Planning Committee (Interim)
Location: Albert Rooms, 92 Albert Road, Horley, RH6 7HZ
Date & Time: 08/04/2025 @ 19:30
HORLEY TOWN COUNCIL
Planning and Development Committee
A meeting of the above-named Committee will be held at the Albert Rooms, Albert Road, Horley
on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 7.30pm
All correspondence and papers referred to in the public part of the agenda are available to view
in the Town Council Offices during normal office hours or on the website
A G E N D A
1. Apologies and Reasons for Absence
To receive apologies for absence with officer recommendation for acceptance.
2. Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuniary Interests
To receive from members any Declarations of Interest in relation to any items included on the Agenda for this Meeting.
3. Public Forum
4. Approval of Minutes
Planning and Development Committee held on 11 March 2025.
5. Planning Updates
Planning and Development Committee held on 11 March 2025.
6. Planning Applications
i) To consider the list of applications determined for the period 7 March 2025 to 3 April 2025.
ii) To consider the list of applications registered for the period 7 March 2025 to 3 April 2025.
7. Planning Appeals
To consider any Planning Appeals received and determined.
8. Ongoing Planning Matters
To receive any updates.
9. Highways and Transport Matters
To receive any updates.
10. Horley Sewage Treatment Works
To receive an update on the recent meeting held with Thames Water at the Town Council offices with Chris Coghlan MP in attendance, to discuss recent outflows of raw sewage on public land and long-term investment plans by the water company to upgrade the site.
11. Communications Received
12. Diary Dates
13. Items for Future Consideration.
To note urgent business for inclusion on future agenda.
14. Press Release - To agree items for inclusion.
Date of next meeting: 13 May 2025
Signed: Chief Executive Officer Dated: 3 April 2025
HORLEY TOWN COUNCIL
Minutes of a Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee
held on 8 April 2025 at 7.30pm
Present Cllrs Michael Blacker Mike George Martin Saunders*
Victoria Chester* Jerry Hudson* Tom Turner
Lynnette Easterbrook Cec Hughes Steve Wotton
* Absent
**In Attendance Remotely
Also Present Sophie Mandak (Administrative Officer)
Joanna Stay (Planning and Support Officer)
P 7886 Apologies and Reasons for Absence
RESOLVED: that the apologies received from Cllrs Chester, Hudson and Saunders, be accepted.
P 7887 Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuniary Interests
It was declared that Cllr Easterbrook has a non-pecuniary interest in 25/00257/F Stonyhurst, 1 Oakwood Road, Horley, Surrey RH6 7BZ due to the proximity to her home.
It was declared that as Cllr Blacker is a member of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Planning Committee, the views expressed by him at the meeting may change.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7888 Approval of Minutes
Planning and Development Committee held on 11 March 2025.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the above meeting of the Planning and Development Committee, be approved.
P 7889 Planning Updates
None were declared.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7890 Determined Planning Applications
Members reviewed the list of Planning Applications determined for the period 7 March 2025 to 3 April 2025.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7891 Registered Planning Applications
Planning Applications received from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council for the period 7 March 2025 to 3 April 2025.
RESOLVED: That the Town Council’s comments, as appended to the signed copy of the minutes and available on the Town Council and Borough Council websites, be approved.
P 7892 Planning Appeals
There was no update to report.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7893 Ongoing Planning Matters
No matters were raised.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7894 Highways and Transport Matters
It was reported that the proposed student bus travel solution has been agreed with Metrobus and a system will be set up in due course, date to be confirmed.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7895 Horley Sewage Treatment Works
Cllr Wotton updated the committee on the meeting with Thames Water (TW) on 28 March 2025.
TW updated the Town Council on the problems which are causing the flooding. The pipes from the storm tanks to the river had not been properly investigated. There was a blockage caused by a tree root and the pipe narrowed towards the river causing reduced capacity.
The inlet pipe did not have sufficient capacity, hence the flooding into Lee Street. A plastic barrier has been installed there as a temporary measure.
The timeline for improvement works has been extended to anticipated completion in 2028 and handover in 2029, at a cost of £37m spend across the River Mole catchment area.
Once the presentation slides have been received, these will be forwarded to all Members.
Cllr Fagan will be new the representative at Westvale Residents Association.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7896 Communications Received
From Subject Date Action
SCC Electric vehicle charge points
on a lighting column on Darenth Way. March 2025 Noted.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7897 Diary Dates
Tuesday 15 April 2025, 6.00pm – HTMG (remote)
Tuesday 22 April 2025, 7.30pm – Leisure Meeting
Wednesday 23 April 2025, 7.30pm – SALC Cllr Forum (All Members’ attendance recommended)
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 7.30pm – Annual Council
Tuesday 13 May 2025, 7.30pm – Full Planning Meeting
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7898 Items for Future Consideration
None were received.
RESOLVED: noted.
P 7899 Press Release
RESOLVED: that comments on the Planning Applications be released to the press and placed on the Town Council website.
Meeting closed at 8.13pm Date of next meeting: 13 May 2025
Date of next meeting: 13 May 2025
