Update 4 March: SCC/GBC will debate… read on. Please sign this petition to Surrey County Council. As it says: A Car-Free Day would show what Guildford Town Centre could be like without vehicles – a day with much reduced air pollution, CO2 emissions and noise. It would demonstrate the benefits of walking, cycling, and public…
Further to our original post, our response is here. G-BUG reps were involved in the GBC workshops, and we were pleased to see that most of our suggestions were included.
Representatives of G-BUG met with officials of Surrey County Council (SCC) and Guildford Borough Council (GBC) on 28 January for our regular liaison meeting on all matters cycling in Guildford Borough. Slides from the meeting can be downloaded here. Headlines: Click image to download all slides
Guildford Planning website has a “Non-Material Amendment” ref 19/N/00140 to the planning approval for Guildford Station redevelopment by Solum. It is to allow the relocation of cycle parking to a storage facility fronting Walnut Tree Close. It seems a sensible move. The application is already approved so there is no consultation period, but it may…
Update following meeting: The OSC voted to refer the approval of the Walnut Bridge project back to the Executive. This will mean delay, probably a few weeks for the Executive to meet again. If they vote for major reconsideration, then we could be talking months. Webcast video of the meeting here. Following a rocky ride…
GBC is consulting on its draft SDF Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which provides guidance to assist planning and development of the strategic sites included in the Local Plan: Weyside Urban Village (former Slyfield Area Regeneration Project); Gosden Hill Farm; Blackwell Farm; Land to the South of Ash and Tongham; and former Wisley airfield. This includes…
At the recent Joint Committee the Council’s officers presented an update on the planned experimental one-way closure of WTC: Click the image for PDF of full presentation.
The Committee will discuss the LEP funded projects related to cycling. Here is the link to the Agenda: download the ‘Agenda Reports Pack’ for a comprehensive summary of the projects (SCC-led schemes pp 85-98; GBC-led schemes pp 99-132)
Guildford Borough Council recently resolved to start work on a new Town Centre Master Plan and is also looking to revisit and refresh the Town Centre Regeneration Strategy . The first stage is a ‘scoping survey’, where various interested organisations were invited to submit their views. Here is G-BUG’s submission. We are calling for a…
Slides below. Headlines: Walnut Tree Close one way trial: turning circle to be constructed in Jan/Feb 2020 on Woodbridge Meadows. Trial itself cannot take place until completion of piling for replacement Walnut Bridge, since this will require complete closure of WTC. Hence trial will be 4 months, August-November 2020. A3100 London Road: cycle path from…
