No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last two weeks. The following applications have been decided: 15/04293/FUL has been granted: Alterations to install new French doors to front of property (in retrospect), at GF1 32 Windsor Place 15/04185/FUL has been granted: To install PV panels on […]

Portobello Community Council undertook a consultation to ascertain community views on Underground Coal Gasification (UCG). This is the most relevant form of unconventional gas extraction to the immediate area. The results show overwhelming opposition, with 90% either objecting or strongly objecting. UCG is a process which converts coal into syngas. The gasification is carried out […]

No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last two weeks. The following applications have been decided: 15/04675/TCO raise no objection: Permission for tree works, at 21 Bedford Terrace 15/02624/AMC has been approved: Application for approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 4 and 5 of planning […]