Social Value Ideas for Tandridge District Council

Retrospective terrace refused

The committee refused retrospective permission for a terrace over a garage at Commonwealth Road because members judged the elevated platform and required privacy screen would worsen overlooking, enclo…

“The proposed raised terrace by reason of its elevated position, depth and uses an outdoor sitting area adjacent to the shared boundary would result in…”

Scheme of delegation cuts

New national regulations from 31 October 2026 will require most planning decisions to be delegated to officers, removing ward councillor call-in rights for Schedule 1 applications and introducing a ga…

“Now that the plan is moving forward to its final stage, officers will be consulting the CAA again to give them a further opportunity to have input. Ni…”

Duke's Hill Green Belt refusal

A Section 73 application to vary conditions for a new dwelling at Duke's Hill was recommended for approval by officers but refused by committee. Members concluded the amended scheme caused substantial…

“So if you wanna read out your first motion again, and then we'll take a vote on it. Thank you. Speaker 1: Thank you, chair. Please can members clearl…”

Section 106 timetable set

The inquiry agreed deadlines for the Section 106 agreement, updated framework comments, and final responses. This is a concrete action item relevant to the planning obligation and the close of the inq…

“So let's do it one by one. So we've got the completed Section 0106 by the 1st of September. We've got the updated framework first response by both par…”

Virtual conditions hearing

The inspector adjourned the hearing and proposed a virtual follow-up session focused on conditions and section 106, with written closings capped at five pages and no fresh evidence unless truly unavoi…

“The hearing is now adjourned and we will sit back at 1 .30. Thank you all very much for your patience this morning.”

More housing staff and repairs funding

Q1 budget monitoring approved a £1.5 million revenue budget increase for staffing to meet regulator demands, funded from HRA surplus and reserves, plus £218,000 extra for repairs following the stock c…

“There's also a number of budget changes we seek approval for and that is the revenue environment of 1 .5 million to increase the salaries budget and t…”

Submit housing improvement plan

The council is finalising its housing improvement plan for submission to the regulator on 21 September, with Savills supporting the work and a completed version to be brought back after regulatory sig…

“In terms of performance, specifically around some of those high risk areas, you can see that detailed within the plan. To bring to your attention in t…”

Housing compliance and complaints pressure

Housing generated a large share of complaints, with the committee told the rise is linked to increased tenant contact, the regulator grading, and a new complaints approach that treats more enquiries a…

“This report covers quarter four, January to March of this year. In that quarter there were 53 new complaints with three stage two complaints and appen…”

Affordable housing s106

The legal agreement secures 50% affordable housing, including a mix of affordable rent, social rent and shared ownership for C3 units, and potentially affordable tenure for a proportion of extra care …

“4 .1 ABC, schedule for affordable housing, provide the affordable housing dwellings in accordance with the agreement, including 50 % of the dwellings …”

50% affordable housing

The appellant said the scheme would deliver 15 affordable homes, equal to 50% of the 30 dwellings proposed, and argued that this should carry very substantial weight because of acute affordable housin…

“So I've done some analysis in my proof, sir, it's already before you, but since the adoption of the core strategy in 2008, Tandridge as part of its du…”

Asset valuation cycle changed

The council adopted the changed property, plant and equipment valuation policy allowing a five-year full revaluation cycle with indexation in intervening years. Officers said this reduces valuation co…

“The key change is that operational property, plant and equipment, or PPE, no longer require frequent full -day valuations. Instead authorities can ado…”

Audit opinion risk from LGR

External audit repeatedly warned that local government reorganisation and the short timetable to vesting day mean the council may not be able to obtain full assurance over opening balances before the …

“I think you'll probably recall in March when I brought the plan, the plan is very much rationalised for this year based on what we feel is the minimum…”

Asset valuation cycle changed

The council adopted the revised asset valuation policy allowing operational PPE to move to a five-year valuation cycle with indexation in intervening years. Officers said this would reduce valuation c…

“I should also draw your attention to the asset revaluations. There's a change in policy. The change is to do with evaluations as the CIFA code and the…”