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Surrey Heath
Borough Council Secure Site of Field 0081, Pennypot Lane
Surrey Heath Borough Council this weekend secured the traveller site,
Field 0081, Pennypot Lane, Chobham.
The remaining travellers have now moved off and the site is now secured
with barrier access. Measures have now been put into place to ensure further
tipping is prevented.
Surrey Heath Borough Council is now working with partner organisations, including the Environment Agency and Surrey County Council to prepare plans for the restoration of the site.
Brian Townley, Head of Built Environment, said “It has been a long and costly legal process to secure this site but the Council is pleased that local residents can now look forward to the day when this Green Belt site will be restored".
Field 0081 was occupied in February 2003 by 15 caravans and other various vehicles. At the same time, hardcore building material was brought onto the site. Subsequently a planning application was submitted for ‘Use of land as a private gypsy caravan site’.
For further information about
Pennypot Lane please visit the Surrey Heath website www.surreyheath.gov.uk
– Look under ‘Planning’ and then ‘Travellers and
Gypsies Update’. Alternatively please contact the Council on 01276
707100 or email enquiries@surreyheath.gov.uk
Attached history
of Field 0081 - (Word doc.)
For further information or photographs contact:
Amanda Gow, Press & Communications Officer 01276 707312
Jenni Wheller, Communications Assistant 01276 707415
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