been submitted by the Developer ASRA-Group, formerly Leicester Housing Association. It is very comprehensive and the first impression is that ASRA has spent a lot of time getting it right. While the application is on the City Council Planning website, this site continues to experience regular IT problems. I have therefore put together a Portfolio of the new plans which can be downloaded here. [52 MB].
The closing date for comments & objections is 16th November 2012.
There is no Crime/Antisocial Behaviour assessment for Limmen Gardens in the planning application, and at the recent public meeting of Stonebridge Park Tenants & Residents Association the local Beat Manager, PC Paul Dean, confirmed that neither his team or the Police had been consulted by ASRA. In addition Nottingham Drug Partnership has also confirmed that they had not been consulted regarding the new plans.
This seems strange as their are regular occurrences of drugs and ASB on Limmen Gardens, especially in the long footpath between the two rows of houses. With three new homes being built on the green open space at the rare of 71 Limmen Gardens, this long footpath is extended in two directions.
While several mature trees are to be cut down as part of the building schedule, I have been informed that new trees will be planted in the gardens of some of the new houses. The particularly nice Weeping Willow tree in one home owners’ garden is being retained, and as the roots go under the site of the proposed new side road, the road building plans have been modified so as not to damage the tree.
On going consultations have taken place with the 40 home owners & tenants in Limmen Gardens, involving home visits, since September 2012, assisted by Mark Lowe of the City Council.
For Nottingham City Council the Planning Officer is Joanna Briggs, and the Project Manager is Debra Ross. Michelle Walker is the Project Manager for ASRA. The plans for the Limmen Garden Phase 4 Scheme have been produced by Geoff Perry Associates Ltd on behalf of Lovell Partnerships Ltd & ASRA.
By Richard Pearson
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