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Update on Planning Applications

#EpsomChalk – update on the planning applications for the Waste Transfer Station at Chalk Pit, College Road, Epsom. Surrey Planning committee review is now set for 13th October. This may be subject to another delay. Hopefully the review will take place on the estimated date. There are no details of any objections the web siteContinue reading “Update on Planning Applications”

Chalk Pit Planning Update Fri 4 June

#EpsomChalk – We were advised yesterday that the planning application submitted by NJB Recycling will not go to committee at Surrey County Council on 16th June 2021. It is now likely to go to committee on 7th July 2021. Considering the points below, this is a huge disappointment. This is a retrospective application that shouldContinue reading “Chalk Pit Planning Update Fri 4 June”

Chalk Pit Update 29th May – Objection letter

Objection Letter issued by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. #EpsomChalk – Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has a robust response from the planning team. The letter has 11 pages. Please see the highlights below, followed by a download for the letter.. A lot of residents are noting the incredible and unrelenting noise. Environment Agency officersContinue reading “Chalk Pit Update 29th May – Objection letter”

#EpsomChalk – Residents Update 12th May 2021

#EpsomChalk – The number of objections posted on the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council planning portal has increased to an amazing 386, and so far 3,536 people have signed up to the petition. Anyone wishing to sign the petition should visit the link below. Please spread the word! https://www.change.org/p/surrey-county-council-stop-the-epsom-mineral-waste-recycling-plant? The planning application is still dueContinue reading “#EpsomChalk – Residents Update 12th May 2021”

Noise from the Chalk Pit, College Road, Epsom

#EpsomChalk – The information below is from a local resident. The level of noise and the distance of sound travel depends on the operations and the direction of the wind. The noise at the Chalk Pit this morning has again been horrendous. The video clip on the link below is one example of what happensContinue reading “Noise from the Chalk Pit, College Road, Epsom”

Distribution of Dust from Chalk Pit, Epsom

#EpsomChalk have received several reports of significant deposits of dust that are more than 1km away from the Chalk Pit, College Road Epsom. Some of the reports are more 2km away form the site, including Ewell Village. The Particulate Emissions Management Plan prepared by NJB Recycling for Planning Application SCC Ref 2020/0159 suggested that :-Continue reading “Distribution of Dust from Chalk Pit, Epsom”

Environment Agency – Dust Events

#EpsomChalk – There was another Dust Event on Longdown Lane North, Epsom this week, on 28th and 29th April. The worst dust event for about 2 months. There was also a lot of noise from operations at the Chalk Pit, College Road, Epsom. The two pictures are of a car that had been valet cleanedContinue reading “Environment Agency – Dust Events”