Local Authority

This is a list of planning applications registered with South Bucks District Council during the week ended 29th January 2010. Many of these applications will not be heard at Planning Committee, but, rather, will be decided by Officers under the Scheme of Delegation operated by the Council.

THE LIBRARY at Beaconsfield is to be expanded and its stock of books increased.

THE BIG thaw that has taken place this week has revealed the true extent of the county's pothole problems.
Heavy snow in December, followed by even more at the beginning of January, has caused huge and dangerous potholes to emerge on roads throughout Bucks, to the horror of drivers.

GRITTERS, who are becoming exhausted after weeks of salting and gritting through the night, were out again last night.

JUSTas the freezing weather opens up new potholes, Buckinghamshire County Council is consulting on a £678,000 cut on the budget to repair them.

BUS bosses have promised to try to improve the 305 bus service following public uproar after the service was made less frequent.

SALT was finally delivered to Buckinghamshire County Council's road gritters yesterday nearly a month after it was ordered.

THERE are enough salt supplies to last for two more days in the event of heavy snow, and longer if conditions improve, Buckinghamshire County Council announced today.

BUCKS has only enough salt to last for another one to four days, the county council has said.

Temperatures will drop so low tonight that salt on roads could become ineffective and the county council's highway department has warned motorists to take extra care