Sunrise turned down
The Sunrise planning application mentioned below was turned down by Development Control on Wednesday. Nick Kilby spoke for the ward councillors and Mrs. Susan Buller for the Southborough RA. The application was rejected on the same grounds as last time, echoing exactly the view of Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee last week. It appears that Sunrise were not represented at the meeting.
Rubbish collections
We have been accused of misleading the public about the new waste scheme to be introduced in the autumn.
For the record we spelled it out in detail months ago. Anyone in doubt can go to https://surbhillcllr.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/new-waste-scheme-the-details/, which will save trawling all the way back to March.
We have always advocated a weekly recyclate collection service. We did so at the last election when the Lib Dems ‘rubbished’ (pardon the pun!) the idea as unaffordable. But we wanted to keep the weekly rubbish collection we have now – rubbish being that which cannot be recycled. That’s what the petition was all about that 5,500 people signed. Interestingly the Lib Dems are now ‘rubbishing’ this idea as unaffordable too.
RED LION ROAD Surbiton
RBK Traffic reports: Starting from 24/7/08 Red Lion Road will be closed westbound between Ewell Road and number 220. Traffic will be diverted via Ewell Road, Ditton Road, Hook Road and Thornhill Road. Again the Borough has taken the opportunity to co-ordinate an improvement scheme. Works are programmed to last 5 weeks.
Sunrise doesn’t rise once again.
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee in a packed meeting last night unanimously voted to recommend to Development Control to refuse planning permission to erect a retirement home at the corner of Upper Brighton Road and Langley Avenue.
The proposal ( the third from them to date) is to demolish three houses, Cumbrae, Oakdene and 1 Langley Avenue, and to build a V-shaped building on their site plus a substantial portion of the garden of 3 Langley Avenue to accommodate 64 residents in an ‘assisted living’ scheme. Unlike earlier applications, this new building would not front Langley Avenue, but residents of the south side of Croylands Drive will be even more affected than before by having a whole wing running close to their back garden fences. The planned building will also have a smaller footprint than its predecessors but, as the chair of Southborough Residents, Mrs. Susan Buller, pointed out, this will mean an even higher building density than previous applications.
Paul, Nick and Janet all spoke in favour of the recommendation to ask DC Committee to refuse planning permission.
The application will be determined at the Development Control meeting on 23rd July at 7.30 at the Guildhall in Kingston.
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee
This takes place TOMORROW, Wednesday 16th July at 7.30. Please note that the meeting is at THE GUILDHALL, KINGSTON not at Dysart School as usual.
Of interest to Surbiton Hill residents will be the planning applications from Sunrise Assisted Living to demolish 3 houses in Upper Brighton Road and build an assisted living home for the elderly and consultation on development at the Red Lion pub at the junction of Red Lion Road and Ewell Road.
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