Working for the whole of Esher Ward
Elmbridge BC decided last year to stop Neighbourhood Notification letters that are sent out to nearby properties when a planning application is submitted. Instead they expect residents to rely on the yellow site notices put up on lampposts, etc and on the online planning alert system. Whilst the key driver for this – to save £35k a year in costs
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 moreThe meeting of the Local Spending Board – Esher and Hersham was held this evening, with the local Ward Councillors including Richard Williams and David Young from ERA. The purpose was to review infrastructure projects that had been submitted for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding. Unfortunately the local fund didn’t have much money left – just £66k for Esher
Read moreElmbridge Borough Council is working with Surrey County Council (SCC) on a feasibility study for the Elmbridge Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). Elmbridge has been prioritised by SCC.
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 moreThank you to all our supporters for all your help on the 2021 Elmbridge BC campaign and for all of you for voting on Thursday or by post. We won the Esher Ward with 52% of the vote. A great result that builds on Richard Williams’ success of 2019. We even managed to get a (somewhat edited) slip on BBC
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 Elmbridge Council Air Pollution Consultation Survey will close in a couple of days time on Wednesday 5th May. The survey can be found at elmbridge.gov.uk/news/air-quality-survey. The survey refers to a number of other lengthy documents, some of which are not easy to find. But if you are keen to see Elmbridge tackle its air pollution problem, I suggest you
Read moreAs we canvas residents of the Esher Ward we are finding a lot of people are confused about who is standing in the May 6th elections. There are 3 elections on May 6th: Election 1: Elmbridge Borough Council – Esher Ward The Esher Ward includes Esher, West End, Lower Green and Hersham Riverside/Longmore. One of the 3 seats is up
Read moreThe Lower Mole flood alleviation scheme – covering Garsons Farm to Hampton Court – has reached the end of its design life. It is based on a series of six sluice gates which are showing signs of degradation. The Environment Agency has set up a website to outline the problem, along with options for the future of the scheme, and
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