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This report summarises a number of options considered in seeking to propose a long-term future for the former Stones Road Allotment site and ultimately recommends that an application should be made to remove the site from its statutory designation as allotment land.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee:

(1)      noted the options that had been considered in arriving at the suggested way forward for the Stones Road Allotment site;

(2)      approved the removal of the Stones Road Allotment site from its classification as statutory allotment land by way of an application to the Secretary of State;

(3)      delegated authority to the Chief Legal Officer to take all necessary steps to secure the declassification of Stone Road Allotment as allotment land.

The Committee received a report summarising a number of options considered in seeking to propose a long-term future for the former Stones Road Allotment site, and recommending that an application should be made to remove the site from its statutory designation as allotment land.

The following matter was considered:

a)            Protection of Great Crested Newt population. The Committee considered the need for adjoining land owners to manage their sites in a manner which supported the protection of the Stones Road Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and in particular it’s Great Crested Newt population. It was noted that officers had been in contact Surrey County Council regarding this, as the County Council was the land owner of the adjoining Confer Park Gypsy site.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee:

(1)      noted the options that had been considered in arriving at the suggested way forward for the Stones Road Allotment site;

(2)      approved the removal of the Stones Road Allotment site from its classification as statutory allotment land by way of an application to the Secretary of State;

(3)      delegated authority to the Chief Legal Officer to take all necessary steps to secure the declassification of Stones Road Allotment as allotment land.