Working for the whole of Esher Ward
As part of the new Local Plan, ElmbridgeBC is creating a series of design codes for each neighbourhood. These will inform developers and architects as they plan new buildings and will help them reflect local character and design. We’ve all seen incongruous, inappropriate developments on our doorsteps and we wholly support the creation of these codes which should go a
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Save the date: Saturday 22nd October at Claygate Village Hall. 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Our Quiz Inquisitor, the incomparable Joan Leifer, is already hard at work putting together a clever and challenging set of questions. Do Join us and bring your friends. Tickets are £20 per person. Suggested table of 8 people. Singles and Couples welcome. We can make up
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Esher Residents’ Association offers sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Her dedication to duty and public service over such a long reign is remarkable. Her Majesty oversaw the United Kingdom through decades of dramatic change, from the post-war years right through to the modern, inclusive 21st Century nation that we are today.
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Regulation 19: Draft Elmbridge Local Plan 2037 Over the past few years, some of you would have received invitations to view, or may have accessed online and commented upon, EBCs ‘Draft Local Plan’. You may even hopefully have read about it in the ERA Spring 2022 Newsletter (issue number 104 on page 8 and also available online via esher-residents.com). This is the
Read morePlea for others to join campaign for access Residents of West End are extremely upset that a set of gates has been erected at the end of Park Close, closing off a long standing short cut to the official footpath that leads up to Moore Place golf course and thence to Esher itself. It seems that the gates were put
Read moreIn an effort to find greater efficiencies in the wake of Covid-19, the Conservative Surrey County Council leader, Tim Oliver, has said that turning Surrey County Council into a unitary authority is being considered. We believe this would pose a very serious threat to local democracy. As a strictly non-political association, devoted to the residents of Esher and Hersham Riverside,
Read moreEsher Place House is one of the town’s most significant buildings with a long and illustrious history. It has played a key part in growth of Esher. Until recently it was owned by Unite, the trades union, which used it as a conference centre. It has now been acquired by property developers Birchwood, who have submitted a myriad of planning
Read moreRobert Jenrick, the embattled Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government alone will decide whether the Jockey Club is allowed to build 318 apartments and a luxury hotel on Sandown Park. Elmbridge Borough Council received a letter dated 15 June informing them that the Secretary of State will ‘recover’ the application. Elmbridge Council officers proposed that the development should
Read morePlans to reopen libraries from 6 July Surrey plans to start gradually reopening libraries across the county from 6 July, in line with Government guidance. The county’s libraries closed on 20 March due to the coronavirus lockdown and the Council is now planning how to reopen services in a safe way with guidelines in place for social distancing. Planning for
Read moreStatement from Stuart Selleck “Throughout the pandemic, supporting our residents, especially our most vulnerable residents, has been our top priority. We have reorganised ourselves to ensure we could bring food, medical supplies and a listening ear to thousands of residents. We have worked tirelessly to ensure benefits and Universal Credit payments have been made as quickly and as efficiently as
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