Windlesham Village Improvements

Published: 28 August 2019

Resident’s meeting re: Windlesham Village Improvements

Further to the announcement made by the Neighbourhood Plan task group regarding improvements to Windlesham village, a reminder that a public meeting is being held at 6.15pm on 5th September at The Link, St John’s Church, Windlesham.

The Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan, having been “made” at Surrey Heath Full Council in June, now forms part of local planning legislation and will assist in deciding the outcome of planning applications within the Windlesham Neighbourhood Area.

Part of the initial work undertaken for the Plan culminated in the production of the ‘Village Rejuvenation Project’ which has sought to address a number of issues including: the untidiness and apparent decay of the village centre; volume and speed of traffic in the village and problems with parking.

The original plans were drawn up by PJA – a transport planning consultancy – who have been re-commissioned for the next phase of the project. They will present the original plans at the meeting and take ideas, questions and comments from residents. This will enable them to further develop the plans based on local needs and wants.

The Parish have agreed to fund the initial planning work. This will firstly focus on the village centre but will also give residents the opportunity to discuss proposals for the wider village. The overall project will be delivered in a number of phases, dependant on funding availability.

Public are welcome from 6.15pm, with a formal presentation starting at 6.30pm, followed by informal discussions/feedback from 7pm.

The original Village Rejuvenation Project document can be found using this link: https://bit.ly/2HtTtKH

A formal consultation based on residents’ views will then take place in November.