Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has responded via Dominic Raab to Linda Stotesbury’s letter about Sandown Park (see earlier posts Write to Raab – about Sandown and Dominic Raab’s Response about Sandown) as follows:

Thank you for your letter of 6 January, in relation to the appeal at Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher, with which you forwarded a message from your constituent Ms Linda Stotesbury.

The inquiry into the appeal has now closed and the Inspector is preparing his report and recommendation. I expect to receive the report by 25 February and the date by when I will decide the appeal will be published at that time.

I am sure you will appreciate that I cannot comment on the specific matters that Ms Stotesbury raises as to do so may prejudice the Inspector’s and my own consideration of the appeal. I can however confirm that the points raised will be taken into account before the appeal is decided.