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CAMPAIGN UPDATE Feb 23rd
County councillors at a special meeting of the Planning and Regulation Committee
on 22nd February in Lincoln have refused planning permission for storage of gas
in a depleted oilfield at Sudbrooke. Star Energy said it plans to appeal the decision to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as rapidly as possible. So how does this relate to Albury?
Epsom & Ewell ramblers are holding two walks which anyone is
invited to attend. These are designed by Epsom and Ewell group who regularly use
the area for walking, to ensure members who wish to know and consider objecting
have personal experience of the correct site and access route together with
surrounding wildlife habitats.
A large number of concerned residents attended the Public Meeting at Shere Village Hall on Monday
20th February at 7.30pm. This meeting was for those unable to gain
entry to the Public Meeting held at Albury Hall on Friday 20th January. The
meeting was run by the SaveBlackheathCommon Action Group.
Speakers covered Star Energy's proposals & implications, ecological
impact and recreational impact. There were many questions from the
floor and considerable concern about Star Energy's proposals plus Star's future
plans in relation to gas storage.
Surrey County Council have confirmed that they received
819 representations before 10th February (i.e. within the official
period for objections). We have been advised that this is an
unprecedented response ! - CONGRATULATIONS IN GETTING YOUR VIEWS
ACROSS. If you didn't get round to objecting ....then it's
not too late! See the item below - OBJECTION DEADLINE
EXTENDED.
Surrey County Council have confirmed that the deadline for submitting letters of objection has been extended. This is due to the need for a considerable amount of additional information. The planning application will definitely NOT go before the next Planning Committee on 22 Feb and is unlikely to go to the following committee date on 29 Mar. The situation will become clearer over the next 2-3 weeks and we will keep you informed through this update page. In case you wish to note the possible dates that this application may go to committee in 2006, they are: 29 Mar, 18 Apr, 3 May, 7 June, 19 July, 13 Sep, 11 Oct, 22 Nov & 13 Dec. Objections will be accepted right up to the date of the committee meeting but need to be submitted a few weeks ahead if they are to be incorporated into the case officer’s report. See Factsheet provided by Alan Stones from Surrey CC at Albury Public meeting.
There
is no doubt that the many objections already submitted have raised a
number of issues that have contributed to the process and need for
clarification. If you have
not yet sent your objection then you may wish to wait a couple of weeks
until the revised timescale becomes clearer.
The list of councils
and organisations that strongly oppose Star Energy's proposals continues to
grow! Official objections have been lodged by Albury Parish Council, St Martha's
Parish Council, Wonersh Parish Council, West Clandon Parish Council, Guildford
Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council, Campaign for Protection of rural
England, Royal Society for Preservation of Birds, British Horse Society,
Ramblers association......please let us know of other organisations that we have
left off this list. We have yet to
hear of any official body that supports Star energy's application! Do let
us know if you know of anyone who supports the application other than Star
Energy!
Opposition to Star Energy's proposals has already featured regularly in the Surrey advertiser plus The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, London's Evening Standard & The Times. TV stations have also covered the local campaign - Meridian, BBC London Tonight and BBC South. The British Horse Society has issued a Press Release.
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