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Haslemere Town Council abdicates Sturt Farm decision
Plans for 135 houses in Sturt Farm in Haslemere on AONB Surrey Hills land were a key test of local policy, so the Town Council Planning meeting tonight was the first chance to hear what the local...
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Sturt Farm Press
Thought the write-up about Sturt Farm pretty fair in the Haslemere Herald. Go out and buy it! There’s been an interesting debate in the blog comments on my original note about the meeting. Stuart John...
View ArticleSturt Farm Letter
Letter published in the Surrey Ad, 2nd August 2014 “Although Haslemere Town Hall was full of residents on Monday night at a specially called Full Council meeting, wanting to hear a debate from the Town...
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Save the Old Fire Station
An application has been submitted to bulldoze Godalming’s historic Old Fire Station in Queen Street to build 6 flats – Waverley Ref: WA/2014/1228 I would object on design grounds alone – these flats...
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Consultation in crisis already
When is a scenario not a scenario? When its actually an Option! Residents and officers alike were left confused by the statements by Conservative Councillors about the consultation on the forthcoming...
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Old Fire Station objections!
*Update 2nd Sept* Waverley Design Officer Sarah Wells has objected to the plans on the grounds of bulk and scale, overdevelopment, conflict between car parking and pedestrians, and materials not being...
View ArticlePower of an Interest Group
Its often very frustrating that individual responses to planning applications don’t seem to carry much weight with the Local Planning Authority. When these objections are channelled into a formal group...
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Berkeley Homes Vs Cranleigh
Waverley Borough Council is to decide Berkeley Homes application WA/2014/0912 for 425 homes in Cranleigh on 28th October. The Planning Officers are recommending approval in this report, despite many...
View Article#Cranleigh Floods
Hopefully this video created by villagers on the flooding last winter in Cranleigh will get the message through to Councillors and Planning Officers that #cranleighfloods Not only does it flood, but...
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Prime Place
First look at a model of Prime Place – the terrible terrible name for the Key Site where the old Police Station used to be. Viewing from Catteshall Road, with Victoria Road on the right hand side....
View ArticleWhen will Waverley talk to Dunsfold?
Dunsfold Park/ Aerodrome boss gave this interview to BBC Surrey today. Its clearly dumbfounding that the whole Local Plan is hinging on this site, yet Waverley officers HAVE NOT EVEN SPOKEN TO THEM....
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Old Fire Station plans refused
I’m very pleased that Waverley planners have agreed with the points I raised a few months ago, and have decided to refuse the application to demolish The Old Fire Station and replace it with 6 bulky...
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Woodside Park
I spoke at the Waverley Development Control Forum (a pre-application meeting) about the redevelopment of Woodside Park in Catteshall Lane. The owners proposed four options, from mixed office/housing,...
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