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The Tour of Britain arrived in Leatherhead on 21st September 2013.
There will be some disruption in the area, but according to the infomation below it will just be temporary:
This morning (22nd August 2013) at 10.30 in the Royal Court of justice in London the judge, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, gave his long-awaited finding of the judicial review heard on 6th, 7th & 10 June. He upheld the challenge brought by the Queen on the application of Cherkley Campaign Limited and thereby quashed the grant of planning permission given to Longshot by MVDC on 21st September 2012 “on the grounds that the Council’s decision was variously legally flawed, contrary to planning policy, failed to take account of material considerations, irrational and the Reasons given for it were inadequate” [paragraph 208 of the judge’s judgment].
The judge was quite clear: all work must stop forthwith and all plant be removed from the site; the only concession made was that work may be done to secure the site and make it safe. We hope that this is all that Longshot does and that it does not continue any construction under the guise of making things secure and safe.
This is a clear signal not only to MVDC but to all other local councils that you cannot ignore your officers’ recommendations, your planning policy and the advice of the experts (landscape consultants, CPRE, Surrey Hills Board, NT etc.) on the back of a lot of public relations puff.
The judgment is given in a 56 page document of 209 paragraphs. If you wish to read the document, click here. In paragraph 122, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave says: In any event, in my judgment, the Council majority’s decision to grant planning permission for further golf facilities at Cherkley was perverse.” This I have maintained was so in my blogs. It will be recalled also that the LRA opposed the application strictly on planning considerations (see the Spring Newsletter 2012).
Will there be an appeal? We do not know*. Certainly the judge was quite firm in not allowing an appeal as, in his opinion, any appeal would fail. If either MVDC or Longshot wish to lodge an appeal against the judge’s decision they must apply to the Court of Appeal within, I understand, 31 days.
The MVDC officers produced a substantial and well-reasoned document opposing the Longshot proposal; they were put in the awkward position, after the Council majority’s decision, of having to defend what they had opposed. Will they be put in the even more bizarre position of having to appeal against this decision?
This victory must surely give a boost to the Save Barnett Wood Lane Allotments campaign. Is this really the only place in the whole of Mole Valley where 500 houses can be built? Is there really a need to turf people out of allotments they have been working on for decades? I wish the allotment campaign all success and hope our councillors can be more rational and less perverse in future planning decisions.
Dear Parish Councils and Resident Associations
Please see below an email from SCC regarding grants available from the London Marathon Charitable Trust. Apologies if you have received this already but we are trying to ensure that this is shared as widely as possible and ask that you share this with any local groups and clubs which might be interested in applying.
The closing date for applications is 31st August.
With kind regards
Lucy
Prudential RideLondon –
Following the success of the Prudential RideLondon-
As you may know, Prudential RideLondon-
The Trust makes grants to recreational projects in areas in which events are held, as a tangible thank you for the support of those communities. Since the London Marathon began, over £45m has been allocated by the London Marathon Charitable Trust to recreational projects.
It is now able to make grants for projects in
The LRA cordially invite all those interested to come and hear Mr Kevin Hurley describe his new job. It is a brand new creation and Mr Hurley is bound to have had unexpected hurdles to overcome as well as welcome surprises. Come and find out how Law and Order is being enforced in Surrey.
The Secretary.
Note: this presentation will follow the LRA meeting. See here.
There are also two organ concerts at Christ Church URC – although these are on Wednesdays, so do check dates in the list below.
Here’s the line up for the rest of this year:
Thursday 22nd August 12.30 lunchtime
at LMC (Leatherhead Methodist Church)Anna Tam, viola da gamba & soprano
Jennifer Bennett, viola da gamba & Renaissance lute
Thursday 29th August 12.30 at LMC
BACH – and – JAZZ
Anna Hashimoto, clarinet and Andrew Saunders, piano
play Bach, Templeton, Gershwin, Kovacs, Abreu
Thursday 5th September 12.30 at LMCACACIA Flute & Harp DUO
Samantha Pearce, flute and Heather Wrighton, harp
Thursday 12 September 12.30 at LMCThomas Humphreys, voice and Raya Humphreys, piano
students of the Royal Academy of Music
Wednesdays at Christ Church, Epsom Road
Weds 18th September 12.30 lunchtime
Anthony Cairns, organ (Hill, Norman & Beard pipe organ)
works by Dubois, Mathias, Fletcher, JS Bach, Lefébure-Wély
Thursday 26 September 12.30 lunchtime at LMC
Occena-Chen Duo
Hanna Porter-Occeña, flute, & Belle Chen, piano
students of the Royal Academy of Music
Thursday 3rd October 12.30 lunchtime at LMCEdita Zurauskaite-Durrant, mezzo-soprano, Peter Bailey, piano
Thursday 10 October 12.30 lunchtime at LMC
Yuka Nagel, violin & Kei Takumi, piano
students of the Royal Academy of Music
Wednesdays at Christ Church, Epsom Road
Wednesday 16th October 12.30pm
Graham Davies, organ
Thursday 24th October 12.30 lunchtime
Anna Tam, cello & Graham Davies, harpsichord
Thursday 31 October 12.30 lunchtime
Karim Said Piano Trio
students of the Royal Academy of Music