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Dear Resident
Please see below the content of a press release regarding the propsed haul route thorough the quarry.
Whilst we are pleased that this proposal has been made, we are still looking for the one way system to be implemented as there will be large time lapse between propsals and completion of the route. We are therefore looking forward to hearing when Surrey County Council will be implementing this system, as requested by over 400 residents, on 7th May at the Extraordinary Highways Meeting at TDC offices at 7.30pm.
We urge you all to atend.
Kind Regards
Angela Muscio

PROGRESS UPDATE ON CHALK PIT LANE QUARRY, OXTED

The operator of the Chalk Pit Lane quarry has indicated that it will be submitting an application to create a new haul route through the quarry in order to alleviate traffic problems in Chalk Pit Lane and other Oxted roads.

As part of that process, traffic consultants were commissioned by the operator earlier this year to carry out a traffic survey to the north of the quarry and on the nearby B269. The survey was submitted to Surrey County Council’s Transportation Development Control Section and, after an initial assessment it has been agreed that work should continue to the next stage. Pre-application discussions will now commence between planning officers at Surrey County Council and the consulting firm of Gerald Eve, which has been appointed to deal with this application.

Nick Skellett, leader of Surrey County Council, said: "The establishment of a new two-way haul road within the quarry away from the existing public road has the potential to reduce considerably the current problems with HGV movements experienced in Chalk Pit Lane and other Oxted roads.

"The new haul road appears to offer a more acceptable solution for those residents living near to the quarry, in that Chalk Pit Lane can continue to be used two-way throughout its length by local residents. Further, by ensuring HGV traffic exits onto the Ridge only in the eastwards direction, residents in Woldingham Village should not be affected."

The planning process will take into account all views from both people in Oxted and other parts of Tandridge, and the final decisions will be made by the County Planning & Regulatory Committee once the planning application is submitted. The planning application will have to satisfy planning policy requirements, including the protection of the local landscape, ecology and residential amenity.