Here’s another example of the SOUTH EAST PLAN being taken advantage of by builders making money out of government policy - BARRATT HOMES in this case.

The owners of large houses along the A25 west of Reigate town centre have been tempted to sell their large garden to BARRATT’s so that they can build a whole housing estate even though there are trees situated in these gardens with preservation orders on them.

If it wasn’t for the the SOUTH EAST PLAN planning permission would not have been granted but so long as they include a minimum of relatively low cost starter homes in the plan, approval will be granted.

The residents of Reigate who use the cricket ground or the tennis club or the rugby club or the bowls club or the croquet club will lose the wonderful views of the north downs for which Reigate is famouse The view will be replaced by a roofsacpe which is actually acknowledged in the planning application submitted by Rippon Development Service of Reading on behalf of Barratt’s.

No doubt planning will approved in spite of all the objections about local congestion, lost views etc.

Yours sincerely

M sheppard