westgate-road
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This was an eight day week because my term as a councillor ended on Monday May 11. I: Objected to a licensing application from Mojos to extend their opening hours to 4am. This application comes just a few weeks after they successfully applied to remove the conditions on their licence to serve food and have…
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This week I: Sent a statement to planning committee about the application for a new development at M&S Motorcycles on Westgate Road. There have been a number of concerns raised about the impact on the local area. My biggest concern is that the company that owns the site already has permission for other projects on…
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This week I: Contacted the council about ongoing issues caused by the failure to properly landscape the Helix site. “Temporary” fencing, which blows over during high winds, has been in place for a number of years. Objected to an application to relax the licensing conditions for the Victoria Comet on Neville Street. The proposed variation…
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This week: I got a response to the written question I had submitted to the December Council Meeting. (It had been sent to officers for a response. The Democratic Services team can decide to do this but, like many council processes, it’s not clear how they decide this.) My questionHow much money has the council…
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This week I: had a meeting with the refuse team on Westgate Road to look at the bin situation. It’s much better since the team has been able to pick up most of the bins on the back lane but there are a couple of properties that don’t have access to the lane so their…
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This week I: Contacted the refuse team about the bin problems on Westgate Road. The bins are collected from the front of the properties and this causes a number of issues: they are used as waste bins by other people so they end up over-filled and attract rats; and they take up valuable space on…
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This week: I met with Summerhill residents to discuss their concerns about a planning application for Westgate Road. The applicants want to demolish M & S Motorcycles and some of the buildings behind and replace them with commercial and residential units. (Find out more here) Local residents are concerned about the impact on neighbouring properties;…
