The Green Party have created an official petition for Epsom and Ewell Council to remove Green Belt land from the Local Plan! The URL for the ePetition and the background details are below. The petition is aimed at residents of Epsom and Ewell, and persons that work or are in education in the borough.
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Time is limited as the petition closes on 2nd December 2024.
More signatures required for maximum effect!
Remove Green Belt from the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Local Plan
The houses and dwellings that Epsom and Ewell needs should, instead, be built on brownfield sites and previously developed land, already identified by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (EEBC).
There is clear evidence that residents of Epsom and Ewell are against development of the Green Belt. Over 1,700 Epsom and Ewell residents responded to the consultation survey in 2023, with 87% saying they do not support the EEBC policy to develop the Green Belt.
The Government’s current National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), paragraph 145 and 146, state that the green belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances, and only after suitable brownfield sites and underutilised land have been fully used.
The new NPPF, which will take effect in January 2025, will require meeting even greater government targets for house building, which would decimate the borough’s green spaces in a generation.
Started by: Yvonne Grunwald
On reaching 1500 signatures this issue will be reported to and discussed at an ordinary meeting of the full Council or at a policy committee.
The timing of reaching the target was important, as this was several days before the date of the full meeting of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council on 10th December, so there was time to get the result of the ePetition on the agenda for the meeting. Exceeding the target was important in case some of the signatures were deemed not eligible.
This ePetition runs from 21/10/2024 to 02/12/2024. Three key questions are below.
- I live in the local area (yes/no)
- I work in the local area (yes/no)
- I study in the local area (yes/no)
125 signatures of the ePetition on 5th Nov 2024
295 signatures by 6th Nov 2024 (20% of the target)
570 signatures by 8th Nov 2024 (38% of the target)
706 signatures by 10th Nov 2024 (47% of the target)
759 signatures by 12th Nov 2024 (51% of the target)
903 signatures by 14th Nov 2024 (60% of the target)
1004 signatures by 17th Nov 2024 (67% of the target)
1120 signatures by 19th Nov 2024 (75% of the target)
1296 signatures by 22nd Nov 2024 (86% of the target)
1393 signatures by 24th Nov 2024 (107 more required)
1506 signatures by 25th Nov 2024 (6 more than the target)
1576 signatures by 27th Nov 2024 (76 more than the target)
Ewell Green Belt 
2 responses to “ePetition – Remove Green Belt from the Epsom and Ewell Local Plan”
Had issues creating an account on the Epsom & Ewell Council site, not receiving the authentication email, then password issues, the access denied issues. Finally after a few days of trying I have signed the petition. These issues may hinder the amount of signatures you get.
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We have heard that several people have experienced similar issues with registering for the web site of EEBC. It may take a long time to receive the E-mail. Maybe try a different computer or web browser?
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