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Local Plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to those who responded to the Council\u2019s consultation on the draft Local Plan, which has now closed. As I said in my previous update, you were being consulted on a draft, based on the evidence of a comprehensive library of evidence looking at the borough\u2019s situation, resources, and the requirements of the Central Government.\u00a0 Without complying with their unrealistic housing targets \u2013 or at least showing robust evidence as to why we were not \u2013 the Government would find the Plan \u2018unsound\u2019 and not approve it.\u00a0 Not having an up-to-date Local Plan makes us vulnerable to having the Council\u2019s refusal of planning applications overturned, as happened with the Langley Bottom Farm proposal.\u00a0 It is for this reason that we need to press on with the Local Plan process. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feelings have been running high amongst residents about the contents of the draft, and last night a special Full Council meeting was held on a motion that, apart from the work on analysing the results of the consultation, the Plan process is paused. The reasons included to undertake further work on the brownfield sites and consider further options that do not include using any green belt land.  This was supported by the majority of Councillors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Council officers will assess the responses, which would have formed further evidence for the next stage of compiling the Plan (regulation 19).  However, this cannot progress at the moment as the draft Local Plan is now paused. It is a long and complex process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enforcement actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Borough Council\u2019s teams have been acting on anti-social behaviour and environmental matters. This includes asking drivers to turn off engines when waiting, e.g. outside schools, and making more frequent visits to \u2018hot-spots\u2019 for litter and other ASB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queen\u2019s Green Canopy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week we held a brief \u2018tree planting\u2019 ceremony on the Downs as part of the late Queen\u2019s Green Canopy events \u2013 which King Charles extended till the end of this month.  It was a very windy day, but our new English Oak tree was duly \u2018planted\u2019 by the Mayor and we hope will flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid bench.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today marks 3 years since the first pandemic lockdown here in the UK.  The borough has installed Covid memorial benches in each ward to enable people to have a quiet place to sit and reflect on the events that had such a lasting impact on our lives. In this Ward, the benches are on the Woodcote Millennium Green (behind Epsom Hospital) and by the Top Car Park on the Downs. This morning we laid flowers on the benches in an act of remembrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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