Thank goodness for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – a tax that is levied on developers when they build new homes. Without CIL funds, it is hard to see how St James School would have found the money to make badly needed improvements to their buildings. Their annual grant for capital projects is just £9,000. On […]
Author: Vicki Macleod
On Wednesday 2nd October, Weybridge Riverside ward councillors met with representatives from the Environment Agency and their consultants in the team tasked with River Thames Flood Alleviation Scheme. This work has been ongoing for several years now, with serious hydraulic modelling of flows in the Thames around Weybridge. The outcome of the most recent work […]
Our Home Weybridge is undeniably an attractive place to live. Our easy access to London and Heathrow, our vibrant town centre, rivers, woodlands and green spaces, all ensure that many find it hard to imagine living anywhere else and would like our children to be able to live here too. More houses We recognise that, […]
On 5 December 2018, Conservative Elmbridge councillors voted to increase the charges in Elmbridge car parks – at a level well above inflation. They also voted to extend the hours of charging. These changes were implemented in January 2019. Lib Dems and Residents councillors opposed these changes but had insufficient votes to overturn the Conservative […]
On Tuesday, 27th November, Elmbridge Borough Council Full Planning Committee overturned the decision of the sub-committee which deals with planning decisions in Weybridge, and refused permission to build ten flats at the junction of Balfour and Devonshire Roads. The position of the proposed building, in Weybridge Town Centre Conservation area, is just beyond the junction […]
See also: Surrey officer’s recommendations for residents parking Weybridge Car Park Charges Proposed Weybridge on-street parking changes Surrey’s Committee Report Elmbridge’s Cabinet Committee Report, Appendix A, Appendix B, Minutes of Cabinet Surrey County has changed the way it reviews parking across Elmbridge – again. In 2015, they set in place a process for strategic reviews of […]
Surrey County’s financial difficulties are putting at risk one of the most useful and effective community services in Weybridge – the Sure Start for All Children’s Centre, based in Churchfields. Who needs help? Surrey says that the closure of this, and other centres is necessary as it wishes to target those children “most in need”. […]
New Urgent Treatment Centre Opens at St Peter’s From 31 October, there will be an Urgent Treatment Centre, based at St Peter’s Hospital, serving patients of the North West Surrey CCG. This is the closest such centre for residents of Weybridge. Which conditions are treated at Urgent Treatment Centres? Urgent Treatment Centres will treat minor […]
In my May 2018 election literature I promised to run town meetings, if elected. My ambition is to try and establish a kind of forum where residents and businesses in Weybridge can come together on a regular basis and talk about the kind of Weybridge we want for the future. Why did I want to […]
A community hub in Weybridge At the recent Portmore Park and District Residents Association meeting, Weybridge Surrey County Councillor, Tim Oliver spoke about ideas for developing Weybridge town centre. Surrey County and Elmbridge Borough officers and NHS property services have already met to talk about creating a Weybridge Hub on the Weybridge Hospital site. . […]