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Pub Planning Application Pulled

20th August 202320th August 2023 Graham Wright

Plans submitted to Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) to substantially enlarge an historic Ruddington public house have been withdrawn. As reported last month, the owners of The Frame Breakers at the corner of High Street and Kirk Lane had applied for planning permission to build a three storey side extension, with two storey side and rear extension, to the existing building, as shown above. The Heritage Design and Access Statement drawn up by Welham Architects, on behalf of the current landlords, proposed to expand the bar, restaurant and kitchen area on the ground floor and…

New Secondary School Applications Warning

8th August 202313th August 2023 Graham Wright

Parents of Ruddington children who will be starting Year Six this September are being told they can now apply for their secondary school place. Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) is once again urging families to utilise all FOUR preferences to avoid losing out on their preferred school or academy in September 2024. An NCC spokesperson says: “Parents sometimes think that selecting just one school will ensure that a place is allocated, but that is not the case. It is important that you make use of all four preferences for a better chance of being…

Village Pub’s Expansion Plans

15th July 202315th July 2023 Graham Wright

A popular and historic Ruddington public house has submitted proposals which would see its accommodation more than double in size if approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC). Owners of The Frame Breakers (formerly The Bricklayers Arms prior to 2015) have applied for planning permission to build a three storey side extension, with two storey side and rear extension, to the existing building at the corner of High Street and Kirk Lane in our village centre. The Heritage Design and Access Statement drawn up by Welham Architects (who created the images above…

Goal Net Removed Following New Residents’ Complaints

5th July 20237th July 2023 Graham Wright

Campaigners who fought to save a Ruddington playing field for future generations are dumbfounded by a decision to remove the netting from one of the goalposts to discourage people from using it. It’s after some new ‘Fairham Green’ residents, who’ve recently moved into the new houses just behind Sellors’ Recreation Ground, allegedly complained to Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) that young people playing football there (as they have been for around eighty years) is a nuisance. Villager Rebecca Collison, who campaigned successfully as part of Ruddington Community Association (RCA) not to include the…

‘Have Your Say’ on New Infrastructure and Council Services

1st July 20236th July 2023 Graham Wright

Are you happy with the way all the approved new housing is being delivered here in Ruddington in terms of the required infrastructure needed to support it? And are Council services keeping up? Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) is inviting residents from our village and beyond to share their views on its forthcoming ‘Corporate Strategy’, which sets out its plans for the next four years on the delivery of the services for which it is responsible. This consultation is open now, and runs until Monday July 17th 2023. The authority assures us it’s…

To Mow or Not to Mow?

29th May 202329th May 2023 Graham Wright

Many lawns, verges and public spaces in Ruddington are a little ‘wilder’ at the moment – as ‘No Mow May’ comes to an end. Promoted each year by the charity ‘Plantlife’, the initiative encourages individuals and organisations to leave mowers in sheds during the month of May so that wildflowers among the grass can grow wild to provide a feast for pollinators, tackle pollution, and lock away atmospheric carbon below ground. The question is, should more of us leave more ground untended throughout the year, not just for these 31 days?…

Ruddington’s Local Election Candidates

20th April 202320th April 2023 Graham Wright

With just a fortnight left before we go to the polls on 4th May 2023, all the candidates standing for election here in Ruddington have now been revealed. Once again, villagers will not be asked to vote for any Ruddington Parish Councillors since, disappointingly, only 13 residents put themselves forward for the 16 available seats. These Councillors have already been ‘duly elected’ by the Returning Officer, without a contest. It’s hoped the vacant Parish Council seats – one in Flawford Ward and two in Manor Ward – can be filled by co-option…

Local Elections Are Looming

27th March 202329th March 2023 Graham Wright

With elections for new Ruddington Borough and Parish Councillors taking place on Thursday 4th May 2023, there are a few things villagers may need to do right now in preparation. Firstly, not only do residents need to make sure we are registered to vote, we will also need to have an accepted form of ‘photo ID’ ready to show if voting in person. It follows the UK Government introducing this requirement – which applies for the first time in England at these 4th May polls. Forms of acceptable photo ID, which…

‘Offer Day’ Dismay For New Ruddington Families

11th March 202319th March 2023 Graham Wright

Just over a week ago it was National Secondary School ‘Offer Day’ – when the parents and guardians of all current Year 6 children in Ruddington were informed by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) whether (or not) they had been successful in getting their son or daughter a place at their first choice secondary school. It brought good news for our longer term village residents whose children are pupils in their final year at St Peter’s Junior School and had applied to go to Rushcliffe Spencer Academy (formerly Rushcliffe School) – Ruddington’s usual ‘feeder…

Dozens More ‘Green Belt’ Houses for Ruddington?

5th March 20235th March 2023 Graham Wright

It’s taken almost two years to sell the site, and for developers to put together this full application, but detailed plans have now been submitted to build yet more new homes on former Green Belt land east of Loughborough Road. Chave Planning Ltd has drawn up the Design and Access Statement for land at ‘Croft House’ at 211, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, on behalf of the applicant TH Ruddington Ltd – which is part of national housebuilder Taggart Homes. It’s intended to explain how the site’s ‘environmental constraints and opportunities, the surrounding context, relevant planning policy and outcomes…