All articles related to “The Paddocks”, a proposal to build over 250 dwellings on green belt land in fields off Blundel Lane.

The Paddocks: Summary of Key Issues

By SDRA / September 17, 2025

We have produced this infographic highlighting the key issues with the Paddocks development, it is also available to download here. The key issues summarised are: 1 1072 Objections – As of 28/8/25 there have been 1072 objections and only 3 letters of support for this Outline Application 2 Scale, Height, Location & Form – are…

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Formal Objection Report to Outline Planning Application

By SDRA / July 14, 2025

We have included the Executive Summary and Introduction from the formal objection report from the Stoke D’Abernon Residents’ Association below. You can download a copy of the full 63-page report by clicking the button below. Note this is a 11.9MB PDF file. Outline Planning Application: Land at The Paddocks, Blundel Lane, Stoke D’Abernon 2025/1097 Submitted…

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The Paddocks Key Issues Summary

By SDRA / June 25, 2025

The following issues are intended to help residents with their deliberations when considering the issues associated with the site. They are not meant to be exhaustive and indeed should be used with your own views and in your own words when submitting objections. 1 The land is in the Green Belt “Poor quality” Green Belt…

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Shetland Pony Club TV – Save The Ranch

By SDRA / June 20, 2025

Shetland Pony Club, the award-winning kids riding school in Cobham for children ages 3 – 10 year old, recently shared the video below with over 6500 people. The riding school and the 100s of young children that visit would be severely impacted by The Paddocks development given this green belt land is on the opposite…

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The Paddocks on BBC Radio Surrey

By SDRA / June 18, 2025

Surrey County Councillor David Lewis was interviewed on BBC Radio Surrey this morning about The Paddocks development. We have included a few key excepts below, as well as the full interview for those that are interested. 1 Village history & impact “ We go back to the Doomsday book. We have the oldest church in Surrey…

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Stop The Paddocks Flyer

By SDRA / June 15, 2025

A new flyer is currently being distributed to homes across the village. We have included all the content on this page and provided links to download the PDF file. Say NO to 250 new homes in Stoke d’Abernon What’s happening? Burwin Investments plans to build over 250 homes on Green Belt land in Stoke d’Abernon…

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GoFundMe Fundraising Launch

By SDRA / June 3, 2025

The Stop The Paddocks group has now set up a crowd funding site on GoFundMe to raise funds to fight this application.  All funds will go into the Stoke d’Abernon Residents’ Association business bank account and be overseen by our SDRA Treasurer. Your support is crucial in this battle. We are raising funds for essential…

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Say No to 250 New Homes on Blundel Lane

By SDRA / June 3, 2025

A proposal to build 250 plus dwellings on green fields off Blundel Lane is now live, titled “The Paddocks”. It is an “Outline” Planning Application so that means they want to get the principle approved of building around 250 houses. Details of the site eg layout, scale and appearance are all reserved for subsequent applications.…

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