Local MP, Dr Ben Spencer, and Council’s Leader of the Opposition, Cllr John Cope, appeal to Planning Minister to help fix the mess after Council’s Local Plan found ‘unsound’ following 8 years of work and £millions of public money wasted Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 Jointly, Local MP, Dr Ben Spencer and Cllr John Cope, Leader of the Opposition on Elmbridge Borough Council, have written to the Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP, requesting an urgent meeting to fix the situation and protect residents from further costs and delays. A copy of the letter can be found here. This came after the Liberal Democrat-led Elmbridge Borough Council made a last-ditch... Articles
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