Public Meeting to discuss Upper High Street Development Site
Lib Dem councillors are delighted that the borough council has responded to their suggestion that a public meeting should be held on this topic.
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Lib Dem councillors are delighted that the borough council has responded to their suggestion that a public meeting should be held on this topic.
The borough council's DPD Consultation ends this Friday 7th September. This is an opportunity to have your say on future policy relating to building design, heights, energy use ....
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has invited some 90 local organisations to consultation sessions on the current DPD Consultation which runs until 7th September. Sessions are available every Monday and Wednesday between 9am and 5pm until 7th September.
The Government has published proposals calling on local authorities, including Surrey County Council, to be more open and transparent about their purchases of commercial properties for investment purposes. The consultation, which closed on December 22nd 2017, states that local authorities need to "demonstrate more transparency and openness and to make it easier for informed observers to understand how good governance and democratic accountability have been exercised", and that "local authorities need to remember that their prime duty is to deliver statutory services for local residents". The new rules, if adopted, will be introduced in April 2018 and take effect immediately. Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, said today:
Liberal Democrat county councillors have criticised Surrey County Council's plan to set aside income derived from property acquisitions into further property speculation rather than investing in services. According to the latest budget figures, the County Council is facing an overspend of £19 million in the current financial year but is planning to set aside £3.8m of income generated from property to invest in more property, rather than take the pressure off council services which are facing cuts of £104 million pounds this year.
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