DEBATE AND COMMENT ON LOCAL ISSUES
SURREY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
For free smoke alarms and home fire risk checks, call Surrey Fire and Rescue Service on 0800 085 0767, or visit www.surrey-fire.gov.uk/besmartbesafe.
ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
ELMBRIDGE RESIDENTS GROUP
Hinchley Wood Residents Association is part of the Elmbridge Residents Group. The Group's website has information about the Group's purpose and aims, and links to the websites of the other residents associations which participate in the Group. You can read more about the Group's work and policies in their latest leaflet, available here.
PHOTO GALLERY
See a selection of photographs of local scenes and events at www.flickr.com
Google Street View
Take a virtual tour of Hinchley Wood with Google Street View, starting at the Memorial Gardens.
HINCHLEY WOOD FROM OUTER SPACE
A satellite view of Hinchley Wood. Zoom in to see a close up of your house. Detailed enough to see the car on your drive!
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FAMILY LINE SURREY
This registered and established charity provides a freephone helpline to families in Surrey who might be experiencing problems and need to talk them through with someone in confidence and without judgement. The freephone helpline number is 0808 800 5678. For more information please take a look at their website www.familyline.org.uk.
CHEER: Concern and Help for East Elmbridge Retired
A local charity based in the civic centre in Esher, which has been serving the retired community with advice, help and befriending for some 60 years. www.cheer-elmbridge.org.uk 
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Thefts from parked vehicles
Surrey Police are warning motorists not to leave their cars insecure and to remove valuables when parked on driveways, on the road, and in car parks to avoid falling prey to opportunistic thieves. At a recent police panel meeting PCSO Platt reported that during their patrols the police team have been trying car doors in the street and on drives and are finding a disturbing proportion unlocked, sometimes with valuable items inside and clearly visible.
Please take note of the police advice which can be accessed here, and help to stop this kind of crime spreading in Hinchley Wood.
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Surrey Police are currently recruiting Special Constables. If you think you might be interested , please see Surrey Police website for further information, or call Freephone 0800 3287597.
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Burglaries
There continue to be a small number of burglaries in Hinchley Wood. In the most recent incidents properties have been broken into in the daytime using tools taken from garden sheds, and jewellery, clothes and computer equipment have been taken.
In some cases offenders leave markers such as shoes, cigarettes or signs as below to indicate potential target properties.
Residents are urged to remain vigilant, and to report any suspicious activity to our local police team. Householders can also take simple precautions to reduce the risk of burglary: leave a light on if you are out all evening or use timer switches, pull the curtains, remove free papers, junk mail etc from your letterbox, keep house and car keys away from the immediate vicinity of your front door, don't leave keys in the keyholes, utilise neighbourhood watch schemes, lock and secure all windows and doors. For further advice see Surrey Police website.
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Beware bogus clothing collection scams. Residents have received leaflets claiming to be clothing collections for third world countries. Only in the small print does it indicate that these are in fact from commercial companies, not charities. Read more about how to avoid these scams and ensure that your unwanted clothing goes to reputable organisations on the BBC News website.
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Other matters
Crime is an ongoing concern and residents are strongly urged to report each and every incident they witness or are party to. The police concentrate resources on known hot spots and it is only by reporting crime that we can ensure that they are in the right place at the right time. Put simply: no crime report number = no crime statistic = no police presence.
Overhanging shrubs are danger to pedestrians, especially after dark. So please cut back vegetation to within your boundaries, as the law requires.
Dog fouling: dogs are fun and good companions, but not when they are allowed to foul public places. This is unsightly, easily picked up on wheelchairs etc., can be a health risk especially to young children, and is unlawful. There have been complaints that this is a serious problem in the area of Chesterfield and Cumberland Drives, Hinchley Way and Manor Road North. All dog owners are asked to act responsibly, and if their dog does foul a public place to pick up the mess and dispose of it correctly.
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Events
All residents of Hinchley Wood are welcome at the Annual General Meeting and Autumn General Meeting, as well as the Police Panel meetings which normally precede road representatives meetings.
Local organisations are welcome to advertise forthcoming events on this section of the site free of charge. Please send details to:webmaster@hinchleywood.org.uk
Councillors' Surgeries: second Saturday of every month. Please check the notice board in the Memorial Gardens for further details.
