The University have applied for planning permission for a large temporary potacabin on land at the back of the former Kingsley Park Middle School building. Residents in Trinity Avenue have expressed their concern that the building will be unsightly and damaging to trees and wildlife. The university will use the portacabin while they are expanding their Innovation Centre, but before the old school building (which is listed) has been converted for use. Other sites have been considered for the portacabin but rejected.

Plans can be viewed on the Borough Council’s website www.northampton.gov.uk . The reference number for the application is N/2008/0757. Let me know your views.

Richard Church, the County Councillor for Kingsley, is planning to spend a proportion of funds allocated to him for local community projects on replacing roadside trees in Kinglsey. Richard has put forward a list of locations where trees have been lost and the Council are looking at each site in turn before suggesting which sites should be a priority. Roads where there is space for new trees include Kettering Rd, Park Avenue North, Kenmuir Avenue, The Drive, The Crescent and Kingsley Rd. ‘Trees in local streets make our environment much more pleasant, sadly, too many roadside trees have been lost and not replaced’, said Richard.

Richard will be consulting local residents on the proposed locations. Meanwhile, is you know of any other sites where a tree could be planted, let us know.