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Planning application 25/P/01521 for up to 200 dwellings at Shortlands Farm near the boundary between Normandy and Ash has been referred to the Planning Inspectorate on grounds of ‘non-determination’: in other words, because Guilford Borough Council (GBC) failed to give a ruling on it within the statutory timeframe. 

Attachments:
Download this file (25-P-01521 Shortlands Farm NAG Input to GBC Planning Committee.pdf)Shortlands Farm Grey Belt Question[ ]96 kB

 

Local residents are not the only ones opposing the Taylor Wimpey proposal to impose up to 950 new builds in the wildlife and heritage heart of Normandy. None of the organisations asked by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) for their views on planning applications 25/P/01725 and 25/P/01726 have expressed enthusiasm for them.

Attachments:
Download this file (25-P-01725 Summary of Public Body Feedback to 24 Apr 2026 Rev.pdf)Main Application Feedback[ ]455 kB
Download this file (25-P-01726 Summary of Public Body Feedback to 24 Apr 2026.pdf)SANG Application Feedback[ ]213 kB

Image by Momentmal from Pixabay

History matters. The origin of things matters. Preserving our heritage matters. Take this bench. We do not know its history - it is an image taken from the internet, where it has been generously contributed by a gentleman called Bernd through the Pixabay platform (thank you!). But it is a beautiful and intriguing object, and makes us curious about its origins.

The Government's new draft planning framework (NPPF December 2025) allows for the default approval of planning applications ’near’ stations, including in the Green Belt.
 
As yet, what ‘near’ means is not clear.

On 28 February we submitted our Objection to Taylor Wimpey's planning application 25/P/01725, and on 12 March to 25/P/01726. You can read both in the pdfs attached, below.

Attachments:
Download this file (Application 25-P-01725 Normandy Action Group Consolidated Objection 28 Feb 26.pdf)NAG Objection to 25/P/01725[ ]968 kB
Download this file (Application 25-P-01726 Normandy Action Group Consolidated Objection 12 Mar 2026.pdf)NAG Objection to 25/P/01726[ ]282 kB

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