Below is a snapshot from a report that was considered by The Council’s Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee this week.
When is someone within Waverley Towers going to describe that poor little village on the Surrey /Sussex border as;
Although a possible site proposed in the Part 11 of Waverley’s Daft Local Plan describes the site as land off Horsham Road, Awfold – it is close to the Stovolds Hill site off Dunsfold Road. Nearby is the Lydia Park Gipsy Site – now occupied by over 50 settled families and adjacent to Hill Copse and New Acres, which is a transit site – also home to another 75 plus gipsy families. The majority of families, we understand, are Romany Gipsies – but in recent years – some Irish Travellers have joined the settled community.
In short:

Bet no councillor’s live near that site, should they not ask the local community and who owns the land?
Perhaps the Protect Our Waverley group will take a little time off from protecting Their Little corner of Waverley i.e. stopping development at Dunsfold airfield – and start protecting the countryside which could be invaded shortly by ‘travelling showmen.’ But don’t hold your breath, because breath is so good for you!