Welcome to the LOSRA Website
Like any local community, the policies and decisions shaping the character and future of Lower Sunbury are influenced by a combination of local and national government initiatives, alongside market forces and vested interests operating within these frameworks. As with many areas, Lower Sunbury faces challenges stemming from an aging infrastructure, rapid urban development, increasing traffic congestion, and other pressures that impact both quality of life and the distinctive character of the neighbourhood.
In collaboration with local authorities, other residents’ associations and amenity groups, LOSRA plays a vital role in addressing fundamental issues that affect its members' lives. This organisation not only engages with broader strategic concerns but also focuses on the everyday matters that shape community well-being.
To stay informed, we encourage you to subscribe to our regular e-bulletins via the link at the top left of this page. Your continued support is essential to our efforts, and we urge you to join or renew your membership. Subscriptions for 2026 are now payable at £5 per household. Donations are also welcome.
A Play Based on Jane Austin's Unfinished Novel, The Watsons
Riverside Players of Sunbury are excited to be working on their Autumn Production, The Watsons, and can’t wait to be able to show off this hilarious play to you in October!
Up and coming Mayoral Events 2026
The Mayor, Cllr Sandra Dunn, will be raising money for her four charities during the year and will be holding several events to raise awareness.
All event details are attached for you.
1. Mayor’s Timeless Tea
An elegant afternoon in support of the mayor’s charities.
When: Friday 24 July 2026
What time: 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Where: Hazelwood Community Centre, Hazelwood Dr, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU
Cost: £30 per person Including:
- Sandwiches: Classic fillings
- Scones: Plain or fruit, with jam and clotted cream
- Sweets: Cakes and pastries
- Drinks: Refreshments, including prosecco
Raffle tickets will be sold on the day to WIN a spring floral container for your patio.
Book now: contact the Mayor's PA Maxine Cole at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01784 446275 or use the QR code on the flyer.
2. Mayors Rat Pack Evening
Saturday 8th August 7.00pm to 11.00pm, Thames side Brewery, 1 Hale Street, Staines. TW18 4UW.
Cost: £25 pp (including BBQ) Live Entertainment.
Jason Searle won the 1998 Grand Final of the ITV television show Stars in Their Eyes. The then-23-year-old from Egham, Surrey, captured the public vote by successfully impersonating legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond.
Following his victory, Jason Searle appeared in subsequent Stars in Their Eyes "Champions" specials and continues to perform as a professional tribute artist today. While he is best known for his award-winning Neil Diamond performance, particularly his rendition of the song "Hello Again", he has also expanded his repertoire to include tributes to Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and the Rat Pack.
Book now: contact the Mayor's PA Maxine Cole at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01784 446275 or use the QR code on the flyer.
3. Mayor's quiz night
Thursday 24 September 7.30pm, Lower Sunbury, TW16 6AF; The Mayor of Spelthorne invites residents to come together for a fun-filled evening at The Magpie Pub for a special Quiz Night aimed at raising funds for local charities.
Cost: £5 per person with a maximum team of up to six people.
Book now: contact the Mayor's PA Maxine Cole at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01784 446275 or use the QR code on the flyer.
Council consults residents on 1st Stage of its new Local Plan
Spelthorne Borough Council is currently consulting on the first stage of its New Local Plan. The stage is known as a Scoping Consultation and is a very early opportunity for anyone interested, whether they are a resident, local businesses, worker, visitor to the borough or other key stakeholder, to help shape the new Local Plan and how the area develops over the coming years.
At this stage, we’re not making decisions about specific development sites, but asking for views on the key issues facing the area, opportunities, and challenges that the new Plan should address. You can also share your views on specific matters and on how we communicate with you in future.
The consultation is running for six weeks and closes at 11.59pm on Monday 3 August. Once the consultation closes, all responses will be reviewed and used to inform the next stage of preparing the New Local Plan.
Consultation links:
- Main consultation web page - Have Your Say Today - Spelthorne Local Plan Scoping Consultation - Spelthorne Borough Council Local Plan where you can find, and respond to the consultation via, an online survey and interactive map.
- Further information about the new Local Plan and Scoping Consultation - Have Your Say Today - About the New Local Plan - Spelthorne Borough Council Local Plan
- FAQs- this page contains frequently asked questions and provides the opportunity submit further queries.
- A timeline of the process for preparing the New Local Plan under the new plan-making system can be found at Timeline.
For any further questions about the consultation, please contact the Strategic Planning team on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01784 444 205.
Persimmon Homes Invites You to View Prospective Stratton Road Development on 7th July
Public Meeting at Kempton Park on 2nd July
Join Lincoln Jopp MP to receive an update on the proposed Kempton Park development on 2nd July. Further details are attached below.
All British Gaelic Festival at the Hazelwood Centre, 2nd - 5th July
The following email has been received from the manager, Hazelwood Centre:
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Lamp Column EV Chargepoints to Be Installed Across Spelthorne
Spelthorne Borough Council has confirmed the rollout of new lamp‑column electric vehicle chargepoints across the borough, with the first installation package now prepared. These charge points will be fitted directly into existing streetlight columns and have been assessed against Surrey’s technical design requirements, with input from the Council’s parking engineers. Divisional Councillors have already been notified of the selected sites.
The chargepoint sockets will be installed into existing lamp columns, no bay markings applied to the road and no new parking restrictions. Installation will not require any excavation and be completed in part of one day. The modest nature of these single chargepoints and the fact that there is no statutory requirement for consultation means that installations will proceed without notification to nearby residents. We expect installations to commence from 22nd June.
