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News Highlights

Weston Green roadworks, from 8 Dec.

Surrey County Council Highways Department have advised of the following roadworks and associated road closure, commencing Wednesday 8 December, at the northern end of Weston Green, by the entrance to Esher College ------------------------------------------------------- D6906 Weston Green, Thames Ditton Temporary Prohibition of Traffic Order 2021 Surrey County Council propose to make the above-mentioned Temporary Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect o...

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Milbourne Pond - Cutting-back morning

Local volunteers help to thin out the vigorous plant growth around Milbourne Pond in Weston Green   Last Saturday (23 October) the RA organised a cutting-back morning around Milbourne Pond to tame the vigorous plant growth that threatened to obscure the pond completely if left unchecked. We are very grateful to the local residents who set to work for a couple of hours, hacking back the overgrowth to make the area much more open. Such cutting back has been a regular event over the yea...

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Garden waste - One-off collection

Elmbridge Borough Council announce a 'one-off' garden waste collection for early November  Following the suspension of the garden waste collection service due to a shortage of HGV drivers, the council has arranged for a single collection, during either the week of 1 November or the week of 8 November, depending the location in the borough. Residents will receive a letter or email from the council notifying them of the date for their address.  For more details, go to :  ...

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TD station is a winner with SWR

Thames Ditton Station is one of the top three winners in South Western Railway’s recent photo competition showing biodiversity at their places of work in SWR. The photo was taken by Scott Cooper, Station Manager for Thames Ditton, Surbiton and Hampton Wick. Scott works closely with Thames Ditton in Bloom organiser, Tricia Bland, for all the planting each year that takes place on the Thames Ditton station platforms. The TDiBloomers constructed the 'bug hotels' that feature in Scott's photo ...

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Local Heritage List - Nominations requested

Highlighting the buildings and landscapes that make Elmbridge special   Residents and local organisations are being asked to offer suggestions for the Local Heritage List, a selection of buildings, other structures and landscapes that are highly valued by the local community. Statues, memorials, sculptures, walls or pieces of street furniture may be nominated for the list. Parks, gardens or other examples of designed landscapes can also be nominated; and even features in the landsca...

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Large flats development allowed - on appeal

Council's decision to refuse planning permission for a large complex of 78 flats on the Hampton Court Industrial Estate (2019/2005) has been overturned, on appeal   We are very disappointed to learn that the Planning Inspector has upheld the appeal against Elmbridge Borough Council's refusal of the above planning application (click here to see our earlier article). The Planning Inspector's lengthy decision notice can be viewed on the Council's website, using the above planning appl...

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Merrywood development may go ahead

The decision to refuse wider easement access over the commons for the Merrywood development has been overturned by the Council.   We have received bitterly disappointing news from Elmbridge Borough Council that Cabinet has voted in favour of varying the easement across the common land, which will allow the access to Merrywood to be widened, thus accommodating the development of the site. Residents will probably be familiar with the background (click here to see article).  Alth...

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A C Court's future? RA asks its owner

Following Elmbridge Borough Council's refusal of the 'Prior Approval' application to convert the A C Court offices into 51 flats, RA Chairman, Graham Cooke, has written to the CEO of Columbia Threadneedle Investments (owner of A C Court, through Threadneedle Property Unit Trust ) to request an indication of how the company now intends to proceed.  Graham's letter is shown below. UPDATE:  Threadneedle have replied - see their response below Graham's letter. ------------------------...

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New benches installed at Milbourne Pond

Enjoy the lovely new hardwood benches just installed on the banks of Milbourne Pond in Weston Green With year-round water in the restored Milbourne Pond, you can now spend some relaxing moments on the two new curved benches, observing pond life and wildflowers or just chatting to friends.  The idea came from the RA's Andrew Roberts who researched the benches and organised their installation, having seen something similar in Home Park.  Funding was provided jointly by TD & WG Res...

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AC Court application refused

The 'Prior Approval' application to convert the AC Court offices into 51 flats has been refused by Elmbridge Borough Council.   Under the new Permitted Development rights brought in by the Government, this application (2021/2556) was not subject to the usual Planning Application procedures.  However, it was subject to national Material Planning Standards, and Elmbridge planning officers determined that it failed in not meeting minimum requirements for space and natural light fo...

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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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