On Thursday 21 August 2025 SCC held a by-election
Results: Reform gained 2 seats from Conservatives
Lib Dems gained 1 seat from Conservatives, making Surrey No Overall Control status.
2025-08-23
There is now a reporting site called 'FixMyStreet' run by Surrey County Council. Residents can report potholes and other street defects that need fixing, cleaning or clearing. You can track the progress of repairs and sign up for local updates.
Visit https://tellus.surreycc.gov.uk/
2025-06-10
There is a new group started by Nonsuch Residents Association within the local “nextdoor” website in order to facilitate our communications arrangements - please go to: https://nextdoor.co.uk/g/gb1f77nav/ and apply - it is a private group for NRA members - existing and prospective.
2025-06-09
The new Labour Government has published a white paper devolving more powers from Central Government down to local councils. The outcome will be the abolition of district and borough councils and the centralisation of power to a new unitary authority which will cover a vast area. These authorities will be more financially resilient and an elected Mayor would have a major role in planning, housing local employment etc.
These new Strategic Authorities would serve a population of 1.5 million or more.
Tim Oliver SCC leader has called a special meeting for County Councillors to express their views. He has made it clear that he is in favour of these changes and recommends the postponement of the SCC election this May.
2025-01-11
Epsom & Ewell's proposed submission of the Local Plan (Regulation 19) was launched on 20 December and will run until Wednesday 5 February. Residents, local businesses and visitors are invited to comment on the plan. These comments will be submitted to the Government for examination in March 2025.
The Local Plan is a critical document in shaping the future of our borough.Not having an up-to-date plan could leave the borough at risk of speculative development.
Regulation 19 consultation is the final opportunity to tell your council and a government appointed planning inspector, whether the plan is legally compliant and sound, based on criteria set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. Guidance on how to respond can be found on the council's website.
Paper copies of the Proposed Submission Local Plan can be found in the Town Hall and in your local library.
Visit epsom-ewell.inconsult.uk.
2024-12-23
The new MP for Epsom & Ewell is Helen Maguire Liberal Democrat she received 20,674 votes vs Conservatives Mhairi Fraser who received 16,988. Mark Todd for Labour received 8,325 votes.
This constituency includes Epsom & Ewell, and Mole Valley wards of Ashtead Lanes and Common; Ashtead Park; Leatherhead North and South.
2024-07-23
Residents' now have the option of paying subcriptions electronically. If you prefer this payment method please sign up to pay either by Direct Debit or one off instant payment using the QR Code in the Bulletin or on the envelope provided. Alternatively go to the 'Membership' page on our website at www.nonsuchra.org.
2024-03-19
Following the announcement from Michael Gove (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) on 19th December, the highly anticipated revised NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) is finally published, which cemented that housing targets are 'advisory' - not mandatory. It is also clearly stated that a local authority's Green Belt boundaries do not need to be changed to meet its housing target.
This is fantastic news for Epsom and Ewell.
Last February EEBC published its draft Local Plan for 2022 to 2040. This included proposals to cover very significant areas of the Borough's Green Belt - at Horton Farm, Hook Road Arena, and Ewell East Station - with housing estates. It defended these proposals on the grounds that it had to demonstrate that it was doing it all could to meet the Government's housing targets.
This justification is no longer possible. It is now evident that, if the Council were to continue with its proposals to build on the Green Belt, this would be because it has decided to do so voluntarily and sacrifice our most important open spaces, which the recent public consultation on the draft plan showed are highly valued by the vast majority of the Borough's residents.
The Epsom and Ewell Green Belt Group, together with the Surrey Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is calling on the Council and its Councillors to instruct the planning officers to republish its Local Plan within the next few weeks, removing all green belt sites, reducing the housing target to a rational approximately 3,500 homes for the Plan period, and focusing on developing all available brownfield sites.
Issued by The Epsom and Ewell Green Belt Group and CPRE Surrey.
Residents can email councillors and planning officers and request that Greenbelt is not included in the site allocation before their meeting on 10th Jan 2024. (Public not invited)
https://epsomgreenbelt.org/who-to-object/
2024-01-07
The Council has introduced a 'Playing out Scheme' which will enable streets (not main roads or bus routes) to be closed to traffic for up to three hours at a time to allow children to play safely in the streets. The scheme was approved at the Community & Wellbeing Committee on 10 October 2023 and will launch in December 2023.
Playing Out is a not-for-profit organisation set up by parents in 2009, to activate street play across the UK. The term Play Street is now being used interchangeably with Playing Out, to refer to the movement of resident-led temporary road closures to allow children to play out in the street where they live.
Residents who are interested in taking part in the scheme should start talking to their neighbours to get agreement and organise volunteeers who would be responsible for the manning the road closure points and carry out a risk assessment (much like the road closures for street parties).
The Council will help in liasing with Surrey Highways, providing guidance and a point of contact to help residents plan, provide guidance on how to get a road closure and signpost to the 'Playing Out' website where there is information and guidance such as risk assessment templates and volunteer training videos.
The webpages on the Council's website will launch in December 2023 and it is felt the scheme will help support the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of children and the community by creating a safe and inclusive space for everyone to play in and by fostering a much needed sense of neighbourliness.
2023-11-14
Borough Election Thursday 4 May 2023
Results for Nonsuch Ward Residents Association candidates
Christine Howells 962 votes 19% Elected
Robert Leach 875 votes 17% Elected
Shanice Goldman 829 votes 16% Elected
2023-05-07
Next Resident's meeting Thursday 25 September 2025 at the Rugby Club,Cuddington Court, Rugby Lane, Sutton SM2 7NF commencing at 8pm all welcome..
2021-02-08