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Archive for the ‘Planning Applications’ Category
07th July 2009: Planning Committee rejects Application for Access to Moor Lane Site A majority vote by the planning committee members saw the access applicated rejected in its entirity. An excellent objection speech was delivered by WCRA spokesperson Kerry Denholm-Price. A personal representation was made by Councillor McCrum who was prevented by committee rules from voting on the matter (he had to declare a personal interest as a local resident). [ Read More ]
The report is attached (click on this link Planning Officer Report) and can be also accessed from the Woking Borough Council site here: WBC Website. Unsurprisingly it is a recommendation to grant planning permission.
Three new technical submission docs have been posted onto WBC’s planning portal consisting of: A rebuttal from Mayer Brown on the Coles Easden transport review, planning objections (in summary) and (special mention) Colin Weeks. See Response to Transport Objections Arboricultural Method Statement – Basically what trees are being chopped down and how they are going to protect the rest of the trees for the route of Westfield Way. See Arboricultural Methods [ Read More ]
Based on a review of the submission letters posted to WBCs’ planning website, it appears that a total of around 129 seperate letters of concern / objection (of one variety or another) were submitted in response to the planning application. A breakdown summary is shown below: Balfour Avenue – 4. Bonners Close – 1. Campbell Ave – 1. Goldsworth Park – 1. Greenmeads – 1. Highlands Lane – 3. Lime Grove [ Read More ]
One of our members has spoken to Katie Dunk as to when the committee might be meeting, re: the Access Application. Katie said that it will not be decided officially until 5 days before,but “unofficially” it’s likely to be 07th July. The next planning committee after this is in September. .mtli_attachment { display:inline-block; height:64px; background-position: top left; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-left: 76.8px; }.mtli_pdf { background-image: url(http://www.westfieldcommon.org/wp-content/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/images/pdf-icon-64×64.png); }.mtli_doc { background-image: [ Read More ]
Attached is the current draft of the WCRA response letter to the Planning Application for access. The letter itself is quite short and summarises a common view of the points of concern but the detail is actually listed in the Appendix of the document. Heres how I suggest you use it: In your letter, reference the WCRA letter if you agree with the points we raise, i.e. say something like [ Read More ]
Copied verbatim a reply to Katie Dunk (Woking Borough Council Planning Officer) from the County Highways Authority: Dear Katie, thanks for copying me the detailed objections attached to your message below and for reminding me of the due application consultation response for the county highway authority (CHA). In this reply I will firstly comment on the forwarded objections, then issue the CHA’s application response and then list other matters. Comments [ Read More ]
Here at WCRA we are still formulating the official letter that we are going to submit. For those of you who need a reminder of where to send your objections to then please note the following: All objections should quote the access planning application reference namely, PLAN/2009/0434. Any views you wish to make on this application MUST be made in writing and can be submitted online, by letter or email. [ Read More ]
The report from the independant Transport Study has been delivered. Summary of Findings the excessive distance to nearby bus stops, and hence non-compliance with government policy documents PPG13 and PPS3 which require new development to be sustainable and readily accessible to public bus transport; the vehicular capacity of the Westfield Road / Balfour Avenue junction which has been analysed using incorrectly assigned development traffic, and without forecasting to realistic future year scenarios [ Read More ]
