Lib Dem plans to concrete the Borough

Ed Davey’s Lib Dem run Council has launched a consultation on where it will build 30,000 homes across the Borough to meet the rising growth in the population.

 

Whilst we know many residents want new homes built residents will be surprised by some of the proposals and the sheer scale of development the Lib Dems wish to deliver.

 

The Lib Dem papers say:

 

“We have an opportunity to identify sites across the borough to help us meet our housing need, as part of the Issues and Options consultation. Although we have housing targets, we must also identify potential locations to deliver the land for employment generating uses as well. This document looks at a range of possible sites that may be needed for development within the borough over the next 20+ years.”

 

Cllr Kevin Davis said:

 

“We need homes, but this plan appears to be homes at any price and the cost will be over-development, the loss of green spaces and the shoehorning of homes into some of the smallest spaces left, ruining some parts of the Borough.”

 

“Some of these proposal sites will alarm residents. Over 8,000 homes on the Berrylands water treatment works would dramatically change not just Berrylands and Surbiton, but the entire Borough. Add to that many more homes in Knight’s Park, building on Kingsmeadow and virtually pulling apart Chessington with 900 homes on the golf centre and nearly 3,000 homes on Barwell Court and Clayton Road. Even the green spaces left in Tolworth appear to be targeted. Residents will be angry about many of these proposals and the question has to be asked why the Council is even suggesting these sites? I would urge everyone to make sure they have their say”

 

The full list of sites that are being considered for development can be seen on the Council website. The list below is an extract of sites based on the master list. The Council will be consulting on these sites later this year. The list can be accessed here

 

Ward	Site	Potential housing numbers
Canbury	Seven Kings Car Park	56
	Murray House	29
	Parc House and Police Station Cowleaze Road	141
	Canbury business park	284
	Ashway Centre, Elm Grove	217
Grove	Bentalls Car Parks	53
	Bishop pub	16
	Cromwell Road Bus station	32
	Guildhall	145
	Kingsmill Business Park	228
	Princess Mews and Court, Horace Road	88
	Rose car park	98
	Kingston Station	182
	Riverside Centre, High Street	144
	The Rotunda	70
	Bittoms car park	137
	Kingston College	346
	Knight’s park	324
	Lady Booth Road	432
Grove/Berrylands/Norbiton	Hogsmill Treatment works and Lower Marsh Lane	Over 8,000
Norbiton	Cambridge Gardens	246
	Birkenhead Avenue telephone exchange	400
	Asda	311
	Kingsmeadow football stadium	500
Tudor	St George Industrial Estate	341
Beverley	St John’s Industrial Estate	369
Coombe Hill	Kingston hospital	350
	Robin Hood Farm	69
	Coombe Oak, Warren Road	68
	Kingston University, Kingston Hill	1,257
	Coombe Hill House	38
	33 Gloucester Road	290
	Warren Park Children’s Centre	36
Coombe Vale	40-50 Coombe Road	53
Old Malden	Venner Centre	24
	Sheephouse Way estate	200
	South Lane estate	519
	Plough public house	54
St James	Burlington retail park	108
Chess North	Land at Clayton Road	1,832
Chess South	Land at Rushett Lane	123
	Mellow Stocks, Leatherhead Road	255
	Virginia Cottage	146
	Chessington golf course	849
	Barwell Court, Leatherhead Road	1,146
	Rushett Stables	167
	Fairoak Lane	214
	Green Lane nurseries and Piggeries	113
	Silverglade Business Park	24
	Moor Lane Centre	213
Tolworth and Hook	Southborough school fields	100
	Tolworth Station	82
	King George’s field	1,047
	Red Lion business park	69
Alexandra	Travis Perkins, King Charles Road	45
	Goals, Tolworth	211
Berrylands	Ewell Road telephone exchange	166
	Millbank House	52
St Marks	Glenmore House car park	107
	Seething Wells Filter beds	740
	Surbiton station car park	642