To help establish a clearer picture of the challenges local businesses are facing as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and the scale of impact the pandemic has had on local businesses, North Norfolk District Council has launched the North Norfolk Covid-19 Business Impact Survey. This survey, which should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete, will directly inform future recovery support for local businesses from the District Council and potentially those within other key organisations such as Central Government, the New Anglia LEP, other local authorities and local business groups. It will also provide evidence to potentially influence future business funding or business support programmes.
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Granary Staithe Works
While important works are in progress, and for the safety of members of the public, we have closed off Granary Staithe and would ask that you avoid this area completely. We apologise for this inconvenience. A specialist drainage contractor was commissioned to investigate drainage problems that occurred in the precinct during the periods of very heavy rainfall earlier in the year. These events caused flooding to certain local business premises. In the course of this investigation, it will be necessary to excavate a large diameter drainage pipe in order to assess its condition. This pipe takes surface water from a large area around the precinct and the village centre, clearing vast volumes of water during rainstorms. These works are an important precursor to the extensive refurbishment of the precinct due to take place this year, so we hope you will understand. We expect the works to be complete, and the area to be re-opened, early next week.
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North Norfolk Police Newsletter (April 2020)
Hoveton Parish Council receives regular newsletters and reports from the Stalham Safer Neighbourhood Team and works closely with members of the team on local issues. Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP) meetings are held regularly to agree local policing priorities, along with regular Public Engagement meetings and surgeries. The latest issue of the team’s newsletter can be found below.
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Planning Application PF/20/0686
Hoveton Parish Council has been invited to comment on the following local planning application:
Application PF/20/0686
Proposal: Retrospective application for raising land levels in rear gardens of 34, 36, 38 and 40 St Johns Way (Plots 06-09 within planning permission PF/17/1802 north of Meadow
Drive) with associated boundary treatment, landscaping, and links to agreed drainage scheme.
Address: 34, 36, 38 and 40 St Johns Way, Hoveton
Further Details: North Norfolk District Council
Consultation Deadline: 25th May 2020As there is no scheduled Parish Council meeting before the end of the consultation period, this application will be considered by Hoveton Parish Council in accordance with ‘Option 2’ of its Planning Protocol.
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Stalham Road Speed Limit Update
At the end of 2019, Hoveton Parish Council wrote to Norfolk County Council to request that the speed limit on the 40mph residential section of Stalham Road be reduced to 30mph. Despite backing up this request with data gathered from our SAM2 sign and referencing the criteria for change outlined in the Norfolk Speed Management Strategy, NCC turned down our request for a speed limit reduction. In March, we sent a follow-up letter to NCC in order to press this issue further, but unfortunately our request to reduce the speed limit has again been refused. We have been told the location’s personal injury accident history doesn’t support the perception that this road is particularly dangerous, and that the traffic regulation order costs which would need to accompany the speed limit change would not be seen as cost effective.