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Making Breaston dimentia-friendly buildings; the Parish Rooms,
the Chapel and the Pavilion the
Breaston Parish Council News noticed that the laurel shrubbery programme to make the buildings
The Parish Council are keen to at the Centenary Garden has been more energy efficient continues
make Breaston a Dementia Friend- removed unfortunately the trees and the lights at the Parish Rooms
ly place to live. We have supported and shrubs were causing prob- were recently replaced with LED
local groups with some funding re- lems with local subsidence and fittings which can be swapped
cently and are hoping to organise a had to go. A site meeting will be from warm white, to bright white
Dementia Friends Training session arranged to discuss how to replace or daylight settings the improve-
at St Michael’s church. We just the shrubs which were a valuable ment is notable particularly in
need to get 10 people to express habitat for wildlife with plants that the Clerk’s office which has no
an interest in attending the training give the same shelter but don’t windows! Further investigation is
and we can progress and get a date cause the same issues. under way in relation to improv-
sorted. If you are interested in be- Poo Bags are free to Breaston ing insulation and ventilation at
coming a dementia friend Contact Residents. The Parish Council has all three buildings and it is hoped
the Clerk 01332 870119, email a budget of £1,400.00 per year that any work identified will be
breastonparish@outlook. for poo bags & the budget has completed in the new year. If
As I write this article the new been spent for this financial year, you would like advice on how to Taken from the car park at Straws Bridge West Hallam. The Heron is a
variant of Coronavirus; Omicron having already provided 160,000 improve the energy efficiency of regular visitor to the lake, and is sometimes at Pewit Carr. It was picking
is causing concern to all, so let’s bags since April. The Bag it & Bin your property take a look at the a lot of small fish out, and my patience was rewarded when it caught a
all do our bit and keep on wear- it scheme is in place because it Marches Energy Agency website. much bigger fish. R J Bramley, member of Ilkeston 2000 Photo Club
ing masks and taking precautions benefits all residents of Breaston https://mea.org.uk/
where necessary so that we can all by encouraging dog owners to Following requests from residents
enjoy the Christmas festivities and pick up after their pets, making the with limited mobility the Par- PLANNING LONG EATON HOME
have a peaceful and healthy new open spaces more pleasant for us ish Council lobbied the County A couple have won the right to
year. all. However, despite our constant Council to remove some pavement APPLICATIONS enlarge their home and make extra
space for their two tall sons.
We hope that by the time you read requests that dog owners only take barriers which prevented access BREASTON HOUSE Councillors agreed that there can
this we will have held the Christ- one bag of 100 at a time we know with mobility scooters and wheel- Developers have been barred be a two-storey extension at the
mas Carol Concert - we’ve been that some are persistently taking chairs to some jitties and paths in from building a house in Breaston side and rear as well as a car port.
thinking hard about ways to hold multiple bags which of course is the village. After consultation with after claims that it would spoil the Erewash Planning Committee
the event in as covid secure a man- just not sustainable. To try and eke the local policing team work was charm of the village. agreed the move after resident
ner as possible and fingers crossed out the remaining supply until next agreed and has been carried out in It had been planned for Stevens Kevin White said added room was
the restrictions won’t change and April we have split the bags into recent weeks. Lane with a balcony view from needed for his sons. One is 6ft 4in
thwart our plans again. 25’s and will only leave a smaller The Council continues to lobby one bedroom, a lift to the upper and the other is two inches taller..
As part of the Parish Council’s number out each day. Please be the Highways Authority for floor and a detached garage. Councillor Garry Hickton urged
climate emergency efforts work is considerate and don’t take more improvements to road safety in Erewash planning officers opposed members to approve the work on
being planned to create a wild- than you need! The Parish Council the local area and a local Speed- the project and councillors refused the semi-detached house on Helv-
are now investigating different
flower bed at the New Cemetery. ways to provide bags to make the watch group has been formed the to let it go ahead in the conserva- ellyn Way, Long Eaton. He said it
In the currently unused part of the scheme more sustainable. practical training will be complet- tion area. was a “smallish house” and would
site we are planning a bed that will ed this month and we hope to be In a written statement to the Plan- benefit from an extension.
be a haven for insects and particu- Following an energy efficiency out carrying out sessions in the ning Committee, resident David He added: “It would be a great re-
larly bees. You might also have audit of the three Parish Council coming weeks. Nicala Casswell said: “It does not tie in lief for Mr White and his family.”
with the village’s characteristics of Councillor Linda Frudd told the
Borrowash Coop were charm.” meeting: “It will be a tremendous
delighted with the re- Councillors were told it would help to Mr White and his family.”
sponse to their annual block views of the village church And councillor Gordon Thomas
Christmas lights switch if built on a plot near Duffield added: “It does seem like a high
on in December. There House. quality design.”
were lots of stalls, live But agent Paul Gaughan said there The street is made up of eight
music, Santa of course, were many different architectural homes, all semi-detached.
and the weather was styles in the street and felt that the A report of planning officers said:
kind, meaning lots of views of the conservation area’s “The dwellings are all built to the
people joined in with consultant were “purely subjec- same style from the same brick
materials, producing a strong
the festivities. Thanks tive.” sense of character. They suggested
to Shurrelle Harrington Mr Gaughan told members: the scheme should be approved.
from Little Tinkers and “There are all sorts of dwellings,
Chloe Mossop from modern, 1970s. All the designs SANDIACRE HOUSE
the Coop for putting are different. There is no key to A councillor has praised the qual-
ity of an extension planned for a
it all together. Also, follow.” house in Sandiacre.
Ashbrook School He described the planned house The two storey project will include
made some beautiful as a “lovely looking building” and a loft conversion and roof lights in
Christmas window that it ought to be allowed. the home on Bostocks Lane.
pictures that have He was supported by councillor It was approved by members of
been enjoyed by the Paul Shelton who said: “I am Erewash Planning Committee, in
community. familiar with the street and there is line with the advice of officers.
Huw Morgan. a mixture of different designs and Long Eaton councillor Margaret
properties. I am not sure it is not Griffiths told the meeting: “The
in keeping with the street scene at size of the building will not be
large.” dwarfed by the extension. It is a
Long Eaton councillor Gordon nice design and will look good in
Thomas added: “I think it would the area.”
enhance the local area.” The extension will be 18ft tall and
But councillor Robert Parkinson have a flat roof. The house has its
told the committee: “A bungalow own parking space.
would be much more fitting.” In a report to the committee,
Planning officer Richard Snow planning officers said: “The de-
told the meeting that two trees velopment is considered to be of
stand on the site, one on the street an acceptable design which will
boundary and the other at the rear. not adversely affect the amenity
Both have legal protection from of neighbouring properties or the
being felled. character of the street scene.”