Surrey Country Council Consultation on Community Recycling Centres
The following explanation for the consultation were received in a letter from SCC Cllr Mike Goodman, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment
I am writing to let you know that Surrey County Council is launching a consultation about possible changes to community recycling centres (CRCs).
The Council very much regrets having to make these proposals. Whilst they create efficiencies, which take into current account patterns of use, they are at the same time a reduction in service that I know is highly valued by our residents.
Continued cuts to funding, rising costs and increasing demand for key services means that the need to find savings has reached unprecedented levels. This year alone we need to make savings of more than £100m – that’s about 10% of our overall budget.
The following changes are proposed:
- Permanent closure of four smaller CRCs – Bagshot, Cranleigh, Dorking and Warlingham
- Ending the free daily allowance of non-household waste
- Closing CRCs on two weekdays so all sites are open for five days a week
- Restricting users of vans, trailers and pick-ups to larger CRCs only
- Ensuring CRCs in Camberley and Farnham are only used by Surrey residents
For more information, please visit the consultation webpage at www.surreycc.gov.uk/recyclingcentres. The questionnaire will be live from Friday 23 June.
Hard copies will also be available at CRCs and by calling 03456 009 009 or texting 07860 053 456. The consultation closes on Monday 7 August. We are encouraging consultation returns to be made via the above webpage where at all possible for ease of processing.
The consultation responses will be used to inform the final plans which will be agreed by SCC’s cabinet this autumn. Your support in encouraging residents to take part in the consultation is appreciated.
Although I understand why these changes will not be welcomed I do firmly believe that they will allow a comprehensive and efficient CRC service to Surrey’s residents to be maintained while delivering savings to the taxpayer to help protect essential services.
Shalford PC response can be seen here – SCC Recycling response
Guildford Borough Council Local Plan
The final consultation stage of the borough Local Plan is now underway and finishes at Monday 24th July at midday
Residents can comment online or in writing to Guildford Borough Council. Full details of the Local Plan can be seen at
www.guildford.gov.uk/newlocalplan/proposedsubmissions
This consultation will only deal with changes to the proposals from 2016, although all comments will go to the Planning Inspector.
Shalford PC comments can be seen here – Local Plan Final Consultation comments
Comments from the 2016 consultation can be see here – Local Plan response July 2016
Comments from the 2014 consultation can be see here – Local Plan response Sept 2014
Guilford Towncentre Masterplan Consultation
The plan is looking at making improvements to the town centre by adding more pedestrianised areas, better access for cyclists and pedestrians , and encouraging traffic out of town centre.
This consultation takes place until Monday 16th November 2016 and the full details can be found at www.guildford.gov.uk/tcmp
The Shalford Parish Council response can be seen here
Surrey County Council Guildford Town Centre Transport package
This consultation is running alongside the Town Centre consultation and addresses some of the important transport issues associated with the plan.You can see the proposals under consideration and complete the individual questionnare at www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport by the end of Monday 16th November
The Shalford Parish Council response can be seen here