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Noni Needs

London, Petersfield, Portsmouth

Journalist at Freelance

Local Democracy Reporter, Hampshire Districts Writing for @portsmouthnews BBC LDRS Award winning Podcaster @Shineradio @expressfm NUJ Solent Bob Norris Award

Articles

  • 6 days ago | altonherald.com | Noni Needs

    A decision on outline planning permission for up to 35 homes at 103 Blackberry Lane, on land behind numbers 97 to 105, was deferred because East Hampshire District Council’s planning committee wanted the developer to redesign the access. At its meeting on May 29, the committee took more than one hour and 20 minutes to discuss the application - reference 20252/004 - from James Griffiths of Shanly Homes.

  • 6 days ago | farnhamherald.com | Noni Needs

    Planning chiefs have given the go ahead a fourth house on a former pub site near Alton. The Golden Pot pub site on the corner of New Oldiham Road and Froyle Road in Shalden had planning permission granted to convert the pub into a house with three more homes on the site in 2024. The planning application reference EHDC-25-0170-FUL came before East Hampshire District Council’s planning committee because the application is for a fourth new house in the countryside, said the council officer.

  • 1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Noni Needs

    Fairways School in New Road, Swanwick, was damaged by a blaze in July 2021, rendering the buildings unusable. Children have been learning in temporary buildings ever since. The school was granted approval from Fareham Borough Council planning chiefs to replace the existing temporary school buildings, move the existing modular buildings, create a new school, improve existing access and car parking, and move the games area.

  • 1 week ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Noni Needs

    Traffic issues had been a concern but plans to build a new two-storey, 249 square metre drive-thru restaurant near Southampton Road have been approved. Fareham Borough Council planning committee finally granted permission, subject to the developer entering into a section 106 legal agreement to ensure road improvements that would be signed off by the head of planning.

  • 1 week ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Noni Needs

    A Hampshire school for children with special educational needs, which was severely damaged by fire, will get a new building. Fairways School in New Road, Swanwick, was damaged by fire in July 2021, rendering the buildings unusable, and children have been learning in temporary buildings ever since.

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21 May 25

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19 May 25

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19 May 25

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