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Taylor Wimpey's agent, Savill's, has resubmitted papers for the major TW development in Normandy (Guildford Borough Council - GBC - planning reference 25/P/01725) and associated SANG (25/P/01726). The following are our headline comments on the the former; we shall shortly add comments on the latter, and we will upload the full text of our updated objections to the proposals once we have submitted them to GBC.

The recently published Green Belt Assessment (GBA) from Guildford Borough Council makes for worrying reading if you believe that the Green Belt serves important purposes and should therefore have extra protection from development. In the PDF below, we give our analysis and suggest certain actions we can all take to try to preserve our precious Green Belt before it is too late. 

Attachments:
Download this file (GBA_NAG Perspective_090826.pdf)Our Analysis and Concerns[ ]179 kB

Planning application 25/P/01521 for up to 200 dwellings at Shortlands Farm near the boundary between Normandy and Ash has been referred to the Planning Inspectorate on grounds of ‘non-determination’: in other words, because Guilford Borough Council (GBC) failed to give a ruling on it within the statutory timeframe. 

Attachments:
Download this file (25-P-01521 Shortlands Farm NAG Input to GBC Planning Committee.pdf)Shortlands Farm Grey Belt Question[ ]96 kB

 

Local residents are not the only ones opposing the Taylor Wimpey proposal to impose up to 950 new builds in the wildlife and heritage heart of Normandy. None of the organisations asked by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) for their views on planning applications 25/P/01725 and 25/P/01726 have expressed enthusiasm for them.

Attachments:
Download this file (25-P-01725 Summary of Public Body Feedback to 24 Apr 2026 Rev.pdf)Main Application Feedback[ ]455 kB
Download this file (25-P-01726 Summary of Public Body Feedback to 24 Apr 2026.pdf)SANG Application Feedback[ ]213 kB

Image by Momentmal from Pixabay

History matters. The origin of things matters. Preserving our heritage matters. Take this bench. We do not know its history - it is an image taken from the internet, where it has been generously contributed by a gentleman called Bernd through the Pixabay platform (thank you!). But it is a beautiful and intriguing object, and makes us curious about its origins.

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