Two important applications this week. Some new flats on the site of the former Moto Baldet garage on the corner of Kingsthorpe Grove and Stanhope Rd and the conversion of the old stable block at Thornton Hall into residential. Full details of these planning applications can be seen on Northampton Borough Council’s website

WEEKLY LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WEEK ENDING  26/10/2007

APPLICATION NO:  N/2007/1344   

Date Valid  22/10/2007

Proposal       Proposed 19 No apartments in Kingsthorpe Grove with vehicular access and parking together with offset parking on land adjacent to 78 Trinity Avenue.

Location     194 - 200 Kingsthorpe Grove Northampton.

Applicant   Mr R York  Venulum Property Investment Econ House Owl Close Moulton Park Industrial Estate  Northampton

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1353   Date Valid       23/10/2007

Proposal                Conversion of stable block into 3No residential dwellings (amendment to stable block element of                             planning application N/2002/1476 approved 10 August 2004)

Location                 The Stables, Thornton Hall Mill Lane Kingsthorpe Northampton. Applicant                Heyford Homes Ltd  Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA Agent                    Paul Wren Associates Ltd  10 Dovecote Drive Wollaton Nottingham NG8 2NB Case Officer  Amy Mottram         Listed Building Grade 2    

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1354                                      Date Valid       23/10/2007

Proposal                Conversion of stable block into 3no residential dwellings (amendment of stable block element of                             planning application N/2002/1476 approved 10 August 2004).

Location                 The Stables, Thornton Hall Mill Lane Kingsthorpe Northampton. Applicant                Heyford Homes Ltd  Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA

Agent                    Paul Wren Associates Ltd  10 Dovecote Drive Wollaton Nottingham NG8 2NB

Case Officer   Amy Mottram         Listed Building Grade    2

County Tories are raiding the coffers of Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School. £15,060 is being raided from the schools reserves, money that could be used to replace rotting roof timbers and window frames on this grade 2 listed building. For more information see the Northampton Lib Dem website

Who knows if we will have a proper winter, but the County Council has announced its winter gritting schedule for 2007/08.

Key roads will be salted as a precaution when there is a risk of ice or snow. In Kingsthorpe the key roads include Harborough Rd, Welford Rd, Kingsthorpe Grove, Balfour Rd, Mill Lane, Boughton  Green Rd, Acre Lane, Holly Lodge Drive, Obelisk Rise, Eastern Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Bective Rd and Nursery lane.

More roads will be salted during prolongued adverse conditions.  These include Redland Drive, Birch Barn way, Chalcombe Avenue, Hinton Rd, and Yelvertoft Rd.

More information is available from streetdoctor@northamptonshire.gov.uk Tel: 0845 6011113

WEEKLY LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WEEK ENDING 19/10/2007

APPLICATION NO: N/2007/1319 Date Valid 15/10/2007
Proposal Replacement of existing public telephone kiosk with kiosk combining public payphone service and ATM service
Location Telephone Box Kingsthorpe Shopping Centre Harborough Road Northampton.
Applicant BT Payphones - G. McDonough Delta Point (PP05A23) 35 Wellesley Road Croydon Surrey CR9

Case Officer Parish Ward: Conservation Area Listed Building Grade
Ben Clarke N/A Kingsthorpe N/A N/A

APPLICATION NO: N/2007/1320 Date Valid 15/10/2007
Proposal First floor extension
Location 54 Fylingdale Northampton.
Applicant Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cox 54 Fylingdale Northampton NN2 8UR.
Agent Myles & Sims Architects 3 Kennel Terrace Brixworth Northampton NN6 9DL.
Case Officer Parish Ward: Conservation Area Listed Building Grade
Geoff Wyatt N/A Kingsthorpe N/A N/A

APPLICATION NO: N/2007/1332 Date Valid 17/10/2007
Proposal Single storey rear extension
Location 35 Thornby Drive Northampton.
Applicant Mr. & Mrs. Thomson 35 Thornby Drive Northampton NN2 8HA.
Agent T R Dobraszczyk Cotherstone Lodge Althorp Northampton NN7 4HH.
Case Officer Parish Ward: Conservation Area Listed Building Grade
Amy Mottram N/A Kingsthorpe N/A N/A

