Protect community businesses in Forest Fields

i should like to see a campaign against this and would happily be part of it. for example, to start it off if someone were to put together a flier or leaflet informing local residents and businesses of the planning application, I would happily deliver it door to door.

I myself don't have the facilities to print off something like this, but could pick it up from the Sumac centre for example. You could use the text from Pat's already well written article.

Posters for the windows of local shops and houses would be good as well.

Perhaps a slogan along the lines of "not another supermarket, (we'd rather there wasn't an Asda as well whilst we're on the topic)", but catchier!

on any publicity we could advertise a meeting at the Sumac centre.

No sooner said...

Hardly much time left time for a campaign, as objections have to be in by Wednesday 10th, but above is a printable version of this info (sorry quality is not better, but hey, Indymedia is open publishing, anyone can do it without having to have state of the art resources).

Here's my comment.
You, dear reader, could submit something addressing your concern to the planning application, online at  http://tinyurl.com/6f7vq2

"Having lived in the area of this proposal for 25 years, I feel that there would be no benefit to the community from a food retail store of this size. We are very well served by many other food stores in Forest Fields, with many bigger stores in nearby Hyson Green and Sherwood Rise. An additional store of this type will have a negative impact on existing businesses, many of whom have given reliable service to the local community for decades.

"The site proposed for this store is inappropriate from a traffic safety point of view. Berridge Road rarely has space for free flow of existing traffic without oncoming vehicles having to pull over to make passing space. Leslie Road is fully residential and certainly not capable of accommodating additional traffic. Neither road is suited to delivery vehicles required by a food store that is likely to be larger than other retailers in the area. These issues would be exacerbated by the location right at a bend and near a school."

The attached views are of the Forest Field location and the similar store in Sneinton Dale. Compare the residential layout in Forest Fields with the much wider and straighter Sneinton Dale. Note the trucks in the second picture - imagine them negotiating, let alone parking amongst the homes and schools in the Berridge Road area.


In considering a planning application, the Council has a statutory duty to have regard to any “material considerations”. The most common “material considerations” include the following, although the list is not exhaustive.

* Local, strategic, regional and national planning policies, including proposals in the development plan.
* Government circulars, orders and statutory instruments
* Previous appeal decisions
* Loss of daylight or sunlight
* Overshadowing/loss of outlook (but not loss of view)
* Overlooking / loss of privacy
* Highway issues: Traffic generation, vehicular access, highway safety
* Noise and disturbance resulting from use
* Smells
* Light pollution
* Hazardous materials/ground contamination
* Loss of trees
* Nature conservation
* Effect on listed buildings and Conservation Area
* Layout and density of buildings
* Design, visual appearance and materials
* Archaeology
* Risk of flooding
* Landscaping
* Disabled persons’ access

Over to you ....

leave nature to take its route, people need necesities even if they are hours away or next door. i dont see a reason why it shuldnt go ahead..forest fields is one of the largest muslim communities in nottingham, aswell as sneinton. provisions not normally sold in the likes of asda an lidl are in the pak foods store as it is transported from countries sumtimes not even known of to them. i like pak foods an have a good selection of delicious sweets also found in the store on alfreton road. we fussed over the trams in forestfields and then it carlmed down,,till no one was bothered,, no one is bothered, untill u mess with food,, let food get to people,, doesnt matter where it is,, maybe ull get a skip u can raid wen its open..... good comes from bad an bad comes from good.....new store,, closer skip for u to raid...

Forest Fields Improvement Association will have the planning application as an agenda item at their meeting, Monday. 12th January at 7.30pm at Forest Fields Community Centre on Sturton Street.
Having talked to a number of residents we are concerned for the parking and traffic impact on and around Berridge Road, as well as the likely damage to local family run businesses, particularly local greengrocers and corner shops.
The planning application claims that residents will walk to the store, and claims other stores are too far to walk. People find no difficulty walking to Tastees and Medina supermarkets in Hyson Green, which supply a great range of Asian specialist foods, as well as the smaller shops along Berridge Road. Alternatively, for more general cheap food, Lidl, Asda and Aldi are all near the area, all on major roads, and with big off road parking. There is no wide road to this site, nor any off road parking.
Berridge Road, Gladstone Street and our narrow terraced streets already have traffic calming speed-bumps and road narrowing to slow traffic. In addition another section of Berridge Road East has a new 20 mph restriction. All this is aimed to ensure the safety of pedistrian shoppers, and the many children who still enjoy that rare activity of walking to and from school.
If you live locally, want to get involved in local activities to build up local community spirit instead of damaging it, why not come to our meeting? You may even get to meet your neighbours - we are planning more hanging basket making in the Spring.
best wishes
Moby Farrands
Secretary, Forest Fields Improvement Association
 moby@partnershipcouncil.co.uk

A single response covering the objections of everybody who attended last night's meeting is being written to Phil Shaw at planning.

It was agreed that some people from the meeting would draft another petition outlining all of the points raised at the meeting in opposition to the large food store opening on Berridge Road and this would be distributed to everybody who attended the meeting.

A demonstration is planned for 11am on Saturday 17th January outside project Rahnama, 199 Berridge Road when the local Councillors are having a drop-in surgery.

A press release is being written to inform the local press about this.