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Green Belt Land Grab
What Lib Dem councillors feared may happen, has. Spelthorne's complete mess up of their new master plan, the Local Development Framework (LDF) has opened the way for a huge land grab by greedy…
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Council Planning Committee expanded - but why?
At the Annual General meeting of Spelthorne Council the ruling Conservatives announced that the Planning Committee was being expanded from 13 to 15 members. No reason was given for the change and…
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Council keep on raiding reserves
Despite assurances Spelthorne Council is continuing to rely on its reserves to prop up its weak financial position. In 2006 we were assured that there would be a balanced budget but in this year's…
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Housing developer attacks Council Green Belt policy
Fairview New Homes Ltd has submitted a planning application for 299 flats and houses in the Green Belt in Stanwell. This is effectively a direct challenge to the Council's long standing policy on no…
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Spelthorne last to have Tetrapak recycling
Despite talking a good recycling game, Spelthorne still doesn't have Tetrapak recycling facilities and every Borough which borders onto Spelthorne has something.
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Spelthorne LibDems select Mark Chapman as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
On Friday 11th April Spelthorne Liberal Democrats selected Mark Chapman to be their prospective parliamentary candidate for Spelthorne at the next General Election.
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Local Development Framework - Your chance to comment - Again
Because of some problems with the originally submitted documents, Spelthorne Council has been forced to readvertise the Local Development Framework. You have until the 17th April to give your input…
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Tory Council Leader does a U-Turn and now supports Heathrow Expansion
Spelthorne's Tory Leader, Cllr John Packman, has done a complete U-Turn on his position on Heathrow. In 2004 he was strongly AGAINST Heathrow expansion and now he is in favour (subject to a few weak…
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Spelthorne Council says "No to ID cards
At the December meeting of Spelthorne Council LibDems introduced a motion opposing the introduction of ID cards securing overwhelming support for the proposition. The motion was proposed by the…
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170 flats planned for Ashford Hospital West Wing
Developers plan to build 170 flats on the site of the Ashford Hospital West Wing. A planning application was submitted to Spelthorne Council at the end of November and shows a 6-storey building with…
