Wreningham Village Photo June 2023
Wreningham VA School
Reading Room
Village Hall
Playing Field
The Bank of England is asking for your preference for prospective designs for its banknotes.
You help by selecting two animals in each of three categories. See here https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/help-us-design-our-next-series-of-banknotes
You have until 3rd July to make your selection.
We received the following from the Project Director, Simon Pepper:
National Grid has today submitted an application for a Development Consent Order for Norwich to Tilbury. This submission is a landmark moment and follows more than three years of consultation with landowners, local communities and stakeholders. Their comments, along with environmental and technical assessments have helped us to develop our final proposals.
Our proposals include a new transmission line between Norwich and Tilbury along with two new substations. If consent is granted, the project will boost electricity capacity across a region that has historically had limited transmission infrastructure.
This project is a key part of The Great Grid Upgrade, 17 major infrastructure projects in England and Wales designed to help deliver more homegrown British energy to where it is needed, boosting local economies, creating jobs, and providing cleaner, more affordable energy.
The Great Grid Upgrade is vital to increase Britain’s energy security and meet growing demand for electricity in the years ahead. With demand expected to double by 2050, the Norwich to Tilbury upgrade will provide enough electricity to power up to six million homes and businesses.
The Planning Inspectorate now has up to 28 days to decide whether to accept the application. If accepted, our submission documents will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s website. This will include a Consultation Report providing responses to the feedback submitted during the 2024 statutory consultation and the targeted consultations earlier this year.
The Planning Inspectorate will then appoint an Examining Authority which will hold a six-month examination of our application. Local residents, landowners and our stakeholders will be able to register an interest at that point so they can provide comments and take part in the examination period. We provide more information on how to take part if our application is accepted.
Following examination, the Examining Authority will then prepare a detailed report along with its recommendation to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The Secretary of State then has three months to decide whether to approve the application.
We expect the whole process to take around 18 months.
I would like to thank you and your parish Councillors for your continued engagement as we developed our proposals. If you would like any further information, please get in touch.
Yours faithfully
Simon Pepper
Project Director (contact@n-t.nationalgrid.com)
Norwich to Tilbury
You will be aware from the news reports of the death of The Duke of Edinburgh who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
The Royal website will have an ebook of condolence, which can be found at www.royal.gov.uk.
South Norfolk Council does not encourage residents to visit their offices to sign its book of condolence, but asks that messages are sent to condolence@s-norfolk.gov.uk. All messages will be archived following the period of mourning.
For further information please contact: Tracy Brady, Civic Officer 01508535321 tbrady@s-norfolk.gov.uk
A Newsletter from our area’s Police Engagement Officer. His contact details are:
PC 1224 Jim Squires
01953 423773
07766990811
You might be interested in the following regarding Historic England’s review of the status of war memorials about the country.
I am writing to advise you that we have completed our initial assessment of the above memorial to consider whether it has special architectural or historic interest.
Please follow the link to download a copy of our consultation report, which sets out the factual information upon which we will base our recommendation to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
If you have any further information or observations on the consultation report which you believe might be relevant to our assessment we would be pleased to hear from you. You can send these to us by email or by post within 21 days from the date of this email . If you do not intend to send us any further comments we would be grateful if you could let us know so that we can proceed with the case. We will consider all representations made before finalising our assessment and making our recommendation. We will notify you of the Secretary of State’s decision in due course.
If you have any questions in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting our reference 1446028. Further guidance on how to respond to this consultation and the type of information we are interested in can be found on our website at www.historicengland.org.uk.
Yours sincerely
Katy Whitaker, Assistant Advisor, War Memorials
Listing Group South
Historic England
4th Floor, Cannon Bridge House
25 Dowgate Hill
London
EC4R 2YA
2018/0655:
Location: near Top Row at Oaklands High Road Hapton Norfolk NR16 1AR
Applicant: Mr Matt May
To see full details on South Norfolk site click here
Comments by 17 April 2018 via:
e-mail: planning@s-norfolk.gov.uk , or,
Mail: South Norfolk Council, South Norfolk House, Cygnet Court, Long Stratton, Norwich NR15 2XE
The Swan Lane Surgery in Long Stratton is hosting an open evening about Diabetes on 25th April at 7pm in Long Stratton Village Hall. See Diabetes poster. All are welcome.
Do you know of someone in the village who works to help others, and you think their work should be recognised? Then nominate them by letting South Norfolk know – see Community Awards Poster.
Application: 2017/2831
Applicant: Mr Chris Todd
Location: Land Adj To Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham
Proposal: Change of use to paddock and erection of stable (revised)
If you have any comments please contact SNC, referring to the application 2017/2831, by 9 January 2018:
e-mail: planning@s-norfolk.gov.uk
post: South Norfolk House, Cygnet Court, Long Stratton NR15 2XE
This is early warning of a talk by the Archaeologist, John Newman, who worked on the 2014 dig at the Bird in Hand.
The talk will be held in the Village Hall on 16th February 2018 at 8pm. Mr Newman will talk about the finds from the Bird in Hand and also discuss potential for further finds from the planned Summer dig in the village. Meeting information on the Summer 2018 Dig.
This is a village project and all are encouraged to find out how they may make discoveries in their own gardens under the supervision of trained professionals. Steve Hickling will host the meeting and be ready to answer your questions.