APPLICATION NO: N/2007/1336 Date Valid 17/10/2007
Proposal Installation of a double mobile classroom (NCC consultation)
Location Northgate School Kingsthorpe Road Northampton.
Applicant NCC Childrens &Young Peoples Service P.O. Box 216 John Dryden House 8-10 The Lakes Northampton

Case Officer Parish Ward: Conservation Area Listed Building Grade
Geoff Wyatt N/A Kingsthorpe N/A N/A

Only one new planning application this week. It is within Kingsthorpe Conservation Area, so the Conservation Area committee will be consulted. Applications can be viewed at Cliftonville House on the Bedford Rd, the Guildhall or on the councils website:

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1300                               Date Valid       09/10/2007 

 Proposal                Construction of new residential dwelling.

Location                 33A Manor Road Northampton.

Applicant                Halcrow Property Management  46 Roseholme Road Abington Northampton NN1 4TQ

WEEKLY LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WEEK ENDING  5/10/7

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1266                    Date Valid       01/10/2007

Proposal             Proposed satellite dish on rear elevation on central staircase dormer. Location              Thornton Hall Close Kingsthorpe Northampton.       Applicant             Heyford Homes Ltd  Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA Agent                  Paul Wren Associates Ltd  10 Dovecote Drive Nottingham NG8 2NB

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1294                              Date Valid       04/10/2007

 Proposal                Demolition of lean-to and construction of new extension to offices. Location                26 Cranford Terrace Harborough Road Kingsthorpe Northampton. Applicant        Mr P Phipps  24 Harborough Road Kingsthorpe Northampton NN2 7AZ Agent                BHC Partnership Architects  26 Cranford Terrace Harborough Road Kingsthorpe Northampton NN2

Kingsthorpe College Health Walk
Tuesdays 9.30am
Meet outside Kingsthorpe College Reception, Boughton Green Road
30 - 45 minute walk Come to socialise, breathe the fresh air, reap the health benefits and have a good walk!

Welcome to the FOCUS on Kingsthorpe website. I intend to use it to support FOCUS community newsletters in Kingsthorpe. Focus stories will be published here, together with notices of planning applications and local news of interest to residents. Tell me of any news you have about Kingsthorpe that you would like to add to this site.

I will be adding more community information in due course, links to websites of interest, and comment on relevant news from the council.

Richard Church

The Liberal Democrat administration of Northampton Borough Council is close to signing a deal to secure the future re-development of the Grosvenor centre and the Greyfriars bus station.

Agreement was reached between the Borough council and Legal & General on Monday on virtually all issues after several months of painstaking negotiations since the Liberal Democrats took control in May. A few outstanding issues are expected to be resolved shortly, with the completion of the Heads of Terms allowing the council to now progress the next stage of the re-development of reaching a Development Agreement.

Cllr Richard Church, cabinet member for Regeneration, said:

“We made a promise in our manifesto to be proactive in realising the redevelopment of Grosvenor Greyfriars project and that is precisely what we’ve done since taking control in May.

“We are very pleased to have reached this stage, having made it one of our top priorities after little visible progress in the last year or so.

“Although this will take many years to come to fruition, we believe the re-development of the Grosvenor Centre and Greyfriars bus station is absolutely key to re-invigorating the town centre in the future, and we will do all we can to make it a success

WEEKLY LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WEEK ENDING  28/9/7

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1248                           Date Valid       24/09/2007 Proposal                Erection of raised decking area to side/rear with two canopies. Location                  Halfway House Public House Kingsthorpe Road Northampton. Applicant                Enterprise Inns Plc  3 Monkspath Hall Road B90 4SJ Agent                    Wensley Contracts Ltd.  100 Manor Farm Road Tyseley Birmingham B11 2HX Case Officer           Ben Clarke              

APPLICATION NO:     N/2007/1249                                  Date Valid       24/09/2007 Proposal     Single storey rear extension Location  13 North Western Avenue Northampton. Applicant   G. Marsden  13 North Western Avenue Northampton NN2 8HH. Agent On Time Design  5 Wisteria Way Northampton NN3 3QB.