The Amlets Lane application by Cala Homes for 125 dwellings got the final vote of approval at Waverley Borough Council last night by 12 votes to 9. Cranleigh’s Waverley Councillors all voted against the application, however this last minute push…
Some residents immediately around the sewage works may have received a letter from Thames Water advising them that work is starting on expanding the filter beds in Cranleigh Sewage Treatment Works on Monday. Despite the serious problems with pollution in…
We first wrote about the sewage in the brook saga on 2 June 2015. Can you believe it, nearly 17 months later and the problem is still not resolved. In the intervening months Cranleigh Civic Society has sent countless emails and made several calls…
Following on from the article below on 4 October confirming that Surrey County Council’s Enforcement Team were investigating whether Thames Water should have applied for planning permission, and carried out a full odour impact assessment, prior to expansion at Cranleigh’s Sewage Treatment Works: Surrey County…
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…
The Cranleigh Civic Society has been very busy compiling its response to Waverley’s Local Plan Part One. Yesterday (3 October 17:00) was the deadline for all comments. We delivered our forms first thing in the morning and got a receipt for 42…
Following receipt of the Cranleigh Civic Society’s Odour Assessment Survey, Surrey County Council Planning Enforcement Team are now investigating whether Thames Water should have applied for planning permission, and carried out a full odour impact assessment, prior to expansion at Cranleigh’s Sewage Treatment Works.…
Cranleigh Sewage Works opened almost 50 years ago in July 1967 to serve between 10,000 and 15,000 people locally. As at 6th July 2016, Thames Water estimated that they now deal with sewage from a minimum of 14,150 people, so…
A local resident’s view on Waverley’s Local Plan sent yesterday to Julia Potts (leader of Waverley Borough Council) and Brian Adams (Planning Portfolio Holder) objecting to the dumping of 45% of the borough’s entire housing stock in Cranleigh and surrounding villages.…
In just a few minutes after a heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon (25 June) parts of Cranleigh were very quickly flooded. Knowle Lane 25 June 2016 This incident shows exactly how rapidly flooding can occur and provides a clear indication of how catastrophic a…
