Tolworth Area Plan, Culture, Heritage and the Apple Store.
The Tolworth Area Plan was on Wednesday's Agenda of the council Growth Committee, although it didn't grow very far - being deferred at first base - despite the presence of several interested parties wishing to make representations. Bristows haulage yard, former mill site Who is the TAP for and whose future is it meant to guide, given that it would be a material consideration in determining future planning applications? If development is inevitable, can it be made more relevant to the local community, providing an environment, more meaningful to Tolworth, rather than serving outside interests. Recent sequestering of natural heritage and cultural assets for the use of offshore companies and hotels does not engender reassurance. Why for example, are we building multi-storey car parks when in other boroughs they are being demolished in an effort to meet housing targets and tackle air pollution. From the viewpoint of someone who responded to the c...