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29 May 2018
Lowestoft Town Council has submitted an application to designate a Neighbourhood Area for the purposes of producing a Neighbourhood Plan.
The Neighbourhood Plan is a way for the Town Council to help shape how the community develops over the
coming years. This is not a formal consultation on the Neighbourhood Development Plan itself but whether this is a suitable area for the Plan to cover.
View details of the area proposed, the application and other supporting information by visiting
www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning
Before deciding on the suitability of the proposed Neighbourhood Area, Waveney District Council would like to hear your views. Consultation ends on 22nd June 2018.
Please respond by using one of the following methods:
Online: www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning
Email: waveneylocalplan@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Post: Waveney District Council, Planning and Delivery, Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
Read more on Neighbourhood Plan Area Proposals
17 May 2018
- A five-year Heritage Action Zone scheme will see the historic North Lowestoft High Street revived for residents, local business owners and visitors
- The scheme, worth £1 million, will see Historic England provide grant aid and expertise to make the most of Lowestoft’s historic mercantile and fishing quarter
- Media opportunity: On Friday 18 May at 7.30am - partners involved in the Heritage Action Zone will gather at Riverside in Lowestoft for a breakfast meeting with local landlords to launch the grant funding available
Read more on Work begins in Lowestoft's new Heritage Action Zone
16 May 2018
The B1375 at Rackhams Corner will be closed between 1st June and 6th June for road improvements. The notice of closure can be found here.
Read more on Road Closure - B1375
11 May 2018
Waveney District Council is consulting on the future ownership of the many Lowestoft Borough Council artefacts that they inherited and have stored away. The artefacts are being kept safely in a secret location. They are no longer in the Town Hall, which has been left empty by the District Council and is now pending plans for development by the new owners, Lowestoft Town Council.
Read more on Town Hall Artefacts
2 May 2018
PARISH OF LOWESTOFT PAKEFIELD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that due to the resignation of Mathew Owen, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.
1. A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if ten electors for the parish give notice in writing claiming such an election to the Returning Officer not later than
21 May, 2018
2. The Address of the Returning Officer is
First Floor, 2 Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
3. If no such notice is given the Parish Council will fill the vacancy by co-option.
Dated 30 April 2018 Signed: ……………………………………………… (Clerk)
Ms S. Bendix (Clerk)
Lowestoft Town Council
Hamilton House
Battery Green Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1DE
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, First Floor, 2 Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0EQ
Read more on Councillor Vacancy - Pakefield 180521
20 April 2018
You may have noticed the Town Hall Clock is currently stopped. The Town Council has commissioned long overdue maintenance, and we hope it will not be too long before it is working again.
Read more on Town Hall Clock Maintenance
13 March 2018
The Town Council is about to embark on the process of a Neighbourhood Plan for Lowestoft. It is envisaged that the Plan will include the whole of the parish area. If you have any initial comments on this, we would be delighted to hear from you. The Neighbourhood Planning process will involved a series of public engagement events - it will be your chance to have a voice and a choice. Further details will be published over the next few months.
Read more on Lowestoft Neighbourhood Plan
8 March 2018
The Town Council has made the decision to remove the charges for its leisure facilities from April 2018. We will be developing an online booking system which will be accessible on the Council’s website but in the meantime visit one of the Council run facilities such as Kensington Gardens or Normanston Park and ask one of the friendly team to book you a place.
Read more on Sporting Facilities in Lowestoft
28 February 2018
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