The Adult Samba group at Hinchley Wood School is open to all adults in the community - it doesn’t matter if you have played a musical instrument or not. Samba is a great way to release the week’s tension on a Friday afternoon. The group meets from 3.15 to 3.45pm every Friday, with tea and coffee available from 3.00pm. For further information please contact Jenny Randall on 020 8398 7161 ext 141.
Wednesday 14th April 7.30 p.m St. Christopher’s Church. Mothers Union: speaker
Corinne Cooper, past Diocesan President.
Tuesday 16th March, 2.30 p.m., Mole Hall, Bishop Fox Way, West Molesey. Elmbridge 50+ Group. Public meeting to discuss how the Group can use the experience, knowledge and resources of 50+ members to assist te Borough Council and other appropriate groups to achieve even better outcomes for the benefit of the entire community. Speaker: Professor George Jones, London School of Economics.
Saturday 20 March at 2.30pm at Christopher's Church. Kids on the Catwalk fashion show. An exciting range of new fashions for children aged 3 to 13 years will be modelled and available to purchase after the show. Bar, refreshments & raffle. Ticket price: £2.50 including glass of wine/soft drink. For more information and to book a ticket please contact the Parish Office on 020 8398 9095
May 3rd -7th. Mothers Union:
1 Coffee mornings / Tea parties / Drinks Parties. Individuals to host events to raise funds for the MU in celebration of Mary Sumner.
2 Collection of good quality second-hand clothes for Genesis Project, Sheffield
Wednesday 12th May. 7.30pm St. Christopher’s Church. Mothers Union: – Speaker: Jean Hayes about genealogy.
Thursday 13th May 2010, 8 p.m., St Christopher's Church Hall. Police Panel followed by HWRA road representatives.
Wednesday 9th June, 10.00 – 11.00am ‘Kidzone’. Join Babes in the Wood (9-11am) to share playtime & toddler service – bring cakes
Thursday 8th July 2010, 8 p.m., St Christopher's Church Hall. Police Panel followed by HWRA road representatives.
Wednesday 11th August (TBC) 12.30 pm Mothers Union Pub lunch (collection for AFIA)
Thursday 9th September 2010, 8 p.m., St Christopher's Church Hall. Police Panel followed by HWRA road representatives.
Thursday 21st October 2010, 8 p.m., St Christopher's Church Hall. Autumn General Meeting.
Thursday 16th December 2010, 8 p.m., St Christopher's Church Hall. Police Panel followed by HWRA road representatives.
Picture gallery of past events:
2006 St. Christopher's Church Annual Concert, with members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
2006 Christmas Carols in the Memorial Gardens.
2008 Fun Day
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Current Planning Applications
Guidance on residential planning requirements can be found on the Elmbridge website at http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/documents/. Representations about planning applications must be made within 21 days of publication in the weekly list, and can be submitted on line at http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/services/planprop/, or contact
Elmbridge Town Planning Department:
Tel: 01372 474787
email: tplan@elmbridge.gov.uk
Information about recent applications can be seen by following the links below. Within each weekly list, applications are sorted by ward. A brief extract is given of applications relating to Hinchley Wood.
Weekly list 5th March 2010
Application No: 2010/0424 /FUL. 17 Heathside. Retrospective planning application for a new front porch.
Application No: 2010/0430 /FUL. 18 Chesterfield Drive. Flat roofed rear dormer window, increased height of front gable and new rooflights.
Application No: 2010/0435 /FUL. 3 Heathside. Roof extension incorporating rear dormer.
Weekly list 26th February 2010
None in Hinchley Wood.
Weekly list 19th February 2010
Application No: 2010/0328 /FUL. 103 Manor Road South. Single storey side/rear extension.
Weekly list 12th February 2010
Application No: 2010/0271 /FUL. 29 Heathside. Pitched roof to replace flat roof on ground floor front elevation.
Application No: 2010/0274 /FUL. 18 Montgomery Avenue. Two storey side/rear extension and single storey front extension.
Application No: 2010/0305 /FUL. 86 Hillcrest Gardens. Part two/part single storey rear extension.
