It involved councillors delivering what organisers estimated were 1,000 postcards signed by local residents addressed to the Planning Inspector asking for endorsement of Spelthorne Borough Council Planning Committee's decision to reject the Inland Homes scheme.ĭespite the protest being focused on the inquiry, it was not a one-issue protest – residents spoke of the precedent that these developments being allowed would mean for Staines. Protesters outside (shown in the above video) pointed out that the people of Staines were 'extremely unhappy with the idea of having any high rise buildings' and that these proposals did not fit the old market town nature of the area. This protest took place to coincide with the inquiry for the appeal, which began on the morning in question. The proposals by developer Inland Homes were rejected despite officer recommendations back in June on the grounds of being 'out of character' and their potential for 'unacceptable parking stress', but the decision has since been put up for appeal. READ MORE: The happiest places to live in Surrey, according to Rightmove The planning application proposed demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of the site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works – with two tower blocks of 13 and 15 storeys high.
The protest on Knowle Greene in Staines focused on one proposed development in particular – the site of The Old Telephone Exchange, Masonic Hall and Adjoining Land on Staines' Elmsleigh Road. Staines residents and councillors gathered outside Spelthorne Borough Council offices on Tuesday (November 30) to protest against appeals on high rise developments in the borough.
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