Sunrise appeal MkI withdrawn

At 10 a.m. today a packed meeting at the YMCA in Surbiton heard that the appeal by Sunrise against the refusal of their first application for a home rising to 4 storeys at the junction of Upper Brighton Road and Langley Avenue had been withdrawn. They intend instead to concentrate on an appeal against the refusal of RBK’s Development Control Committee for a scaled down home on 5th April. No date was fixed for the hearing of this new appeal but Southborough RA representative, Kenneth Peay, pointed out to the Inspector that July would be very inconvenient for people seeking to give evidence because of holiday bookings. As the same obviously applies to August it may well be September at the earliest before a new appeal hearing can be arranged.

Because of the large attendance this morning it is likely that a very different, much larger venue will have to be booked.

Today’s hearing, scheduled to last up to 3 days, lasted 10 minutes.