Working for the whole of Esher Ward
There was a disappointing result in the Elmbridge Planning meeting last night (7/9/2021) when application 2021/0183 was passed by 9 votes to 7 with 4 abstentions. This application is to build 27 houses/flats, including some affordable housing, at the site below the Medicine Garden on Downside Road. Currently this site is occupied by timber businesses including Challenge Fencing. The plans
Read morePORTFOLIO HOLDER AND WORKING GROUP ASK FOR MAJOR REVIEW Elmbridge Borough Council’s Portfolio holder for Planning Cllr. Karen Randolph and the cross party Local Plan Working Group have asked officers to carry out further work to better represent the views and aspirations of the Borough’s councillors. The Local Plan sets out the Council’s ‘Place Shaping’ vision for the next 10
Read moreGreat news! It has just been announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government that they have upheld the recommendation of the Planning Inspector and dismissed the appeal made by the Jockey Club on the Sandown Park planning application. Well done to all those who put so much work into objecting to this proposal – in particular Linda
Read moreWe have asked the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government when the Sandown Park decision will be made by Robert Jenrick and will it be before the elections. The response was “a decision is still expected on or before 12 May but would not be before 6th May“. It’s worrying that they are delaying this till after the elections.
Read moreThe Esher Residents Association supports this campaign by the Weybridge Society to object the Elmbridge Borough Councils’ proposals to stop sending out planning notification letters to neighbouring properties – https://www.weybridgesociety.org.uk/current-activities/proposed-elmbridge-borough-council-cancellation-of-neighbours-planning-notification-letters/ Whilst the potential saving of £50k is very appealing, not everyone has access to the internet and not everyone is aware of the planning alerts system – Elmbridge Borough Council
Read moreIn alliance with a number of other local groups, the ERA is issuing the following statement to pledge to protect the Green Belt and stand against the excessive housing targets that the government is trying to force onto Elmbridge: Alliance of Elmbridge Residents and Civic Groups Statement of the Alliance’s position on the preparation of the Elmbridge Local Plan made
Read moreThe Elmbridge Planning officer has rejected Planning application 2019/2523 which was to build 31 flats in the place of a single house at 30 Copsem Lane. This application was one of several completely disproportionate plans being proposed along this stretch of the A244. 56 local residents objected to the plans based on the dominant nature of the proposed building, the
Read moreRobert 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,
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Dominic Raab responded to Linda Stotesbury’s letter about Sandown Park (see earlier post Write to Raab – about Sandown) as follows: Dear Linda, Thank you for your recent email regarding the decision by The Jockey Club (TJC) to appeal Elmbridge Borough Council’s decision to reject its application to redevelop Sandown Park Racecourse. As you are aware, this appeal has now
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Linda Stotesbury, our lead campaigner against the Sandown Park planning application has just written to Dominic Raab and Robert Jenrick. A FINAL REQUEST – if you can, could you email Dominic Raab, either with this letter attached or in your own words, saying you are a supporter of Save Esher Greenbelt and that you would like answers to our questions.
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