Last night TDC's development control committee voted to allow the building of Social Housing on the Greenway. The site is an under used car park and often the site of minor anti social behaviour and therefore in my mind the devlopment will actually improve things for existing residents.
However not all local residents agreed - they were particulalrly concerned about the impact of the loss of off-street parking and green spaces, a real concern in that part of Hurst Green as many are forced currently to park on roadsides and their verges, and there was a petiton got up opposing the application and an eloquent speech from an objector.
I therefore asked committee members to consider carefully whether the loss of amenity was too much for residents to bear. I am pleased to report that members of the committee gave the matter serious consideration but concluded that the application had merit. I think that this is the right decision - the need for more affordable housing in Tandridge is proved - despite the negative impact on some, but it does unfortunately prove the maxim that you can't please all of the people all of the time.
