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Our next OPEN MEETING is on Tuesday 21st Sep 2021 - 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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Open Meeting - Tue 21 September, 8pm

Tuesday 21 September 2021, 8.00 pm Vera Fletcher Hall 4 Embercourt Road, Thames Ditton  KT7 0LQ Any Questions, Comments or Problems? This is your opportunity to discuss issues of concern withyour Elmbridge and Surrey Residents’ Association Councillors. All residents of Thames Ditton wardand Weston Green are welcome   For residents’ comfort and security, seating in the hall will be well spaced and windows opened for good ventilation.   AGENDA 1.  Welcome and a...

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SWR Consultation - RA's response

South Western Railway Timetable Consultation Below is the response submitted by the Residents' Association.  The consultation runs until Sunday 19th September. Response to SWR Timetable Consultation December 2022By Email to: dec22consultation@swrailway.com 1.  Which category would best describe your organisation? Elected representative. I write in my role of the Honorary Secretary of the Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents’ Association which has a paid-up membership of...

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Aldi proposes new store in Thames Ditton

Aldi are proposing to build a new food store on the old Guy Salmon site on Portsmouth Road, and have opened a public consultation prior to submitting a planning application.   Many people living near Giggs Hill Green will have received a communication from Aldi about their proposed store on what was the Guy Salmon site.  The site is located on the edge of the Conservation Area (part of the site is within the Conservation Area itself) and next door to a Grade ll listed pub, The ...

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Redevelopment of Cafe Rouge site proposed

Planning Application No. 2021/2814 - Cafe Rouge Site, Portsmouth Road   Residents may wish to be aware of an application for the redevelopment of the site on Portsmouth Road, currently occupied by Café Rouge.  The development would consist of a detached seven-storey building comprising flexible commercial or drinking establishment uses on the ground floor and basement level, and up to 38 residential units on upper floors, with associated car parking, cycle storage, refuse/recyc...

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Garden waste collection suspended

All garden waste collection suspended in Elmbridge Due to the national shortage of HGV drivers, Elmbridge Borough Council has suspended all garden waste collection services for the foreseeable future in order to prioritise its core waste services - rubbish and recycling.  This follows the rolling suspension of garden-waste collection services around Elmbridge in August. For further details and explanation of the current situation, go to the Council's web page at:    &nbs...

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SWR Timetable Consultation - Have your say

SWR Timetable Consultation – Make Your Voice Heard As September approaches, employers are increasingly asking workers to come back to the office, with many employers in the City adopting a hybrid system after months working from home. Part-time and flexible working will bring midweek peaks with a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday pattern emerging. What does this mean for train commuters from Thames Ditton and Weston Green?  South Western Railway (SWR) has launched a stakeholder consultation on...

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Help for Afghan refugees in Elmbridge

Councils gearing up to co-ordinate support for Afghan refugees arriving in the UK   Recently-arrived Afghan families, having fled their country with few belongings, will have manifold needs for some time to come.  Right now there is a pressing need for accommodation, and in Elmbridge the Council is appealing to those with available property.   Apart from housing, the best way residents can help at this early stage is by making financial donations to local charities t...

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Fancy a game of tennis?

Giggs Hill Field tennis courts now reopened for public use   Elmbridge Borough Council have announced that refurbishment of the Giggs Hill Field tennis courts has been completed and the courts have reopened for public use.   For more information on the courts, including booking details, go to : https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/GiggsHillField

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AC Court flats – good quality, please

TD & WG Residents’ Association asks that appropriate residential building standards be adhered to when Elmbridge Borough Council consider the AC Court ‘Prior Approval’ application (2021/2556) for 51 flats in Thames Ditton   The RA has submitted its concerns (below) to Elmbridge’s Planning Department stressing that, although not opposed to the conversion of redundant office space to residential use, the resulting flats must be designed to recognised standards which enhance the re...

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Pavement works on Station Road, KT7

Resurfacing of pavement on the southern side of Station Road, Thames Ditton to start on Monday 16 August, for up to 30 days. Expect delays.  Surrey County Council Highways Department have given advanced warning of the Station Road pavement works:  We will be carrying out reconstruction works on the pavement of Station Road, Thames Ditton from the High Street to Opposite Number 62. Please note this scheme will include some Saturday working. The expected work hours are wee...

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51 flats proposed for TD High Street

A proposal to convert the AC Court offices in Thames Ditton High Street, KT7 0SR into 51 flats has been submitted to Elmbridge Borough Council   Summary:  Under the new Permitted Development rights, a 'Prior Approval Application' for 51 flats in AC Court will be able to largely bypass the usual planning application review by Elmbridge Borough Council. However the RA considers the proposed development to be very poor quality, not least in terms of cramped accommodation, poo...

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Local Plan Update

Planning Portfolio Holder and Working Group ask for major review of the Local Plan   Elmbridge Borough Council’s Portfolio holder for Planning, Cllr Karen Randolph, and the cross party Local Plan Working Group, have asked officers to carry out further work to better represent the views and aspirations of the Borough’s councillors. The Local Plan sets out the Council’s ‘Place Shaping’ vision for the next 10 to 15 years. It has been years in the making and is in its final stages befo...

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