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Spelthorne Lib Dems - Green Belt Land near Hazelwood, Sunbury

Councillors flag concerns with Developers over Green Belt near Hazelwood

Angle Property respond to concerns raised by Councillors and Residents Having received concerned emails from residents, Ward Cllrs Sandra Dunn, Tom Fidler and Lawrence Nichols have raised the concerns of the residents with landowners over the land next to the 1st Sunbury Scout Hut between Hazelwood Drive and School Walk. The Land is owned by Angle Property who the team has been in touch with and we wanted to share an update. Land Status - This land is designated Green Belt land. It has been put forward by Angle for consideration as part of the Local Plan process. Angle has stated that they have no intentions of bringing forward any application at this stage. We are opposed to Development on the Green Belt and have supported a brownfield approach to the Local Plan Process and are pushing for more details and updates on the timeline for this to be considered. We are concerned that the Government has tried to raise our housing figure again to 606 per annum, beyond any sustainable number we consider appropriate

11 Feb 2021
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Spelthorne Liberal Democrats Council Budget

Spelthorne’s Budget - What do you think?

As we scrutinise the budget, share your thoughts As we come round to the annual Budget for the Council, Spelthorne Liberal Democrats are inviting residents to share their thoughts about this year's budget proposals. Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be making some recommendations on the 9th February about some areas we have addressed before a decision on the final budget is made on 25th February.

9 Feb 2021
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Where is Spelthorne's Action Plan in response to the LGA Report?

26 recommendations but no action plan detailed yet Last November the Local Government Association (LGA) conducted a review into the Council's current financial strategy and the report has just been published. Despite having had the draft findings since December there is still no action plan to address the recommendations. The LGA team was forced to conduct the review remotely due to COVID restrictions and had to work with the information provided by the Council. This information set the tone from the outset by telling the LGA that "Spelthorne BC is a well-performing council" and that it was following a "strongly commercial approach". Despite the unrelentingly positive messages the LGA team came up with 26 recommendations - yes, twenty-six - on a wide range of topics including housing, finances, and decision-making. What is Spelthorne's Action Plan? Good question. It is now six weeks since the draft report was delivered but there is no sign of a plan from the council in response. Many of the recommendations

6 Feb 2021
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Spelthorne Liberal Democrats Eco Park

The councils will not evade scrutiny over the Eco Park

Liberal Democrat Councillors are keeping up the pressure Unfortunately, due to the current Coronavirus Pandemic and the increased work pressures on Officers, the Extraordinary Overview & Scrutiny meeting to improve accountability over developments at the Eco-Park has had to be postponed. Whilst the Spelthorne Liberal Democrats are disappointed that the meeting originally scheduled for the 2nd February is unable to go ahead, they remain committed to getting answers for residents. Liberal Democrat members of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Cllrs Tom Fidler, Lawrence Nichols and Richard Dunn have been proposing agenda items based on resident feedback. These include issues of smell, noise, the gases emitted from the stack, site developments and contractual operating arrangements. Commenting, Cllr Tom Fidler said: "Residents should know that we will not stop until we get answers on this important issue. The volume of responses we have received are going unnoticed and they deserve to get the answers. W

5 Feb 2021
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Ten Lib Dem Spelthorne Councillors. Left to right: Michele Gibson, Suraj Gyawali, Lawrence Nichols, Kathy Grant, Jolyon Caplin, Harry Boparai, Mary Bing Dong, John Turner, Sandra Dunn, Chris Bateson.

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