Eaglescliffe Ward News

Local news items 5-3-08

1. Elton Lane

The planning application 07/3477/FUL for the erection of a detached

dwelling & garage in the grounds of 14 Butterfield Grove has been

withdrawn.

2. 1 South View

There is an appeal against Stockton Council's planners' refusal of the

revised retrospective application 07/2341/FUL for Residential development

for the erection of apartment building containing 7 no. units of

accommodation and associated car parking (demolition of existing

dwelling house). A Planning Inspector will deal with the appeal by

written representation procedure (i.e. an exchange of written statements

with the Local Planning Authority together with a visit to the site by

the Inspector). Any written representations need to reach him by 18-3-08,

either via the Appeals area of the Planning Portal

(www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs) or in triplicate by post to The Planning

Inspectorate, Rose Holland, Room 3/18a, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square,

Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN, quoting reference no.

APP/H0738/A/08/2062383/NWF.

3. 5 Wear Crescent

There is an appeal against Stockton Council's planners' refusal of the

application 07/1492/FUL for change of use from open space to garden and

two storey extension to side and single storey extension to front. A

Planning Inspector will deal with the appeal by written representation

procedure (i.e. an exchange of written statements with the Local Planning

Authority together with a visit to the site by the Inspector). Any

written representations need to reach him by 3-4-08, either via the

Appeals area of the Planning Portal (www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs) or in

triplicate by post to The Planning Inspectorate, Mike Harris Room 3/15,

Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN, quoting

reference no. APP/H0738/A/08/2065326/WF.

4. Eaglescliffe Station

a. On World Book Day 6-3-08, staff from Stockton Council's Library

Service will be setting up stalls to distribute books, library membership

forms and information on RaW, the BBC's reading and writing campaign, in

goody bags. Two members of the Library Service will be on the 7.29am

train from Eaglescliffe to London, talking to passengers and inviting

them to choose a free, Quick Read Book and providing information about

World Book Day and the Library Service.

b. Grand Central Railroad has commenced its full timetable of 3 daily

services each way between London King's Cross, York, Thirsk,

Northallerton, Eaglescliffe, Hartlepool & Sunderland. Timetable at

http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/timetable.html.

5. Teesdale Way

Yarm Town Council's Chair of Recreation has suggested to a meeting of

Stockton Council's Arts, Leisure & Culture Select Committee that there be

a leisure facility for canoeists on the Vinegar Brewery site, with a

building nearer Yarm Viaduct than Yarm Bridge.