Tomorrow evening ( 7pm Wednesday 19th October)  the Elmbridge Council Cabinet will discuss a paper recommending that consultants are hired to advise on a planning application to create a new sports development at Waterside Drive next to the Xcel Leisure Complex. The outline brief is to create a dual aspect spectator stand to accommodate the needs of Walton Casuals, Walton and Hersham Football Club, and Walton Athletics Club. Walton and Hersham FC and Walton Casuals ... Read More

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) The Coalition Government Agreement in May 2010 included an intention to bring forward “a simple and consolidated national planning framework covering all forms of development and setting out national economic, environmental and social priorities”. Just over a year later, the draft document, NPPF for short and accessible from the internet link below, is in effect a charter for developers which has triggered a host of objections from, for example, ... Read More