Be Prepared….. What plans do our Councils have for emergencies? Virus, Flood, Catastrophe? Did you know that our Councils have dozens of Policies that the Staff must devise and the Councillors must understand, agree and know how to carry out?…
Since our posting on 6 October we have written to Anne Milton MP, Tom Horwood (Interim MD at Waverley Borough Council) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to confirm our utter amazement and dismay that this application…
Last night Waverley Borough Council granted planning permission for 54 houses on the worst site in Cranleigh for new houses on the Elmbridge Road. The developers Thakeham Homes say they pride themselves on the quality of their homes and yet they…
Despite fears about flooding from Cranleigh Waters and odour from the sewage treatment plant as well as water quality in the river, Waverley Borough Council’s Joint Planning Committee are being recommended to GRANT permission to Thakeham Homes for 54 new…
As you will be aware the decision on the Thakeham Homes application for 54 dwellings off the Elmbridge Road was deferred by the Joint Planning Committee pending more evidence on flooding and odour from the Sewage Treatment Works. If you…
Since our posting on 30th January 2016 we have been regularly monitoring the movement of the bridge over the Downs Link on Elmbridge Road and liaising with Surrey County Council (SCC). On 2nd March, Adrian Clarke (Chartered Builder and Committee…
Despite ongoing complaints of sewage odour from residents living near to Elmbridge Road Sewage Treatment Works, work has commenced on two additional 30m diameter open-air filtration beds. Members of Cranleigh Civic Society are extremely disappointed that Surrey County Council has maintained its…
Thames Water have objected to the Thakeham Homes site for 58 dwellings off Elmbridge Road on the grounds of odour emanating from Cranleigh’s Sewage Treatment Works (STW). In a document published against the application Thames Water state that: “Cranleigh STW is located close…
Another application for planning permission for a further 58 dwellings by Thakeham Homes on a green field site off the Elmbridge Road, that regularly floods, and is one of the last pieces of Cranleigh’s rapidly diminishing Flood Plain. Please add your…
After several months of cancelled Joint Planning Committee (JPC) meetings, Waverley Borough Council is now on a roll. The Berkeley Homes successful appeal has caused a flurry of activity and now, even before the dust has settled on the…
