The Weybridge Plane Tree

The London plane at the junction of Monument Road and Monument Hill - the local landmark fast becoming an icon in the development debate - is potentially threatened by the Morrisons planning application for a new store in Weybridge.  Many options, including mine of using shared space, have been considered but at an early stage discussions between Surrey and Morrisons ruled out the inclusion of raised crossings and shared space, due to the function of Monument Hill as an A road as it says in a recent report. This is lazy.  There are already "A" roads in Britain with shared space - indeed there are already primary routes with shared space. (Primary routes are strategically more important than "A" roads).  There are also roads with shared space that have greater flow of traffic than Monument Hill. If we cannot get a shared space solution with lower speed limits or a "four stop" stop solution there will have to be a roundabout.  A roundabout will almost certainly lead to the felling of the Weybridge plane tree. We need to have an open mind in this debate and consider as many options as possible.