Letter to Laura Trott, MP

Last month we gave the latest information we then had on the situation on the three big planning issues affecting Westerham – Moorhouse, Covers Farm and Sevenoaks Local Plan. And we promised to keep you informed. So here’s a quick update on progress since then: Moorhouse: WTC is objecting to Tandridge District’s draft Local Plan […]

Westerham Town Council is pleased to learn that DPD have informed the owner of the Moorhouse site, the Titsey Estate, that they have decided not to pursue their interest in Moorhouse any further. It is understood that the agreement with Roxhill, the development company, will not be renewed. There is currently no information about any […]

WTC has learned that Which Way Westerham, have lodged an appeal against Sevenoaks District Council’s decision to omit the WWW proposal for ‘600 houses, a relief road, environmental and landscape improvements and community facilities’ from their Local Plan to be submitted to the Planning Inspector.  Full details of the appeal can be found at: Which […]

Have your final say on the new Local Plan from SDC, with proposals for new homes, employment and infrastructure improvement, before it’s submitted to the Planning Inspector for approval. Comment at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/localplansubmission  from 18th December to 3rd February 2019. Final chance to give your views on Sevenoaks District draft Local Plan The Local Plan, which […]

  Westerham Town Council has received a number of enquiries about a planning application from Squerryes Estate for the restoration of the Covers Farm sandpit. We understand that the latest application to restore the site has been discussed with KCC but is not yet released for consultation, but is expected shortly. When it is open […]

Organisations from both sides of the Kent-Surrey border have come together to oppose the building of a distribution centre for DPD, the parcel delivery company, on the site of the old Moorhouse Tileworks. Covering an area equivalent to 4 Olympic size swimming pools, and 11 m high, this huge building is proposed for our Green […]

The Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) draft Local Plan consultation has now closed, thank you to everyone who responded. Sevenoaks District Council has received a large number of comments during the consultation and are working as quickly as possible to process them all. Follow the link to see the Westerham Town Council response to the Sevenoaks […]

Thank you to everyone who attended the Public Meeting at Westerham Hall last night. CONSULTATION DEADLINE – Monday 10th September: 5pm . This is the last date for making your views known to Sevenoaks District Council. Sevenoaks District Council have published their first draft of the Local Plan which sets out those sites within Westerham and […]

How might Westerham look in 2035? Where might new houses, a new industrial site, a bypass be sited?  If you want to know how your town might develop come along to the public meeting on Monday 3rd September, 7pm, Westerham Hall, where the Town Council hope to have a first draft of their response to […]

How might Westerham look in 2035? Where might new houses, a new industrial site, a bypass be sited?  If you want to know how your town might develop, then make sure that you are at one of the sessions taking place during the summer where you can find out more – and learn how you […]

For details – including the presentation from the Annual Town Meeting go to the Annual Town Meeting page of this website. Press release–

Sevenoaks District Council is consulting on the Westerham Design Statement from Friday 20th April to Friday 29th June at 5pm. The Design Statement can be viewed via the Sevenoaks District Council consultation portal. To view it, please use the following the link: http://planningconsult.sevenoaks.gov.uk/consult.ti/system/home Comments should be passed to the Planning Policy team, either: – By […]

The Which Way Westerham proposals will be the focus of this years’ meeting including new housing, a possible by-pass, the restoration of Covers Farm sandpit and the development of Sevenoaks District Council’s new Local Plan. A G E N D A 1.Apologies for Absence 2.Minutes of the Meeting held on 10th May 2017 and Chairman’s Report 2017 […]

In response to queries from your Town Council, KCC Highways have issued the following statement: The provision of a relief road/bypass for Westerham could be acceptable, in principle, by KCC Kent County Council Highways if such a road would lead to a reduction in traffic impact on local roads. We note the initial feasibility work […]

