THIS week’s controversial decision by Gedling Borough Council to grant planning consent to a proposed crematorium and cemetery at Catfoot Lane Lambley is already the subject of a legal challenge. Ian Basely, planning consultant for opposition group CCOG, says that…
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Crematorium wins planning approval
A PACKED council chamber last night saw Gedling Borough Council’s planning committee narrowly approve plans by Westerleigh to build a crematorium and cemetery at Catfoot Lane Lambley. The same meeting denied permission to rival operator AW Lymn. In reaching these…
Gedling denies crematorium conspiracy (2nd update)
GEDLING Borough Council has issued a statement this afternoon denying any conspiracy over comments left on dumbles.co.uk. As we reported yesterday, this website received a series of comments on a story about a proposed crematorium and cemetery at Catfoot Lane Lambley.…
Gedling council network used in attempt to influence planning decision
THIS week’s controversial planning committee meeting at Gedling Borough Council has taken a new twist with the release of information from dumbles.co.uk which reveals attempts from within the council’s offices to influence opinion. This website has covered the proposed crematorium…
Crematorium wins planning recommendation
ONE OF the proposed crematoriums on Catfoot Lane, Lambley, has been recommended for planning approval by Gedling Borough Council’s planning officer Nick Morley. The application by Westerleigh, for a crematorium and cemetery on ‘land north of the Lighthouse, Catfoot Lane’,…
Planning committee delays crematorium debate
CONTROVERSIAL plans for two separate crematoria and a cemetery at Catfoot Lane, Lambley, will not be discussed at the next meeting of Gedling Borough Council’s planning committee. The agenda for the meeting, to be held on Wednesday 10 April 2013,…
Gedling Country Park expected to get the nod
GEDLING Borough Council’s planning committee will decide next week on the proposal to create a new country park on the site of the old Gedling Colliery spoil heap. Planning officers have recommended approval of the plans, which would see 110…
Your experiences of current bus services
THE collapse in January of Premiere Travel, which operated many bus services in our area, has certainly led to some travel disruption and inconvenience for local people. Now Paul Hallett has asked dumbles.co.uk to help gather together these experiences. He…
Crematorium protestors to launch fighting fund
CAMPAIGNERS against plans to develop two crematoria on Catfoot Lane in Lambley will deliver pro-forma letters to every address in the village, in order to have as many letters of objection as possible sent to the planning committee. A meeting of…
Village opposes crematorium plan
A PUBLIC meeting held in Lambley last night, Wednesday 27 June 2012, voted unanimously to oppose plans to build a crematorium and cemetery on Catfoot Lane. With well over 100 people attending, the village hall was close to maximum capacity…