Issue - meetings

This report recommends that the local listing of Horton Cemetery is confirmed, following the initial submission to Committee and subsequent consultation with interested parties.

Following consideration, it was resolved unanimously that the Committee:

(1)      Agreed to the Local Listing of Horton Cemetery, including the boundary railings and a war memorial built in 2004 outside the railings and facing onto Horton Lane.

The Committee received a report recommending that the local listing of Horton Cemetery is confirmed, following the initial submission to Committee and subsequent consultation with interested parties.

The Committee received a verbal introduction from the Planning Policy Manager.

The following matters were raised by the Committee:

a)            Maintenance by landowners: Members raised concerns regarding the current condition of Horton Cemetery. It was noted that as this is a privately owned site, the Council does not have any legal control over the land. The Officer noted that it is a possibility for the Council to write an informal letter to the landowner and ask about the intended maintenance and could consider serving a notice under section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to require that it be tidied up.

b)            Local Listings Officer: Following a question from a Member, the Officer noted that a Local Listings Officer had recently been appointed by Surrey County Council, after retaining a sum of money from MHCLG. This Local Listings Officer had been employed to review the 72 Locally Listed buildings and structures in the Borough, and also to consider any new candidates for Local Listing as part of project covering much of Surrey.

Following consideration, it was resolved unanimously that the Committee:

(1)      Agreed to the Local Listing of Horton Cemetery, including the boundary railings and a war memorial built in 2004 outside the railings and facing onto Horton Lane.