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GNR Solar Farm – Share your views with us to be included in a collective pre-application response to the consultation

Laxton & Moorhouse Parish Council is working with the Joint Parish Council Action Group to produce a co-ordinated response to the pre-application consultation in relation to the Great North Road Solar Farm project. To do this meaningfully, we need your views on the specific impact on Laxton and on Moorhouse. These views could include social,

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Great North Road Solar Farm – Have your say

Don’t forget to take the chance to let the parish council know what you think by completing and returning the questionnaire circulated to households in the parish. Help the parish council understand the views of the community. Thank you

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Pothole? Report it!

Any resident who spots a highways issue, including potholes, overhanging vegetation, drainage problem or damaged street furniture, is urged to report these direct to Nottinghamshire County Council using the link below https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/roads/highways-hub or by telephoning 0300 500 8080 – Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm By reporting issues, we can all ensure that all defects

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Flood volunteers needed

The Parish Council is working to develop the parish’s response to flooding. If you would be interested in offering to be available to put out flood warning signs when necessary, please complete and submit the contact us form or email the clerk at laxtonparishclerk@gmail.com. Training will be provided.

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GNR Solar Park Phase One Consultation

The first stage of the community consultation has begun. The closing date is 27 February 2024. Consultation events have been scheduled by the developer as follows: Monday 29 January – 5:30pm to 7pm – Community Webinar, onlin Tuesday 30 January – 12pm to 6pm – Eakring Cator Hall, Kirklington Road, Eakring, NG22 0DA Wednesday 31 January – 2pm

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Flood working party- Report

The Parish Council’s flood working party report is available to view below.

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Great North Road Solar Park – Scoping Opinion – Update

The parish council has submitted its response to the Planning Inspectorate. This is available to view below

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Great North Road Solar Park – Scoping Opinion – Let us know what you think

The Planning Inspectorate is seeking the views of local parish councils on the potential environmental impact of a prospective planning application for a large solar farm in this area. The parish council is considering whether the developers’ environmental impact assessment addresses all potential environmental implications. These comments must be submitted by 7 December 2023. Residents’

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Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Places

To view the 2023 election Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Places for our parish, please visit our public information page and follow the link

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Rural Crime showcase – Saturday 29 April 2023

Nottinghamshire Police are holding a community event to promote the work being done to tackle rural crime. Visitors of all ages can enjoy a range of practical crime-fighting demonstrations, including by the force’s drone and off-road bikes teams. The free event, which will be held at the Newark Showground between 10am and 2pm on Saturday

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