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Portsmouth Road
Kingston Council is using its planning powers to protect Seething Wells Filter Beds in Surbiton from potential harm to local biodiversity.
The site, which is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), represents a unique habitat within the borough. The site is of particular importance to wintering wildfowl and bat populations.
A mechanism called an Article 4 Direction has been introduced which temporarily removes the ability to erect fencing, gates and other means of enclosure on the site without planning permission. This is a specific and targeted Article 4 Direction which has been introduced in response to an application to confirm if the erection of fencing at Seething Wells Filter Beds is permitted development.
The Council must decide within six months whether to make the Article 4 Direction permanent. The consultation closes on December 18th 2020.
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