Anti-social Behaviour Wood Street Village Green

Over recent months, there have been further instances of vehicles causing damage to Wood Street Village Green.  The vehicles appear to enter the Green where there is a low kerb.

Worplesdon Parish Council leases Wood Street Village Green from Surrey County Council on a long lease (until May 2073).

The Parish Council has been asked by some local residents to install physical restrictions to prevent further damage to the Green.

Before any decisions are taken Worplesdon Parish Council seeks to find out your views on the matter and the suggested measures to minimise further anti-social behaviour.

The possible actions would be:

  1. Leave the Green as it is.
  2. Install a line of wooden posts to the western edge (White Hart Lane side) of the Green, plus security gates or drop-down bollards for access during events, as well as to facilitate maintenance of the Green, trees, maypole, and village sign (Surrey County Council has consented to this proposal, which does not require the consent of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (s38 Commons Act 2006)).
  3. Wooden posts to the entire perimeter of the Green plus security gates or drop-down bollards. This would require the consent of both the Secretary of State (s38 Commons Act 2006) as well as Surrey County Council
  4. The installation of a bund (grass bank) plus security gates or drop-down bollards. This would require the consent of both the Secretary of State (s38 Commons Act 2006) and Surrey County Council.

To that end, the Parish Council will be facilitating a public meeting on the Green on 20 June 2022 at 7.15pm.

Worplesdon Parish Council looks forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you are unable to attend, or have an alternative suggestion, please make your views known to the Parish Council by sending an email or comment to clerk@worplesdon-pc.gov.uk or to your parish councillor.

Alternatively, please complete the slip below and return it to the Parish Council by email or to Unit 2 Saxton, Parklands, Railton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 9JX by midnight on 20 June 2022.

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VOTING SLIP – Wood Street Village Green

I/we support the following option – please tick the appropriate box.

☐Take no further action – leaving the Green as it is.

☐Install posts and drop-down bollards along the western edge of the Green (side closest to White Hart Lane).

☐Install a combination of posts and security gates or drop-down bollards around the entire perimeter of the Green.

☐Construct a bund with pedestrian access points and security gates or drop-down bollards around the entire perimeter of the Green.

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Data Protection:

Any personal information given via this consultation will only be used to enable the Parish Council to assess its services, or to contact you about issues you’ve highlighted that you would like to be contacted about specifically and will not be disclosed to any other third party without your prior permission or unless we are required to do so by law.  This information will be securely retained, in conjunction with our retention policy except for hardcopies which will be securely destroyed after 12 months.