Our Activities

In recent years the Association has represented the interests of Woldingham in many ways, including:

• Assisting with the purchase of Church Wood and Marden Park Woods
• Organising public meetings for residents to raise security issues with the Police & promoting the Neighbourhood Watch scheme
• Working to enforce the Covenants which cover Woldingham
• Opposing schemes for excessive High Density Housing development in the centre of the village
  
• Offering informal advice to members on whether planning applications might breach the Gilford Covenants & Local Plan Policies
  
• Scrutinising planning applications made to Tandridge District Council and opposing where necessary
• Liaising with and advising Parish Council over planning matters
  
• Sending a deputation to the Chief Planning Officer at Tandridge to discuss breaches of planning control in Woldingham
  
• Monitoring developments without planning permission
  
• Opposing plans for the erection of communication masts
  
• Monitoring proposals for Biggin Hill & Redhill Aerodromes and M25 widening
  
• Making representation at appeals and public enquiries
  
• Supporting a village appraisal to collate residents views
  
• Opposing Clay Pigeon shooting at Tillingdown and Hanging Wood
  
• Making representations in respect of the North of the Downs Plan & Local Government Commission Plans
  
• Supporting the setting up of the Parish Council
  
• Making representations in respect of the Local Development Framework
  
• Sponsoring, authoring and distributing the Woldingham Information Pack
  
• Significant involvement in the development of the Woldingham Village Design Statement
  
• Circulating details of the Police Community Support Officer initiative
  
• Setting up the Private Roads Forum
  
• Supporting appropriate Parish Council initiatives eg. Road Safety
  
• Supporting Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), London Green Belt Council, The Downlands Management Project, Flightpath, Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign
  
• Listening to and acting upon members concerns eg, contacting supermarkets regarding recycling
  
• Keeping members informed of local issues through an annual newsletter
• Significant involvement in the planning of Woldingham Day

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