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Our next OPEN MEETING (AGM) is on Tuesday 21st Mar 2023 - 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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Annual General Meeting, Tue 21 March

With Guest Speaker  Adam Chalmers New Chief Executive of Elmbridge Borough Council Presenting: "Taking Elmbridge Forward" Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 8pm Vera Fletcher HallEmbercourt RoadThames Ditton  KT7 0LQ Adam joined Elmbridge from Horsham Council where he was Director of Community Services. He has clear and refreshing views about the future direction of Elmbridge’s services. All Thames Ditton and Weston Greenresidents are welcome    

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Long Ditton aims for Village Green status

Long Ditton aim to apply for Village Green status  Our friends at the Long Ditton Residents Association are backing a campaign for 'Village Green' status for the area covering Stokes Field and One Tree Hill to give additional protection to this Green Belt land. If you would like to find out more and/or donate to this cause, go to:    www.savehwldgreenbelt.co.uk  

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Photography Competition - N&C Festival

TD & WG Residents' Association Nature & Climate Festival Photography Competition Sponsored by Killik & Co   Let’s celebrate our wonderful local environment by capturing it on camera! As part of our second Nature & Climate Festival (8-10 September 2023) we are running a photography competition, open to all residents of Thames Ditton and Weston Green. We want to see your photographs of local wildlife or scenery that capture the very best of our nature ...

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Green spaces protection - Consultation

Consultation for Proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) Elmbridge Borough Council is seeking residents' views on whether they should introduce a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on council-owned land to protect our green spaces, countryside sites and riverside sites against: The use of barbeques (BBQs), campfires, bonfires, fire pits and other activities that involve the lighting of fire Unauthorised moorings along the river Overnight camping along the river As part of...

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CIL Funding 2023 - Applications invited

Elmbridge Borough Council (EBC) is inviting applications for local funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)  CIL allows the council to raise funds from some forms of new development to help fund the physical infrastructure needed to mitigate the impacts of new development. As part of the process, the council annually allocates the local portion of CIL funds to be spent locally on smaller infrastructure schemes that are required in the communities where development took place....

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Consultation on Planning Application comments

Elmbridge Borough Council: Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Statement of Community Involvement  This title (a legal necessity) disguises the real purpose of these proposals which is that the Council should cease publishing comments (from objectors as well as supporters) about local planning applications on the Council’s website, or making hard copies available for public viewing. It has been promoted by a few councillors, none of whom are from the Residents' Group, following le...

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Flood Warning Service Advisory Notice

The following notice has meen issued by the Flood Warning Service of the Environment Agency.     From now and over the next few weeks, the Flood Warning Service will be intermittently automated. This is because some Environment Agency staff are taking industrial action. The automation will mean we can continue to warn and inform partners and communities if we should not have enough duty officers to issue warnings manually. We will use existing flood warning and forecasting ...

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TD Island development appeal dismissed

The Government Planning Inspector has dismissed all three appeals for a new house at 28 The Island, Thames Ditton   TD & WG Residents' Association and the Community Advisory Group of Thames Landscape Strategy had objected to the planning applications (2021/4021, 2021/3813 & 2021/1044).  They would replace the existing chalet bungalow at No. 28 The Island with a two-storey house whose proposed height, bulk and design would be incogruous with its prominent siting on th...

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M25-A3 Wisley Interchange upgrade

National Highways have issued the following progress update on the preparatory work for the M25 Junction 10 upgrade.   You may have noticed that we’ve been busy getting ready to start our main work. We wanted to let you know about some changes that you will start see on the A3 and M25 in the new year. From January, we’ll be introducing temporary changes to the road layout around M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange to help keep traffic flowing smoothly and create a safe working ar...

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Avian flu - Reporting dead wild birds

Reporting Dead Wild Birds   Elmbridge Borough Council report the following: Avian flu (H5N1) We are aware of reports of avian flu (H5N1) being present in birds around the Thames. Bird Flu is a disease of birds caused by a virus closely related to the human influenza viruses. Most strains of the virus have little effect on birds, but there is a strain, (H5N1), that can cause death in birds. Reporting dead wild birds Call Defra on 03459 335577  or email helpline@defra.gsi.go...

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Ultra-low Emission Zone to be expanded

Mayor of London announces expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone to cover all of Greater London, as of 29 August 2023  The expansion follows a public consultation earlier in the year (click here to read earlier article).  For Elmbridge residents the ULEZ boundary will be very close.  Car journeys to Hampton Court, Kingston, Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth, Chessington and Heathrow would all involve entering the zone (see map below).   However, the charge (£12.50 per d...

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Jolly Boatman site - No judicial review

Elmbridge Borough Council's request for a judicial review of the decision on the Alexpo appeal for the Jolly Boatman site has been refused.  The council has released the following statement: In August we updated residents that the council did not accept the Planning Inspector’s decision that ultimately permission has been granted for the development of the Jolly Boatman site. Our next step was to obtain permission from the courts to proceed with a challenge. We submitted to the High C...

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