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| Dear Resident |
September #1 |
A busy month. SCA continues to monitor planning
applications in your neighbourhood, and as usual we ask
you to help by submitting objections.
>> CLICK HERE - to lodge an objection on the GBC
web-site using the references below
An increasingly common problem is developers buying up
houses and using the gardens to build more houses. This
is difficult to stop because housing is most profitable
and current legislation classify gardens as
brownfield rather than recreational or open space.
The council can reject overdevelopment but want to make
‘best use of land’ meaning high density housing
throughout Guildford. Like many people, SCA recognise
the need for more housing but we want better
infrastructure and these garden grabbing schemes
are not providing this, nor the affordable homes so
desperately needed in Guildford. These schemes upset
neighbours and generate more traffic. One solution is
not to sell our houses to developers.
SCA wish Phil and Wyn Knapp every happiness in their new
home in the Bristol Area. Many of you will know them as
leading lights in the area, involved in many community
organisations and have fought long and hard to make
Stoughton a better place to live. Phil is always ready
to take on the council, rallying his neighbours in
Waltham Avenue, and has stood on the pavements of Grange
Road protesting against the traffic. I am sure that
Phil will give ‘em hell if they step out of line in
Bristol!
SCA is planning to update its web-site, so please reply
to this email if you have ideas of what you would like
to see. Already one idea is for us to provide web-pages
for local community groups and organizations that do not
have their own web-site. If you know anyone who is
interested please let them know.
Paul Kassell, Chair
>> Please forward this email to your friends and
neighbours, and ask them to ‘CLICK HERE’ to subscribe to
the SCA email newsletter
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Plymouth Brethren
Meeting Hall, Shepherds Lane
07/P/01772
If you think this land should be used to
build something other than 7 houses,
then please submit your objection as
soon as possible.
The GBC Open Space Audit
2006 says there is a deficit of
community and recreational facilities
and open space in the borough and
particularly in Stoughton. This meeting
hall is an existing community facility
and the land should be retained for
local community use. The applicant does
not indicate what contribution will be
made for provision elsewhere in the
locality.
This will have an
unacceptable effect on neighbour’s
amenity, due to proximity, size,
overbearing, overshadowing. The
applicant has indicated existing
drainage will be used but regular
localized flooding demonstrates this has
proved inadequate.
There is insufficient parking and no
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72 Waltham Avenue,
07/P/01934
GU2 9QE.
Erection of a pair of semi-detached
houses, following demolition of existing
dwelling and garage. This the 3rd
attempt by the owner to squeeze in a
pair of semi-detached houses, following
demolition of existing dwelling and
garage. Access is very limited and
there is insufficient space to ensure
cars will not have to reverse; the bulk
and size of the building will still be
out of keeping; there will be further
loss of privacy to houses at the end of
Waltham Avenue. |
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28 Woodbridge Hill,
07/P/01957.
Application for a semi-detached house,
with demolition of existing annexe.
This will be out of keeping with
surrounds; will be too close to adjacent
properties; cars will have to reverse
onto the busy main road |
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43 Woodside Road
07/P/01935
Westborough
This is a repeat of a previously refused
application to convert an existing house
to form two, two bedroom flats with two
storey rear extension. Again, it has
inadequate parking, is out of keeping
with its surrounds and doesn’t respect
building size and lines. |
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Keens Lane,
07/P/01809
Worplesdon
This application is to finalise the
detail for 36 houses and flats, car
parking and a children’s play area.
This scheme has already received
outline approval in October 2006,
so you can only object to the detail,
not the scheme itself. |
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Support the Community Centre
SCA and the Community Centre Project
(SCCP) have been trying to establish a
purpose-built community facility in
Stoughton since 2002 when the QE Park
developers promised us a two-storey
building. The latest rumours are the
developers are going to build three
storeys on the space next to Budgens and
lease the ground floor as retail units
(maybe estate agents) and the top floor
and attic for community use. We have
asked how all that will fit?
You can download a leaflet from our
web-site which you can send in to
register your support for a decent
purpose-built community facility to
complement other facilities in the area.
>> CLICK HERE - for more details and a
copy of the leaflet |
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