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BBC News
12 hours ago
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Woking flats approved despite affordable housing concerns
Plans for 27 town centre flats in a Woking Borough Council-owned building have been approved despite concerns over a lack of affordable new homes will replace the top two floors of the former office block in Church Street, Woking, off Goldsworth Road and will include 51 parking a planning committee meeting on 3 June, the plans were voted through with minimal fuss as the rules surrounding office-to-home conversions limited councillors' powers, according to the Local Democracy Reporting council did not push for affordable housing as officers told the meeting it was not required as part of the conversion from offices. Previous efforts to turn the former block into housing failed over light and noise issues, but council officers assured councillors these had since been Daryl Jordan said: "I'm fairly upset that there is no social housing, which gets dumped on other people."The [flats] are all small and there is nothing for families."The near 40-year-old building frontage will remain the same, according to the approved of the partitions between the flats will be through the external glazing, but the planning committee was told it was not within its powers to determine how the flats should be laid officers said in a report: "There are a fixed list of issues we can address – but the partitioning of apartments is not one."
BBC News
12-05-2025
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Community groups called on to run West Byfleet sports pavilion
Voluntary and community groups are being given the opportunity to take on the running of a Surrey sports pavilion as a bankrupt council aims to make Byfleet Pavilion is the latest community asset to be handed over by Woking Borough arrangement sees land or buildings leased to independent groups which then manage the effectively declared itself bankrupt in 2023, and final decisions on the treatment of its £2bn debt are expected to be taken by government in June. Community centres were prioritised for transfer from the council to be run by independent if the council sold everything it owned it would still be more than £1.5bn in debt, a report previously pavilion, in West Byfleet Recreation Ground, has flexible indoor space suitable for a variety of community uses, and access to outdoor sports pitches and green space, according to the council. Ellen Nicholson, portfolio holder for climate change and leisure on the council, said it was a "fantastic opportunity" for a local organisation to run the pavilion, "ensuring this much-loved community space continues to serve local residents for years to come".She said the programme aimed to empower local groups to "deliver services that matter most to them". "We particularly welcome partnership applications that reflect the vibrant sports community and diverse range of organisations already associated with the site," she deadline to submit an expression of interest is 17:00 BST on 13 June.
