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Redevelopment of Café Rouge site, v2

Planning Application No. 2022/2191 - Café Rouge Site, Portsmouth Road  Another planning application for the redevelopment of the Café Rouge site has been submitted to Elmbridge Borough Council.  Like the previous one (2021/2814), this is an outline planning application - to test the acceptability of the concept rather than the details of the development.   The earlier application (a seven-storey complex) was withdrawn late last year, having received 213 letters ...

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Merrywood commons easement granted

Application approved for expanded easement over common land to facilitate Merrywood development  The application by Igloo Land Ltd, for an expanded commons easement permitting wider access to the planned Merrywood development, has now been approved by the Planning Inspectorate.  The development of 12 semi-detached houses and 14 flats is now free to proceed.  At the planning application stage it was opposed by RA Councillor members of the Planning Committee (cramped housing ...

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Aldi decision due on 16 August

Aldi's application (2021/3857) for a foodstore on Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton to be decided on Tuesday 16 August. Aldi's application will be determined at the next Full Planning Committee meeting on 16 August, at 7pm in the Civic Centre, Esher. The meeting will be webcast.  To view it, go to: https://elmbridge.public-i.tv/core/portal/home If you wish to attend the meeting, numbers will be limited to 25, so it's advisable to book -  Click here to book If you wish to speak at...

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Waste collection - Strike action

Waste collection employees in Elmbridge intend to strike from Mon 1st August to Fri 19th August.   Elmbrdge Borough Council have advised that employees of Amey (waste collection service contractor) who are members of the GMB union have voted for strike action beginning this coming Monday and lasting until Friday 19 August.  Currently it is not known how many employees will be striking, and the impact this will have on services.  It is also possible that Amey and the GMB u...

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Travellers return to Elmbridge

Traveller Encampment on Ditton Common  In the last few days you may have witnessed a sight we haven't had around here for a few years - a traveller encampment on common land at the junction of Hampton Court Way and Portsmouth Road - by the Scilly Isles roundabout (see below).  It appeared last Wednesday. Elmbridge Borough Council is aware of it and will be serving the travellers with an order to leave. The injunction granted to the council in 2018, allowing the rapid removal of ille...

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Local Plan - TD&WGRA's Reg.19 submission

Elmbridge Draft Local PlanRegulation-19 RepresentationTD & WG Residents' Association Submission  The RA has submitted its representation on the Draft Local Plan, broadly in support of it, but noting several points where we feel amendments are required.  These relate to the level of protection given to various sites in our area, and also the River Thames corridor.  Our online submission was collated in a follow-up email - shown below. ---------------------------------------...

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Expansion of Ultra-low Emission Zone

Last chance to respond to the consultation on the proposed expansion of the Ultra-low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover all of Greater London  The Mayor of London is proposing that the existing ULEZ be hugely increased, covering all of Greater London - to come into effect on 29 August 2023. ULEZ rules impose a daily charge of £12.50 for all vehicles that do not meet its emission standards. The consultation to gauge public opinion closes on Friday 29 July 2022. Responses to the consultation c...

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Nature & Climate - Photography Competition

Photography Competition  Let’s celebrate our wonderful local environment by capturing it on camera! As part of our Nature & Climate Festival (23rd-25th September) 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 local scenery that capture the very best of our nature and climate in 2022. It might be in your garden, by the river or in one of our wonderful green spaces; it could b...

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Nature & Climate Festival: 23-25 Sep.

Plans are progressing for our exciting Nature & Climate Festival in September.  Local artists Lisa Tolley has designed five fun logos for the event, one for the festival itself and one for each of the four themes: Rivers & Oceans (a swan)Rewilding (a bee)The Circular Economy (a seed)Living sustainably (a tree) Huge thanks go to Lisa for her lovely artwork. Look out for these logos appearing on the website and in local locations over the next couple fo months! If you want to k...

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Draft Local Plan - Final consultation

Elmbridge Draft Local Plan:Regulation-19 Representation Period Now Open Elmbridge Borough Council has published the Regulation-19 Draft Elmbridge Local Plan, 2022-2037 and its supporting documents to invite representations from all parties on the draft's legality and soundness. Representations must be received by 4pm on Friday 29 July 2022. Following this representation stage, it is intended that the Elmbridge Local plan will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for&n...

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Our Jubilee Picnic - a great day out

RA's Platinum Jubilee Picnic on Weston Green enjoyed by many residents The RA's Jubilee Picnic celebration last Thursday brought out around 150 residents onto Weston Green, by Milbourne Pond, to enjoy some sun, music and refreshments - and help decorate the lovely Jubilee Obelisk. The event was organised by RA Cllr Gill Coates, who arranged for a pizza van and gin-based refreshments to be there, along with a jazz band to set the mood. She even had the grass cut the day before and, we suspect...

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TD in Bloom - Summer planting day

Thames Ditton in Bloom Summer Planting Day On Sunday morning, 30 local volunteers armed with trowels and gardening gloves made their way to Thames Ditton Station to plant out the 17 railing planters, 10 wheelbarrows and 3 floor standing tubs with a wide variety of seasonal plants which will provide a riot of colour in the Station Garden all summer long. The plant selection includes pink and purple Dahlias and Geraniums, peach and orange Gegonias, yellow Gazanias, plus trailing rose Calibrach...

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