Weekly list 5th February 2010
Application No: 2010/0219 /FUL. 6 Chesterfield Drive. Single storey rear and two storey side extension following demolition of existing rear extension.
Weekly list 29th January 2010
Application No: 2010/0153 /FUL. 33 Medina Avenue. Two storey side/rear extension.
Weekly list 22nd January 2010
Application No: 2010/0112 /FUL. Former DSS Government Buildings Kingston By Pass Road. Retrospective planning application to retain the existing 2.6 metre high piers and 2.4 metre high boundary gates that are to be permanently fixed open.
Weekly list 15th January 2010
Application No: 2010/0063 /OLA. Hinchley Wood Secondary School Claygate Lane. Detached three storey building incorporating basement, nursery at ground floor level, educational facility for Hinchley Wood School at first floor level and caretaker accommodation at second floor level (3,538sqm) (Outline Application with all matters reserved). Please see the home page for more on this application and the concerns that have been expressed about it.
Application No: 2010/0074 /FUL. 72 Manor Road South. Single storey front extension and conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation.
Weekly list 8th January 2010
Application No: 2010/0016. 75 Couchmore Avenue. Confirmation of Compliance with Conditions: 2 - External materials, 3 - Hard & soft landscaping, 5 - Tree protection, 7 - Existing access of planning permission 2006/1290.
Application No: 2010/0025. 35 Medina Avenue. Roof extension (Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 2005/2709 to extend the time limit.
Other applications of continuing interest:
Application No: 2009/2009. Government Buildings Kingston By Pass Road. 11 additional flats within the roof space of the apartment blocks F, G, H, J and K, a reduction in size of Block J, re-siting of plots 93 & 94 and dormer windows and/or roof lights to 41 houses (Amendments to planning permission 2008/2205 for 134 houses and flats). Application No: 2009/2245. 2 Poplar Road Hinchley Park. Rear conservatory.
Application No: 2009/0987. 2 Avondale Avenue. 6 semi detached two storey houses in three blocks following demolition of existing houses. See also application Application No: 2008/2659
Application No: 2008/2659. 2 Avondale Avenue. 2 blocks of 3 two storey terraced houses (a total of 6 units) with additional rooms in the roof space, front and rear dormer windows, detached garage blocks, 1.8 metre high boundary wall and new access from Avondale Avenue following demolition of existing 2 houses.
Application No: 2008/1839. Land Rear Of 93-97 Manor Road North. 4 detached two storey houses with additional rooms in the roof space following demolition of side extension at 97 Manor Road North to allow new access road from Manor Road North.
Development to rear of 8 Manor Road South. The Inspector has turned down the appeal against the Planning Committee's refusal of permission for a 'back garden' development fronting Greeways. The Inspector commented among other things that an 11-metre garden was insufficient for the size of house proposed: this may be a useful precedent in relation to future 'back garden' development proposals.
Application No: 2008/0450. 1 Heathside. Detached three storey building containing 10 flats with associating parking and landscaping following demolition of existing house. Note: this application is wrongly shown as in Esher ward on the Elmbridge website. Residents in neighbouring properties are objecting to this development. Now changed to an application for two detached houses on the site - see weekly list 14th August 2008, application No: 2008/1956, and Save Hinchley Wood website.
Application No: 2008/0359. 14 Manor Road North ( Hinchley Wood Fruiterers shop). Change of use from retail shop (Class A1) to mixed use coffee shop/wine bar (Class A3 and A4). This application has been rejected. This is on the grounds that it will lead to an increase in noise and disturbance and also that it would increase the proportion of non-shop use in H.W. centre above the threshold for viability and vitality as a shopping area. A number of residents have commented on this, and any further comments can be added on the Hinchley Wood Forum.
Application No: 2008/1892. 5 Hinchley Way (former Grantchester House School) . Change of use from school (D1) to residential (C3). Follows applications No: 2007/2164 and 2008/0502 for four pairs of semi-detached dwellings following demolition of existing building. See also application number 2008/1892. A local campaign against these proposals is under way- see Hinchley Wood Forum and the dedicated website http://www.savehinchleywood.co.uk/ for details, or contact the action group at don.beardshall@dbtechserv.co.uk.
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