An event held to discuss concerns over a potential new housing development at Kempton Park racecourse will be held later this month. Redrow Homes is due to holding their first information day on Saturday (April 23) for residents to "learn more about Redrow’s involvement in the land" to the east of Kempton Park. Earlier this year, representatives from Redrow Homes said they were embarking on a ‘lengthy process of community engagement’, after emphasising there is a need for housing in the borough. Spelthorne Borough Council is currently preparing a new local plan, outlining housing and amenity needs up until 2033, and Redrow say they want to work alongside the council during the process. No planning application has been submitted for the site. In September last year Redrow Homes confirmed it had been selected for the job by the Sunbury racecourse, and was undertaking a feasibility study on site, as well as an architectural exercise “to explore potential design issues”. Months earlier, council bosses had vowed they would never accept a plan to build on the piece of green belt land next to the racecourse. The information event, to be held at the Desert Orchid Suite at Kempton Park Racecourse from 10am to 2pm, will give people a chance to share their views with the project team and discuss any questions about the development of the site. Julian Larkin, who is managing the Kempton Park project for Redrow, said: “This event will be a great opportunity for local residents to share their views about the Kempton Park site. There is a pressing need for new homes in Spelthorne, as well as new infrastructure to support them, and I am looking forward to hearing the local community’s ideas as to how this could be achieved.” Information will also be available event available from April 22 at www.RedrowKempton.co.uk. Further events will be held in the coming months.
Redrow Homes will hold its first information day for residents about a potential new housing development on greenbelt land east of Kempton Park racecourse, having completed a feasibility study and architectural exercise last year. The developer is keen to work with Spelthorne Borough Council as it prepares a new housing and amenity plan up until 2033.