ERM report on Witley Civic Amenity Site

Environmental Resources Management

ERM have written a detailed report on the Witley Amenity Site. The report refers to problems for local residents, but those residents were not consulted whilst drawng up the report. It suggests that the site can be developed without causing further problems to residents. It does not however state how this would be possible.

One of the problems they point out:

3 The access road to the site runs between houses and their gardens. Intensifying traffic movements along this track might well result in harm to these residents’ amenities. This is made more pertinent as the site is located in a designated Tranquil Area.

(My bold italics)

See their site report for the Witley and Mytchett Civic Amenity Sites here

Scheme to beat rogue traders

From The Haslemere Herald, 10 November, 2006

A scheme to protect Surrey residents from cowboy workers and traders has reached an important milestone. The Buy With Confidence Scheme, which lists tradesmen who have been checked by Trading Standards now has more than 200 members.

Visit the website at www.buywithconfidence.info or call 01372 371666 to choose from accredited traders.

Citizen Advice Bureaux merge

From The Haslemere Herald, 10th November

Residents of Waverley look set to benefit from a merger of all the Citizen Advice Bureaux across the borough. The four existing bureaux in Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and Cranleigh have formed a district structure.

Take a look at the CAB Waverley website for more information

New green waste collection site

From: Surrey Advertiser, 10th November, 2006

A new green waste collection point is to be introduced to increase recyling facilities for residents in and around Godalming. The new weekly Saturday collection is being tried at Flambard Way, on Saturdays from 8a.m. to 1p.m. Residents can take their garden waste there, and it will then be transferred to the council's collection vehicle.

Technical Paper 3 - Waste management facilities

Surrey County Council - facilities that are likely to come forward as development proposals.

"The County Council has a duty as Waste Disposal Authority to provide facilities where the public can deposit, free of charge, large or bulky items of household waste. There are fifteen Civic Amenity (CA) sites located throughout the County and these provide a range of recycling facilities in addition to providing a place to deposit waste for onward movement to an appropriate waste facility. It is possible that as recycling rates across the County increase there may be a need for additional facilities. In general, a minimum size of half a hectare is considered appropriate although larger sites would be better able to meet the need for growth and to accommodate vehicle movements".

Source : Surrey County Council, Technical Paper 3 - Waste management facilities

Surrey Waste Plan paves way for incinerators

Surrey Advertiser, October 20th

The Surrey Ad has reported that the SCC has adopted a new policy for how rubbish generated in the county should be dealt with, and that it is likely to pave the way for at least one incinerator, with the front running site being at Capel.

Waverley comments on The Submission Draft of the Surrey Waste Plan

Extracted from:
Waverley Borough CouncilEnvironment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee
24th July 2006
SURREY WASTE PLAN SUBMISSION DRAFT

The following text is extracted from the above document

4. In the document “Site assessment Report 2E Final Report,” dated February 2006, there were two sites in Waverley for treatment plants and one landfill site. The treatment sites were at:·

• Runfold Antiques, Guildford Road, Runfold, Farnham .
• Petworth Road, Community Amenity site, Witley

The landfill site was at Ewhurst Brickworks.

5. The Borough Council objected to all three sites, and the Runfold site and the Ewhurst Brickworks have been deleted from the Plan. However, the Witley site remains as a proposal. Petworth Road Civic Amenity Site Witley – proposed improvements to existing facility

6. The existing Civic Amenity (Community Recycling Centre) at Petworth Road is identified as requiring internal improvements. This is generally welcomed since such sites make a great contribution to recycling. However there are constraints on the site.

7. The only Local Plan designation applying to the site is the Green Belt “where any development which would materially detract from the openness of the Green Belt will not be permitted.”

8. The site is situated on the A 283 between Milford and Witley. It is within the 2 km zone of the Special Area of Conservation and the 1km zone of the Wealden Heaths Special Protection Area. The development would not be likely to have a significant effect on the SAC or SPA because there would be no dwellings with pets on the site nor is there any direct access to the heaths for visitors to the site.

9. The road access appears satisfactory, and there is a Community Amenity site there already. There would have to be an expansion of the site, which may have an effect on the surrounding openness. Intensifying traffic movements along the access track “might well result in harm to these residents amenities”.

There is no scope for a large scale site here because that would have a detrimental effect on the dwellings. The County Council’s consultants were of the view that the Civic Amenity site could be expanded if adjacent commercial land became available, but other waste treatment would not be appropriate. And the site remains in the Plan.

>>>> See the full document here

Editor's note

"Intensifying traffic movements along the access track “might well result in harm to these residents amenities”.

Residents believe the EXISTING level of traffic is problematic.