CATERHAM AUTO The Caterham and District CataxLtd REPAIRS Est. 1946 All Mechanical & Body Repairs Caterham’s longest established taxi Servicing, MOTs company Minis a Speciality CATERHAM Roffes Lane, Caterham Surrey CR3 5PT INDEPENDENT 01883 345151 Delivered door to door in Caterham-on-the-Hill, Caterham Valley, Chaldon, Godstone, 01883 348748 Kenley, Netherne-on-the-Hill and Old Coulsdon. www.caterhamtaxis.com PROUD SPONSORS OF THE TANDRIDGE COMMUNITY FUND AND THE ARC No. 126 November 2016 ESTABLISHED 2006 FREE Council says “No” to new housing at Surrey National Local residents will be de- to comment on sites being • Need more investigation lighted to see that Surrey assessed as part of the Plan. before a decision can be National Golf Club and the The Sites Consultation will made either way. fields adjacent to Roffes Lane last for eight weeks, starting The Sites Consultation will in Chaldon comprise two of on Friday 4th November and include evidence that can be the sites that: “Cannot be finishing on Friday 30th De- used to protect the Green recommended for develop- cember. Belt in the long term and will ment” in the next stage of Each site has been through not allocate any land for de- Tandridge District Council’s a landscape, ecology and velopment or change the Local Plan. The council has other assessments to look at boundary of the Green Belt. released the documents that whether it could be devel- Piers Mason, Chief Planning Surrey National Golf Course. will form the basis for the oped or not. As a result, Officer, said: “We have re- second stage of consultation sites have been identified leased a lot of documents once formally agreed by the which: that relate to the Sites Con- SEE HOW TO TAKE PART IN Planning Policy Committee • Could be realistically de- sultation and the preparation on Monday 31st October. veloped; of the Local Plan. We have THE SECOND STAGE OF THE This second consultation will • Cannot be recommended taken all the sites that were give residents an opportunity for development; part of the first stage consul- LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION tation and assessed them TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON SITES against a range of evidence to decide on their suitability BEING ASSESSED FOR for development or not.” Continued on page 2. DEVELOPMENT - PAGE 2 THE BEST EQUIPPED WORKSHOP in the area. MASSIVE PARTS INVENTORY for quicker repairs.s WHILE-YOU-WAIT REPAIRS from £25. Save £££s on FREE LOAN LAPTOP during your repair. FULL WARRANTY on all workshop repairs.s your vet bills! 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An extension to an existing Hall, Eastbourne Road, Blindley However, there are still many settlement at either South Heath RH7 6JR; Thursday Retro Tech Audio to new housing at sites in Tandridge that are Godstone or Blindley Heath is 17th November at Lingfield & classified as: “Needing more another possibility under con- Dormansland Community Cen- Surrey National investigation before a decision sultation, as an alternative to tre, High Street, Lingfield RH7 (Continued from page 1) can be made either way”. This further infill in the established 6AB; Monday 21st November means there is already some settlements in Tandridge. at Council Offices, Station Mr Mason continued: “Drawing evidence to show that the Drop-in sessions Road East, Oxted RH8 0BT; up a Local Plan is a long and sites should not be developed, As part of the consultation, Tuesday 22nd November in the complex process set out by but more evidence is needed. drop-in sessions will be held Soper Hall, Harestone Valley the government. We are work- Therefore people need to get where planning staff will be Road, Caterham CR3 6HY; ing hard to provide the evi- behind the council to help col- available to talk about the Wednesday 23rd November in WANTED dence we need to convince the TURNTABLES, late evidence to support no fu- consultation. Drop-in ses- the Centenary Hall (Outwood Inspector the amount of hous- AMPLIFIERS, SPEAKERS ture development so that the sions are taking place be- Room), Wheelers Lane, Small- ETC FROM THE 1950s ing which can be built is real- final version of the Local Plan tween 2pm-7.30pm on the field RH6 9PT; Tuesday 29th TO THE 1980s. istic, but unlikely to meet the will stand up to rigorous tests following dates: Tuesday November in Warlingham Working or non-working, transistor population needs. or valve. from the government and be 15th November at South Church Hall, 339 Limpsfield CASH PAID - COLLECTION ARRANGED “We want you to feel you have accepted by the Inspector.” Godstone Sports and Com- Road, Warlingham CR6 9HA been able to shape and influ- 01883 340073 Speaking about the Green munity Association, Lagham and on Wednesday 30th Workshop & Office, High St, Caterham ence the place you live, work Belt, Leader of Tandridge Dis- Road, South Godstone RH9 November at Bletchingley or visit, so please take this op- trict Council, Cllr. Martin 8HN; Wednesday 16th Community Centre, 78 and portunity to tell us what you Fisher, said: “We, as well as November at St John’s Church 78A High Street RH1 4PA. think. The findings of this con- all the other Districts, are hav- sultation will be taken into ac- ing to do Green Belt assess- count when the next ments as part of the Local consultation is carried out in Plan. We are not doing the as- HAVE YOUR SAY the autumn/winter of 2017.” sessments because we want Speaking about the council’s The Sites Consultation documents can be to develop the Green Belt, it is viewed on the Tandridge District Council decision with regard to Surrey because we want to protect it, National Golf Course and the but for some reason people website at www.tandridge.gov.uk/localplan. fields adjacent to Roffes Lane, think we suddenly want to From Friday 4th November until Friday 30th Chairman of Tandridge District build all over it when we do December, anyone can make comments by: Council and District Councillor not. To protect it we have to • Registering online and making your com- for Chaldon, Cllr. Pat Cannon, have a robust Local Plan that said: “As a Chaldon resident, ments using the consultation portal everyone can be happy with http://consult.tandridge.gov.uk/portal/. like everyone else, I am but we have to go through a pleased to see that these two very complex regulatory pro- • By e-mail to [email protected]. sites are no longer under cess. I think our officers are • By post to Planning Policy, Council Offices, doing a very good job within a 8 Station Road East, Oxted RH8 0BT. The Caterham and District barrage of criticism.” INDEPENDENT Delivered door to door in Caterham-on-the-Hill, Caterham Valley, Chaldon, Godstone, Kenley, Netherne-on-the-Hill and Old Coulsdon. The Caterham and District Independent D N Marble The Officers’ Mess Marble, Granite, Limestone Coldstream Road Manufacturing and Supplier Caterham CR3 5QX. Kitchen worktops, vanity tops, fireplaces and Editor: Julia Church any stone work Tel: 01883 346641 Staircase Refurbishment. 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