Welcome to Nutfield Conservation Society - here you will find the latest news and details of local campaigns that affect the Nutfield area.
NUTFIELD VILLAGE CALENDAR 2025
Following dialogue Tandridge Council have had with The Inspector over the past years since their draft plan was published - the plan has unfortunately been found to be unsound.
See details > Tandridge Local Plan - Inspector Final Report
The report raises concerns regarding the OAN (Objective Assessed Housing Needs) but accepts the council Green Belt Assessment (GBA) as being reasonable.
Meanwhile we have raised objections regarding the Nutfield Green Park Plans recently re-submitted by developers following complete rejection of the previous plans.
NCS objection to Nutfield Green Park Plans
Supplementary comment on Nutfield Green Park Plans
We shall monitor reaction to these inappropriate plans and report accordingly.
Protecting
the local environment - Charity No 275088
NUTFIELD CONSERVATION SOCIETY – CHAIRMAN POSITION
Some of
you know our NCS Chairman, Peter Forbes has been out of action for a large part
of this year - with hospital admissions for Marian and himself plus a
succession of falls/accidents causing mobility issues.
In view of Peter’s health issues being ongoing since his cancer operation at the end of 2019, he will be stepping down as Chairman at the end of this year and the Society will be looking for someone to take up this position next year and maybe seek additional committee members to assist with ongoing NCS research/responses etc. He is happy to continue as a committee member to assist as required and is happy to discuss any details regarding NCS.
If anyone would like to discuss the Chairman position or knows of anyone who may be interested please email at the NCS address below or contact Peter on 822811. The person should be a resident of Nutfield Parish.
The Chairman role has been extremely fulfilling and one which Peter advises has thoroughly enjoyed since taking this up over 10 years ago but, given his current situation and ongoing family commitments, we appreciate his need to step back and support NCS more from the wings.
Email: info@nutfieldconservationsociety.org.uk
Tel
822811
January 2023 update
The under-mentioned is a brief summary of item 5 of the Planning Policy Committee (PPC) meeting held on 19 January 2023. NCS will continue to monitor how the Local Plan progresses:
Members may recall that the emerging plan was effectively in stasis following the Government letter sent to the Planning Inspectorate in summer 2022.
Mr. Thurlow (Chief Planning Officer) reported that In December 2022 The Government circulated two more documents , a Ministerial Statement and Proposed Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). He indicated that the three documents make it clear that the (present) Government intends to radically amend the NPPF and LP regulations.
Mr. Thurlow highlighted certain changes that will particularly affect Local Plans.
The “Top-down directions” by the Secretary of State for housing delivery numbers would be effectively discontinued . (This is relevant to TDC as the current imposed numbers are inexplicably high)
- Allocation of Green Belt land in order to meet housing needs will no longer be considered overriding in order to produce building numbers.
- The necessity to test soundness of LP’s will be discontinued
- Less supporting evidence will be required
- Emphasis on building density will be reduced - the priority will be to ensure that any new building is within the character of the area.
Mr. Thurlow advised that an LP is essential to protect the District from random, speculative building developments. It is considered that the current uncertainty surrounding NPPF and LP regulations provides a window to progress the LP to the advantage of TDC. Specialist Planning Consultants have been retained and are assisting TDC. The PPC resolved to submit a letter of proposals to the 'LP Examining Inspector' in order to progress the emerging LP this will include a reduction of the plan to a five year span. The consultants will assist in the drafting of the letter which will be circulated for agreement by the full PPC prior to submission.
The full PPC meeting can be viewed on a webcast available via the TDC website.
Stephen Hanks ( Vice-Chair)
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September 2022 update
NCS continue to monitor the TDC Planning Policy Committee
meetings on this matter. The latest meeting took place on 22nd September. The
following is a summary of the present situation - complete information can be
viewed via the TDC website:
Members may recall that TDC have been reacting to the
Inspector’s (post Inquiry) concerns and have commissioned consultants.
In accordance with The Inspectors requirements TDC have provided monthly progress reports. They have conformed to an agreed schedule. The Government requires that all local authorities must have their plans approved by the Inspector by December 2023. The TDC schedule for completion will take them very close to this 2023 deadline. To date the Local Plan has cost TDC £3.1 million and they have a budget of £1.1 to complete the work in progress.
On 28th July the former Secretary of State, Greg Clark,
wrote to the Chief Executive at the Planning Inspectorate (PINS). This letter
directed Inspectors “not to conclude that local plans are unsound or recommend
their withdrawal before a new prime minister is appointed, or until the
department advises you otherwise”. The letter has introduced a significant
degree of uncertainty regarding the Local Plan making process and advised that
the government is “considering changes to the planning system". TDC
officers expressed concerns that, notwithstanding the tight schedule of
outstanding work on the emerging Local Plan, to proceed and spend significant
amounts on the planned works would be financially imprudent. The rationale being that any such changes may
undermine or waste work both completed
and planned.
The officers therefore recommended:
1. That letters are sent from the TDC Chief Executive to
the Chief Planner at DLUHC and the Inspector examining the Local Plan;
2. TDC does not proceed with commissioning or undertaking
further work for the time-being on the emerging Local Plan; and
3. The Interim Chief Planning Officer be authorised to
commence work on a Site Allocations Development Plan Document(DPD)*
These recommendations were adopted.
*The DPD is contained in the existing Core Strategy and
is intended to provide a “ hedge” against the uncertainty and allow TDC to
proceed with planning within it’s current policy.
Gatwick have set out revised plans to bring their existing Emergency Runway into regular use alongside their Main Runway.
Regular use of this additional 'Northern' runway could allow Gatwick to serve 75 million passengers a year by 2038 although this development contradicts Government Climate Change plans over this period. Other elements of their plans include changed highway access to allow increased vehicle movements.
We objected to the previous plans to utilise the emergency runway in this manner and were pleased to see those Gatwick plans were rejected. This appears to be a modified attempt to achieve the same objective and we shall be raising similar objections.
You can raise your own objections in any of the following ways (deadline is 27th July 2022):
PHOTOS USED IN SUBMISSION FOR REVISION OF SURREY HILLS AONB BOUNDARY
