Seven Do’s
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Do put people first.
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Do preserve the essence of the village by maintaining the Green Belt Principles and Conservation Area status.
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Do enable the village to evolve, and adapt to changing circumstances and community needs – but keep it as a “country village”.
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Do respect the priorities and concerns of current residents, while encouraging and enabling the next generation to live and grow here.
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Do make the most of what is already available: recycle building plots; repurpose “brown field” sites; invest in our “shopping centre”; use KGV buildings and land for wider community use.
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Do lets make ourselves proud of our village by enhancing it. For example, our roads all have wide verges that we could plant with spring bulbs, summer flowers and autumn fruits.
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Do orient the village towards the North Downs, the countryside, walking, cycling and village life.
Seven Don’t’s
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Don’t put politics, plans and, worst of all, private commercial interests first.
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Don’t sacrifice the lifelong interests of the many for the short term gain of the few.
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Don’t allow revolution. That means slow change for the good, not rapid change for the worse. Don’t turn it into a housing estate.
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Don’t make this less of a village. Make it more of a community, respecting the diverse shared, and complementary, interests of residents.
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Don’t increase density. Don’t invade green sites. Don’t build unless there is a compelling need that has wide community support. Then only build what is essential – and only build what Lutyens would be proud of.
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Don’t let the village be known for bad things like dreadful traffic problems, poor quality, high density houses, empty shops, and for being a village without a heart or soul.
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Don’t orient the village towards the M25, London, suburbia and traffic.