NORTH WEST FARNHAM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION WEBSITE

UPDATED 22nd September 2026

This website is devoted to the interests of the residents of North West Farnham, an area extending (for the purposes of the Association) to the North from the Alton Road up to the Odiham Road, and to the West from Folly Hill as far as Dippenhall.

Membership

Membership is open to everyone who lives in this area, and currently costs £5 per household per annum. Our Bank Details are North West Farnham Residents Association -  SORT CODE: 30-93-20 ACCOUNT # 00471848 so you can set up a Standing Order.

TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN CRONDALL LANE - UPDATED 22nd SEPTEMBER

An FOI was raised asking why the works had not started - here is the response from Surrey Highways

Your Reference Number: 3625916
Highways Reference Number: 357567

Dear David King ,

Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged as follows:

Issue: Structures Enquiry ( Structual )
Location: Crondall Lane Farnham

The repair the culvert has taken so long and these reasons again for the delays are a mixture of site limitations where we need to work on private land and are not allowed to work on their land without an agreement in place, this has resulted in a lengthy delay in us being able to carry out our repairs here, these have been a very complex negotiations with the land owners for access rights and the new structure being installed on their property, we also have been faced with protected wildlife constraints that has resulted in us not being able to do the work needed during the spring/early summer, In the UK, badgers and their setts are strictly protected by the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. It is a criminal offence to intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy, block access to, or disturb a sett. This protection applies to any structure or place showing signs of current badger use, even when unoccupied. As the sett is right next to the culvert and occupied, we have camera traps set up all around the site, we have been unable to work here, During the delays we have been carrying out Ground investigation work on site and all the design work needed, a contractor is appointed and work is planned for late October , I will update you when a confirmed date is set. We thank you for your patience in this matter.
Kind Regards
Mark Davies


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Kind regards,

Infrastructure Schemes Team
Surrey Highways and Transport

Contact us: If you need to get in contact with us again about this enquiry, please email hw_enquiry_replies@surreycc.gov.uk quoting reference number: 357567

Your original enquiry:
Good morning, I wish to draw your attention to the road works in Crondall Lane Farnham which have been in place since the 1st of May 2025.



Here is the latest information from Causeway one which I subscribe to and receive a weekly update pushing back the completion date by one week each time that there is an update: "A change has been detected to the works on Crondall Lane that you are following. You can view the works on Causeway one.network by clicking on this link https://one.network?GBTM143238913. The dates for the works have been changed from 1 May 2025 12:50 - 9 Sep 2026 23:59 to 1 May 2025 12:50 - 16 Sep 2026 23:59."



Despite requests to discover what the hold up is (and bearing in mind that my previous FOI request # 14555457 advised a cost of about £5,500 per month the maintain the traffic lights) there has not been a definite timeline for these works to be completed.



My request is simply to ask - is there a plan in place at all and if there is, what are the reasons for it being held up (at a cost to the tax payers of over £75,000 so far and counting).

PREVIOUSLY - CRONDALL LANE ROADWORKS UPDATED 26th AUGUST 2026

Still no response from SCC Highways, apart from the weekly "extra week added on" statement here:

You can view the works on Causeway one.network by clicking on this link https://one.network?GBTM143238913.

• The dates for the works have been changed from 1 May 2025 12:50 - 26 Aug 2026 23:59 to 1 May 2025 12:50 - 2 Sep 2026 23:59.

FOI REQUEST DETAILS

The cost has been £61,000 for the 11 months of the Council's Financial Year (roughly £5,500 per month!) This will continue until a solution is found.

Councillors Paul Fairclough and Andy Macleod are aware of the situation.

PREVIOUSLY......

Since there has been no reply to my several emails to the Principal Engineer at SCC, I submitted a FOI request last week, hoping that I might get the rental costs of running the traffic lights, which have been there over a year (and counting)

PREVIOUSLY......

The question of the cost of the temporary traffic lights to date, (over a year now!) whilst the issues below are resolved, has been raised to SCC Highways - we are awaiting their response, as these cost are likely having to be borne by the ratepayers of Waverley..............

Issue: Scheme enquiry ( Carriageway and Footway )
Location: Crondall Lane Farnham

We apologise for the time this issue has been ongoing for. Our contractor is developing a buildable solution for us to run through Atkins for validation. A Project Manager has been assigned to manage the potential landowner and access issues- so the job is moving forwards- but likely to be a few months before we're in a position to be on the ground to do the repair, but we're trying to get in there more quickly to de veg and fully survey the pipe under the road and the embankment slippage to confirm the extent of the repair. If it's just what we can see, we'll put a new headwall in from precast concrete units and locally replace the embankment. If the pipe running under the road is found to be damaged beyond repair, then we're probably going to need to close the road fully to excavate down to replace it which will take some time due to its depth. The temporary traffic signals are there to protect and stop traffic from driving too close to the damaged headwall to prevent any further damage.

POINTS MADE AFTER MATTHEW PENNYCOOK'S LETTER OF THE 17th OF AUGUST REGARDING NPPF.

Our NWFRA Secretary Julie Russ, who works for Natural England, has made the following points, which I hope that you will find interesting:

I have read the letter and the only good news I can glean from it is that protected sites will continue to be protected. It skirts around some major issues and fails to make clear the implications for local people and the countryside. However, I will, when I get the time, use some of the links to read some of the NPPF and other documents referred to. I am still very unhappy that local councillors will no longer be able to decide on planning applications and that local people will not be able to comment, I think this is an erosion of democracy and I will keep pestering our MP about it. I also think the housing targets for Waverley and the South East are too high, especially in view of the drought situation. Until the relevant infrastructure is put in place for water in particular, but also transport, schools, hospitals, GP surgeries I feel strongly that the housing targets for Waverley and the SE should be put on hold. Also, research has shown that 1 million homes can be provided by regenerating and repurposing empty properties and the CPRE has shown that most of the new homes we require can be built on brownfield land. We will need our green fields for providing food,. for flood control, trees for shade, for physical and mental wellbeing. I note that the minister's letter does not mention infrastructure at all yet we are in the midst of a drought, next year is supposed to be the hottest on record. If we keep building homes we will not have enough water for the much greater population. Would it not be more sensible to build more houses in the north west of the country where they have much heavier rainfall? I will be making these points to Greg Stafford once Parliament sits again.

Julie is a tireless advocate of doing everything possible to protect the environment.

SCHOOL STREET UPDATE 16th JUNE

Now the engagement is completed, the feedback is being compiled and analysed along with "after" vehicle and pedestrian traffic counts to compare with the "before" data. The reports will then be shared with Cllr Macleod in July, for a final decision on whether to retain, amend or remove the School Street. Once the decision has been made, this will be shared, along with the results.

PREVIOUSLY

The trial scheme has shown up some anomalies when the cameras have been in operation during the school holidays, thus issuing letters to the supposed "intruders". This apparently has now been resolved and those incorrectly had letters have had an apology. Overall it has been a success for locals we understand, but if you have any comments to make, please use the "Contact Us" link.

FARNHAM INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE 

Here is a link to what is happening

https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/policies-plans-consultations/major-transport-projects/farnham-infrastructure-programme/town-centre?es_c=BB3DDFB484A3C49C0A1E78C032C56E0A&es_cl=10BE147F6965D04B6EB6E0CF503F5BEA&es_id=pa%c2%a3m6

TWO UNITARY COUNCILS FOR SURREY

Please use this link to read what is to happen in April 2027

Local Government Re Organisation 2 x Unitaries.pdf

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