TANDRIDGE DRAFT LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION (Regulation 19)

     SEE NCS RESPONSE - Sept 2018 regarding the Draft Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 19) 

This has the full endorsement of the ten strong NCS Committee who represent 166 members - an additional 37 non-members have also expressed their support for this representation.

GARDEN SITE ANNOUNCEMENT JULY 2018

Tandridge Council (TDC) announce that South Godstone will be the preferred site for a Garden Village development of 4000 houses.

The other option at Redhill Aerodrome was always going to be a problem for development within the TDC Local Plan period, given the need for a motorway junction to the M23, although there will be ongoing pressure to deliver more homes than currently proposed by TDC as this is lower than the currently assessed need of 9,400 and significantly lower than the Government calculation of 12,900.

However, TDC Leader Martin Fisher has reiterated his vow to stand firm against this Government target which is viewed as unrealistic - see TDC press release below.

It will be interesting to see how the issue of housing development unfolds east of Redhill given the local interest of both councils (TDC and RBBC).

www.nutfieldconservationsociety.org.uk  

Protecting the local environment - Charity No 275088

S  See>TANDRIDGE COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE 25 May 2018

REDHILL AERODROME land 'safeguarded' by Reigate&Banstead Council

Running alongside the Tandridge Local Plan negotiations – is the consultation
(Regulation 19 Development Management Plan) from Reigate & Banstead Council
Refer to pages 158/159

Vast amounts of greenbelt are proposed to be 'safeguarded' (including part of Redhill Aerodrome) for possible housing development post 2027.  Less than 40% of the aerodrome land is within the Reigate & Banstead Authority boundary and the larger balance is controlled by Tandridge District Council.

DMP Sustainability Appraisal Oct 2017:  "The development is likely to have a significant negative impact on landscape character due to the size of the site in a currently undeveloped area in the countryside". 

It is good that MP Crispin Blunt is opposed to any housing development on the aerodrome site - see his quote: “I will, therefore, be enlisting support for my opposition to the Redhill Aerodrome Development proposal in the coming months and believe that there is a groundswell of local like-minded opinion to support such a campaign”.

Any proposed housing development on green belt land on or adjacent to the aerodrome site will have a huge negative effect upon the local community with a large increase in traffic using local lanes which are already overloaded by vehicles using these as short-cuts.
  

THE CONSULTATION CLOSES at 5pm on Friday 23 February 2018 
Refer to the SUMMARY LIST OF OBJECTIONS  your own responses

See also 1. NCS Response on DMP Consultation
              2. Response from All Party Group on Aviation