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D&B |
WP |
Lamp Column # |
Site Name |
Town |
Postcode |
Google Map Link |
Active Sockets |
ED |
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Spelthorne |
4 |
LC9 |
11 Poplar Road |
Ashford |
TW15 1EH |
1 |
Ashford |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC2 |
2 Muncaster Road |
Ashford |
TW15 2HL |
1 |
Ashford |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC6 |
22 Ashford Avenue |
Ashford |
TW15 2BD |
1 |
Ashford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC7 |
25 Fairholme Road |
Ashford |
TW15 2LL |
1 |
Ashford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC1 |
32 Parkland Grove |
Ashford |
TW15 2JR |
1 |
Ashford |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC4 |
5 Chessholme Road |
Ashford |
TW15 1LG |
1 |
Ashford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC6 |
Ford Road Ashford |
Ashford |
TW15 2RA |
1 |
Ashford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC1 |
1 Old Forge Crescent |
Shepperton |
TW17 9BT |
1 |
Laleham and Shepperton |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC16 |
111 Old Charlton Road |
Shepperton |
TW17 8BT |
1 |
Laleham and Shepperton |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC3 |
13 Russington Road |
Shepperton |
TW17 8HN |
1 |
Laleham and Shepperton |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC6 |
45 Rosewood Drive |
Shepperton |
TW17 0HZ |
1 |
Laleham and Shepperton |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC4 |
Broomfield |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 6SW |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC3 |
22-2 Belgrave Road |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 5NQ |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC3 |
2-30 Kingsmead Avenue |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 5HD |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC2 |
27-1 Allen Road |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 5LS |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC9 |
37-57 Lyndhurst Avenue |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 6QP |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC2 |
4 Furzewood |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 6SJ |
1 |
Lower Sunbury and Halliford |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC4 |
13 Knowle Park Avenue |
Staines-upon-Thames |
TW18 1AW |
1 |
Staines |
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|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC4 |
Park Avenue |
Staines-upon-Thames |
TW18 2EF |
1 |
Staines |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC3 |
11 Links Road |
Ashford |
TW15 3RA |
1 |
Staines South and Ashford West |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC21 |
156 Chesterfield Road |
Ashford |
TW15 3PT |
1 |
Staines South and Ashford West |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC6 |
39 Queens Walk |
Ashford |
TW15 3JF |
1 |
Staines South and Ashford West |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC7 |
LANSDOWNE ROAD |
Staines-upon-Thames |
TW18 1HQ |
1 |
Staines South and Ashford West |
|
|
Spelthorne |
4 |
LC2 |
22-2 Bingley Road |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
TW16 7RB |
1 |
Sunbury Common and Ashford Common |
|
| Spelthorne
|
4
|
LC17
|
62 Ashgrove Road
|
Ashford
|
TW15 1PD |
1 |
Ashford |
Scoping Consultation for the New Local Plan Now Open - Have Your Say
Strategic Planning Team of Spelthorne Borough Council has launched the Scoping Consultation for the new Local Plan, inviting residents and stakeholders to help shape how the area will grow and develop in the years ahead. The consultation runs for six weeks, from Monday 22 June to Monday 3 August 2026 (11.59pm).
At this early stage, the Council is seeking views on the key strategic issues the new Plan should address, which organisations should be consulted, and how future engagement should be carried out. No decisions are being made about specific development sites at this point.
Residents, local businesses and other interested parties can learn more on the Local Plan Engagement Hub, where the Scoping Statement is available to read. Responses can be submitted through the online survey and comments on specific locations can be shared via the Interactive Map.
All feedback will be reviewed after the consultation closes and will help inform the next stage of Local Plan preparation.
Police force merger plans – have your say in PCC’s survey
Surrey residents are being invited to share their views about proposals to merge police forces in a survey launched this week by Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend. The Government intends to scrap the current 43 force system in England and Wales and create larger regional forces in their place in plans announced earlier this year. It would likely mean Surrey Police will disappear and be merged with neighbouring forces in Sussex, Thames Valley, Kent and Hampshire to form a regional ‘mega force’ in the south east.
Although an independent review is being carried out to advise the Government on how to take the plans forward, the public are not being consulted meaning it’s unclear if there is wider support for the merger plans.
The brief survey only takes a few minutes to complete and will be open until Monday 17 August. You can fill it in HERE.
PCC Lisa Townsend said: “I make no bones about it - I am concerned that a merger with other forces would result in resources being pulled away from our communities to support higher crime areas leaving Surrey with a second-rate service. This is my opinion however and I know it may not be shared by everyone. But this is really important for the future of policing and that is why I want to ensure the public of Surrey have a voice. I will publish the survey results later this summer and share them with those who are making the decisions around force mergers. So please do take a few minutes to fill in the survey and let me know your thoughts.”
Chairman's Address to the AGM 2026
Many thanks to all our supporters who turned out for our AGM most especially because it coincided with England's opening game of the World Cup. For those who were unable to make it, the Chairman's report may be viewed here.
2025 AGM Minutes and Annual Accounts
Friends of Sunbury Park - Update
An article in the recent AGM newsletter made reference to the Friends of Sunbury Park with an undertaking to post an update on this website.
Please Sign the Kempton Park Petition
Following publication of the article in our AGM newsletter (published on 30th May), we now publish the petition drawn up by our local MP, Lincoln Jopp. You are urged to sign it at: https://www.
A Synopsis of the The Local Plan
The AGM newsletter was posted on this Site on 30th May, In that newsletter reference was made to the new Local Plan with an undertaking to publish it here.
