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Waverley Borough Council will be remembered for planning charges travesty unless wrongs are righted, councillor says

Every householder stung by Waverley Borough Council’s surprise planning charges should be offered a full review with any repayments funded by the authority’s hoarded interest. That was one of five key ...
Farnham Herald

Waverley council urged to use interest to repay CIL victims

Homeowners devastated by bombshell planning taxes that left some facing possible imprisonment should have their charges ...
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Waverley Borough Council's planning team under review but full refunds off the table for CIL victims

Waverley Borough Council’s role in the punishing planning charges that left homeowners facing ruinous debt, suffer nervous breakdowns, or forced to sell their homes, will be examined. For some the ...
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Waverley housing target 'extremely challenging'

Waverley Borough Council says it annual housing target will almost double under government proposals An increased housing target in Waverley under proposed government planning reforms will be ...
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Waverley Borough Council tells £70,000 planning victim threatened with court action and repossession 'we were wrong' and vows to return money

Steve Dally was granted planning permission in 2018 by Waverley Borough Council to demolish and replace an extension at his Godalming home – which was exempt from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) ...
BBC

Row over infrastructure pot spending at council

The funding, which is mainly from developer contributions, is used for infrastructure and community projects Conservative councillors say that money raised through funds for infrastructure and ...
Insider

“A complete mess” - Waverley Conservative Council expresses grave concerns over borough’s housing supply numbers

Waverley Conservative Council group has expressed "grave concerns", following the issue of the borough's updated five year housing land supply numbers in November. Waverley’s biggest development, ...
Farnham Herald

Surrey householders welcome CIL reform plans

News the Government could end the controversial house-extension taxes that slapped Waverley homeowners with huge fines or ...
BBC

Group set up to look at homeowner planning fees

A cross-party working group will be set up by a council to examine residents being charged thousands of pounds in fees after making home improvements. The homeowners were charged the Community ...
BBC

Council labels new housing targets unrealistic

A Surrey council has urged the government to rethink its new housing targets which the local authority said were "unrealistic and unsustainable". Waverley Borough Council (WBC) leader Paul Follows ...
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Waverley Borough Council's planning team under review but full refunds off the table for CIL victims

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) Waverley Borough Council’s role in the punishing ...