Agenda and draft minutes
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Contact: Joss Butler Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To receive any apologies for absence and notices of substitutions under Standing Order 41. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from John Robini. |
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 2025. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman acknowledged that, due to a technical issue, the minutes from the previous meeting were omitted from the published agenda. It was agreed that the minutes would be carried over for approval at the next meeting.
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PETITIONS
To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 84 (please see note 5 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from local government electors within Surrey in accordance with Standing Order 85 (please see note 6 below). Additional documents: Minutes: Two Public Questions were submitted. The questions and responses were published within a supplementary agenda on 25 March 2025.
1. Jackie Macey asked the following supplementary question:
Are the committee aware of a recent study by researchers at University College London? It suggests that oil production at Horse Hill may have triggered a series of over 100 small earthquakes in and around Newdigate during 2018 and 2019. This research contradicts previous assessments of the likelihood of there being a connection between the drilling Horse Hill and the earthquakes. The earthquakes caused injury and damaged property as well as considerable anxiety to residents across a wide area. Is the Committee willing to consider this new evidence and will they be giving this serious consideration when examining the planning application for fluid injection of Brockham, or is the risk of further earthquakes one it is willing to take?
In response, the Planning Development Manager clarified that the issue regarding Brockham would be addressed when it was formally considered by the Committee. The purpose of public questions was to focus on matters unrelated to live planning applications, which would be debated by the Committee at a later date. The Committee would review any new evidence when the Horse Hill application was presented to them at a future, yet-to-be-determined date.
2. Sarah Freeman asked the following supplementary question:
Thank you for your answer for describing the latest moves by UKOG to leave the Horse Hill site. Given that the Supreme Court ruling in June 2024 made it compulsory that Surrey County Council withdraw its approval for any ongoing drilling at Horse Hill, why isn't a final date for the site clearance being arranged between the Council and UKOG?
In response, the Planning Development Manager explained that this matter had been the subject of ongoing discussions. The Council had been working closely with UKOG to understand progress towards site clearance and to establish an agreed-upon date for the completion of the process. |
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MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Standing Order 68. Additional documents: Minutes: One Member Question was submitted. The question and response were published in a supplementary agenda on 25 March 2025.
1. Cllr Victor Lewanski asked the following supplementary question:
Has any pre-application been submitted for this particular proposal? It has been several months now, and my residents are growing increasingly concerned. The ongoing uncertainty is troubling, as they are unsure whether any progress is being made on this site.
In response, the Planning Development Manager confirmed that no further pre-application had been submitted to the Planning Authority. The decision on the next steps ultimately rested with the applicant. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter (i) Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or (ii) Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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Importation and re-injection of non-site derived produced water into Portland Sandstone beds to support hydrocarbon production. Additional documents: Minutes: Officers: David Maxwell, Senior Planning Policy Officer
Officer Introduction:
The Senior Planning Policy Officer introduced the report and update sheet and provided a brief summary. It was noted that the application was for the Importation and re-injection of non-site derived produced water into Portland Sandstone beds to support hydrocarbon production. Full details of the application were outlined in the published agenda.
Speakers:
Jerry Hamilton made the following comments in objection to the application:
Points of clarification:
None.
On behalf of the applicant, Nick Mace, made the following comments:
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Proposal WA/2024/01669 - Weydon Academy, Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8UG
Section 73 application for the variation of planning Conditions 6 (hours of use of sports pitches) and 24 (hours of use of access onto Greenfield Road) of planning permission reference WA/2013/0829 dated 10 October 2013 which was for the demolition of single storey structure and construction of single and two storey extensions; elevational changes to existing buildings; reorganisation of playing field and construction of two synthetic turf pitches, 6 tennis courts and associated ground works, retaining walls and perimeter fencing; construction of new vehicular access from Greenfield Road with associated parking and landscaping (full permission); 2. Removal of other structures and erection of 5266 sq. m. floor space with new education buildings and laying out of 25 parking spaces with layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved (outline) to enable the use of the synthetic sports pitches up to 22.00 hrs on weekdays and to 20.30 hrs on weekends and bank holidays with access onto Greenfield Road also permitted during those hours. Additional documents: Minutes: This item was withdrawn. |
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Proposal WA/2024/01525 - Weydon Academy, Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8UG
Section 73 application for the variation of planning Condition 3 (hours of use of floodlights) of planning permission reference WA/2014/0471 dated 17 June 2014 which was for installation of floodlighting on two artificial surface sports pitches, together with a 2.5m high acoustic fence along part of the western boundary of the site. Additional documents: Minutes: This item was withdrawn.
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee will be on 23 April 2025. Additional documents: Minutes: The date of the next meeting was noted as 23 April 2025. |