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Our next OPEN MEETING (AGM) is on Tuesday 17th Mar 2020 - 8pm (Vera Fletcher Hall, Thames Ditton, KT7 0LQ). All who live or work in Thames Ditton and Weston Green are welcome. Click here for our Open meeting dates

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Application open for local CIL funding

Application process now open for annual funding to help improve the lives of Elmbridge residents.  Elmbridge Borough Council is now accepting applications for annual local Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding. The application period is Thursday 13 February to Sunday 29 March, with the applications being reviewed in June and early July. CIL allows Elmbridge Borough Council to raise funds through borough development to help pay for the physical infrastructure needed to mitigate the i...

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Large housing development rejected by Council

Planning application for 3 to 4-storey buildings with 78 flats on the Hampton Court Trading Estate found to have too many deficiencies.  Thanks to the diligent work of our TD & WG Residents’ Association ward Councillors, Karen Randolph and Caroline James, the planning application for a large development at Hampton Court Trading Estate (2019/2005) was refused earlier this week. After many hours of planning, reading and site visits Karen and Caroline made thought-provoking presentations ...

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TD Road Closures - Sunday 23 February

The 7th Hampton Court Half Marathon will be run on Sunday 23 February. Click here to see the course map.   Road Closures for Thames DittonThe following roads will be closed to through traffic on predicted timings below, although the organisers will reopen all as soon as possible, between the hours of 8:00-9:30.Western arm of Giggs Hill Road between Portsmouth Road and Watts Road, from 07.00 to 12.00. Watts Road: 08.00 to 09.30. Station Road: 08.00 to 09.30. Eastern Arm of Giggs Hill...

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Storm Ciara - Power supply advice

UK Power Networks has issued the following advice if Storm Ciara causes a loss of your electricity supply this Sunday.   You may have seen that Storm Ciara is on the way and we are likely to see high winds and heavy rain across the East of England and South East this weekend. Our electricity network is built to be resilient but extreme weather can damage overhead power lines resulting in some customers losing their electricity supply. Where this happens we work to restore power as qu...

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TD Road Closures - Sunday 23 February

The 7th Hampton Court Half Marathon will be run on Sunday 23 February. Click here to see the course map.  Road Closures for Thames Ditton The following roads will be closed to through traffic on predicted timings below, although the organisers will reopen all as soon as possible, between the hours of 8:00-9:30. Western arm of Giggs Hill Road between Portsmouth Road and Watts Road, from 07.00 to 12.00. Watts Road: 08.00 to 09.30. Station Road: 08.00 to 09.30. Eastern Arm of Gig...

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Elmbridge Local Plan - 3rd Consultation

Local Plan Consultation:  Creating our vision, objectives and the direction for development management policies 2020 Elmbridge Borough Council is seeking views on 'Creating our vision, objectives and the direction for development management policies 2020'. This will help to inform the policies for the new Local Plan. How can I get involved? If you would like to comment, the consultation is open until midnight on 9 March 2020. You can read the document online - go to:  www.elmbr...

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SWR - New MD .... New leaf?

South Western Railway's new Managing Director, Mark Hopwood, is promising big improvements in SWR's performance.  Can he deliver? In an open letter to the RA's Chairman, Graham Cooke, also posted on SWR's website, Mark Hopwood has acknowledged his company's poor performance and is promising substantial improvements. To that end, he has made five commitments:- We'll increase the number of trains running on time, and address problems like trains running with fewer carriages than the...

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SWR - RMT train strike - Your views?

One week in to the RMT strike - How's SWR's performance?  SWR's Managing Director, Andy Mellors, has written to our Chairman, extolling the company's strike-service performance (see below). But do our commuters agree? We are keen to know what residents think about the revised timetable and whether improvements could be made. If you have a comment you wish us to pass on, please email chairman@residents-association. ------------------------------------------------ Date:    &nb...

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Electioneering and the Green Belt

The usual suspects are at it again.  TD&WG Residents' Association does not get involved in General Elections - we do not favour any particular national political party, and so we do not tell residents how to vote.  Our role is simply to promote and defend residents' local interests. However, we must correct the current electioneering misrepresentations made about Residents-led Elmbridge Borough Council's position on Green Belt development. Claims that the administration s...

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Cllr Nick Darby - on 'Area 58' greenbelt

The latest Surrey Advertiser features an article on 'Area 58' greenbelt, based on an interview with RA County Councillor, Nick Darby.  It is reproduced below.   Long Ditton green belt land at risk of turning into 'London Borough of Elmbridge' By Rebecca Curley, Local Democracy Reporter, Surrey Advertiser 11 October 2019 Residents are fighting to get village green status for the land known as "Area 58" It's known as Area 58 in council documents. But the open space in Long Ditton ...

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Plant more trees: Your help needed

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PLANT MORE TREES!    Thames Ditton In Bloom is looking to implement another project to help make our villages greener and more sustainable and organiser Tricia Bland would be very grateful if residents could let her know if they would be interested in participating. In the light of the latest report by the Committee on Climate Change which estimates 3 billion more trees need to be planted to achieve the government’s target of zero carbon emissions by 2050, TDI...

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Local Plan Consultation - TDWGRA's response

Local Plan Consultation - TDWGRA's response to Elmbridge Borough Council  After careful review and discussion with our members, TD & WG Residents' Association submitted it's response (below) to the Consultation, following the structure of the online questionnaire. -----------------------------------------    1.  Have you read the Options Consultation document?        Yes        No        ...

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