Tag: surrey
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East Surrey Housing Targets
It makes no sense to set a 5 year target for building houses by borough council when the councils will disappear with 17 months. There is a big spread in the size and density of population in the five boroughs that will become East Surrey. Mole Valley and Tandridge are each just below 100 square…
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Unitary Councils + Strategic Authority for Surrey
it remains to be seen how power and services will be split between the Strategic Authority and East Surrey, West Surrey. Will councillors be elected for the Strategic Authority or will there be an elected mayor plus executive? The Strategic Authority is looking more like a smaller County Council, with several key services and responsibilities.…
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Community Review for Epsom and Ewell
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council have started a review to invite feedback about the need for parish or town councils. The review process ends on 9th October!
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270 New Homes in Ashtead
The details below are for a large development in KT22, Ashtead on Green Belt land. This is to the south of Ashtead, towards Leatherhead. Several similar developments are proposed or being prepared in Surrey. Lack of access and no supporting infrastructure are a common theme.
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Grafton Stables Safe from Redevelopment
Grafton Stables in Epsom had been at the centre of a local campaign to stop its sale for development after Surrey County Council put the land on the market in January. But now the 13.5 acres of open green space will be handed over to the council’s countryside team to be managed as a public…
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Epsom and Ewell Local Nature Reserves
There are three local nature reserves in Epsom and Ewell, all looked after by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council :- Epsom Common, Hogsmill Local Nature Reserve, Horton Country Park
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End of Epsom and Ewell BC in 2027?
Plans have been published that indicate Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will cease to exist by April 2027. The plan is to divide Surrey into two or three unitary authorities, so there will not be any borough councils in Surrey.
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Top Places in Surrey
Epsom, Ewell and Ashtead are ranked in the top 10 places to live in England and Wales, this is on a list of more than 1400 places!
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Housing Targets Raised Again!
UK Government recently raised the target number of new homes again. The targets for homes in East Surrey were raised significantly in July, five months later the targets have been raised again!
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Update on Petitions
Update on petitions relating to housing targets and development on green belt with Epsom and Ewell Borough Council and UK Government
Ewell Green Belt 