SDC confirmed last week that the draft Local Plan, due to be debated by SDC in March and released for consultation thereafter will not now be ready until June 2018. In turn this means that the public consultation on the plan will not take place until the summer. The delay has apparently been caused by […]

Along with other members of our community, many of Westerham’s Town Councillors viewed the ‘Which Way Westerham – the emerging masterplan’ exhibition on 26 – 27 January. The exhibition provided a little more detail on that published last year but the evidence on which many of the statements were based was not clear. In particular, […]

Westerham Town Council has now received from Sevenoaks District Council the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money arising from the developments on Canville Rise, off London Road, and in Croft Road. This payment amounts to £157,411.56. There are very strict legal restrictions on the types of projects on which CIL money can be spent. However the […]

Four major issues that could affect the immediate future of Westerham: the Which Way Westerham concept; the restoration of Covers Farm; Sevenoaks District Local Plan; and the development of the Moorhouse site. Where does your Council stand? Which Way Westerham The results of both Westerham Town Council’s (WTC) survey and that of Sevenoaks District Council […]

We have received queries about funding for roads and KCC’s stance on a possible by-pass for Westerham. In order to report back to our residents, we have contacted both our MP, Sir Michael Fallon and our County Councillor, Nick Chard. Funding for by-passes There was widespread reporting in the press in July of ‘£1bn a […]

Westerham Town Council asked for the views of those in Westerham – living or working on ‘Which Way Westerham’, the concept promoted by Squerryes to provide ‘600 homes in new neighbourhoods, together with a relief road to divert the A25 around the town centre, with environmental and landscape improvements , new green public open spaces, […]

Remember ‘Your view is important’ – clarification to the figures given during the Public Meeting on 13th September – Government White Paper Make your view known to both Sevenoaks District Council and to Westerham Town Council, both of whom really want to know what you think about the first ideas for the Local Plan – including […]

Thank you to everyone who attended the Town Council Public Meeting last night at Churchill School. Please click on the links for the handouts from the meeting. Presentation slides – corrected version KCC response to scoping opinion for Covers Farm Handout extract from Squerryes main report July 2017

Sevenoaks District Council has now published the first Consultation regarding progress on the new Local Plan. This is the ‘Issues and Options’ Consultation and importantly for Westerham, it contains the Squerryes Estate’s idea for significant development on Green Belt land. For this idea to proceed, Squerryes will need to demonstrate that there are exceptional reasons […]

We have promised to ‘keep you informed’ of events which may affect the future of Westerham. Many of you came to the Public Meeting held on 24th May to hear the Leader of Sevenoaks District Council explain the Local Plan they are putting together and how, and when, you as residents, will be able to […]

Please click the read more button to view the notes and presentation from the public meeting on 24th May. Keeping you informed Keeping you informed QA Westerham public meeting Presentation What Peter Fleming said Moorhouse –application for DPD depot New Local Plan 2015-35 (from Sevenoaks District Council website) The proposed timetable for the production of […]

Many of you have been asking about the current activity in planning the future of our town.  Our aim, as your elected representatives, is to make sure that we keep you updated on what it going on, and most importantly, are consulted about any proposals which are likely to affect our town.  The current work, […]

Westerham Town Council is aware that the Squerryes estate will be delivering leaflets around the town over the next week inviting residents to ‘drop-in’ sessions to contribute to discussions about how the estate views the future shape of the town. The Council’s position remains as communicated in late 2016: that it sees its continuing role […]

Residents urged to have their say on local housing Sevenoaks District residents are being urged to keep a lookout for a housing survey that will be dropping through their doors in the coming days. Residents who complete the survey will help Sevenoaks District Council to better understand current and future housing needs so it can […]

Following a meeting of their Planning and Advisory Committee on 21 June, SDC have issued the following Press Release: Landowners put sites forward for development Sevenoaks District Council has vowed to continue to protect the Green Belt as is considers more than 250 sites put forward by landowners for new housing, employment and community facilities. […]