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Letter: A Perverse Decision By One Man – What Happened to ‘Localism’?
From Graham Richings I am sure that many Guildford residents feel the same way as I do about the planning inspector’s decision to reverse the refusal by Guildford Borough Council…
Letter: “Guildford Station Development” is a Misnomer
From Bibhas Neogi In response to: I Support the Station Scheme In my view, the deceit lies in calling the scheme “Guildford Station Development”. In labelling of a food product,…
Opinion: How Did This Planning Disaster Occur?
By Bill Stokoe a director of the Guildford Vision Group (GVG) The Solum and Network Rail planning appeal decision is undoubtedly a disaster for Guildford in so many respects –…
Letter: I Have Yet To Meet a Single Soul in Guildford Who Supports This Development
From Ros McMillan In response to: Solum Comments On Its Appeal Success What on earth is, “an enhanced station environment with an attractive new station plaza offering a high-quality public realm”?…
Letter: We Need A Clear Policy on Permissible Building Height
From Gordon Bridger hon alderman and former in reaction to: Solum Appeal – Reactions: ‘Extremely Disappointing’, ‘A Hammer Blow’, ‘How Sad for Our Beautiful Town’ The Solum decision is the…
Letter: The Council Must Take the Blame for this Blot on the Townscape
From Ben Paton In response to: Solum Wins Planning Appeal for Controversial Railway Station Re-development The railway station meets or exceeds most of the criteria for sustainable development. It was therefore…
Letter: Will Station Residents Benefit From SANGs?
From Lisa Wright I notice that a very large sum of money from the recent Solum approval is being put aside for SANG contributions. What is the likelyhood of the…
Opinion: Who Is Guildford’s Local Plan Satisfying?
By Martin Giles It is not every day that Guildford is specifically mentioned at prime minister’s question time. Normally when Conservative MPs name a particular Tory constituency, usually their own,…
Letter: County and Borough Councils Should Consider Alternative Schemes
From Bibhas Neogi Nearly a year after the application Solum Regeneration’s appeal against Guildford Borough Council’s rejection has been heard by a planning inspector. The Inspector’s verdict is awaited but…
Council Leader Tells Developers He Is Tired of ‘Stalinist Blocks’
Paul Spooner, leader of Guildford Borough Council, called for an improvement in the quality of designs being submitted to the council’s planning committee commenting that he was “frankly tired” of…
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