Join Lincoln Jopp MP to receive an update on the proposed Kempton Park development on 2nd July. Further details are attached below.

The following email has been received from the manager, Hazelwood Centre:

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 22^nd June.

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.

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.”