Here are the Appellants for a string of appeals for the stationing of caravans and mobile homes on a controversial site at Stovolds Hill, Dunsfold, in the parish of Bramley.
The previous inquiry was adjourned on the first day of the proceedings in November 2024 due to the Inspector’s ill health. There is no information on which Inspector will lead the appeal. So it may start from scratch!
Interesting – very interesting! The inquiry will take place from June 3rd to 13th and then reconvene from November 12th to 22nd. Is the Inspectorate short of Inspectors, or are they all bowing out!?!
The controversy over the occupation by homeless people, rather than gipsies, occupying hundreds of “tinnies” near the gipsy site has grown faster than ragwort on Stovolds Hill. The locals are fuming at escalation of anti social incidents – now even the gipsies are making plans to leave the official sites—some who have lived there over 50 years.
One gipsy who contacted the Waverley Web said she can no longer put her children on the school bus, due to the behaviour of other children.
Mr T Doherty, Appellant A, Mr S Doherty, Appellant B, Mrs A Doherty, Joint appellant C, Mr Mark Doherty, Joint appellant C, Mr Matthew Doherty, Appellant D.
Here is the site notification from the Inspectorate.
The first person on the stand will be Councillor Chris Britton, who will speak on behalf of Alfold Parish Council and most objectors during both the morning and afternoon sessions. Should he declare an interest?
He lives on Stovolds Hill, only a few hundred yards from the established Gipsy sites, and his house is currently on the market. No axe to grind there then! Mr Britton was also one of the leading protagonists in the STOP Dunsfold campaign called POW – Protect our Waverley. A group set up to halt development on the largest brownfield site in the borough, at Dunsfold airfield.
Anyone who would like to participate in the resumed inquiry is invited to attend tomorrow, June 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to talk about any timetabling questions.
After that day, the inquiry may resume on occasion at the earlier time of 9:30 am, and afternoon sessions are expected to commence between 1:30 pm and 2 pm. Precise times will be announced at the inquiry.
An eight day public inquiry into a Dunsfold Gypsy site has started
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