Second monster housing estate threatens Shetland Pony Club

We normally only email you on a Wednesday, unless there is something really important. Today is one of those days, where we urgently need your help to object by 8 November 2025 to a planning application to build 250 dwellings next to Shetland Pony Club.

ACT NOW – Please help stop a second monster housing estate that threatens The Ranch

There is a second planning application in NOW to build 250 tall dwellings on Green Belt land below the Ranch at Clouds Hill Farm directly below Shetland Pony Club. This will severely impact:

The beauty of the views from The Ranch that you love
Be bad for nature and wildlife
Cause congestion and access issues with additional traffic

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ACT NOW

Please object to the Planning Application 2025/2147 to preserve the environment of The Ranch for future Generations.

Objections must be made by 8 November 2025

QR code to Planning Application 2025/2147

Object Here:

Click on the link to the Elmbridge Borough Council Planning Application 2025/2147 – Clouds Hill Farm Leatherhead Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0ET
Click – “Make a comment”
Fill in your contact details and click “You object to the planning application”
Add your own comments or use these words:

Objection Comments – you can copy and paste these if you wish:

I am writing to strongly object to the planning application for the proposed housing development on the green belt at Clouds Hill Farm, Oxshott, Surrey, KT22 0ET

As a visitor to Shetland Pony Club and someone who values the natural beauty of the area, I am deeply concerned about the impact this development would have on the local environment and community. My objections are as follows:

Impact on Views and Landscape:
The proposed development would significantly alter the unbroken, rural views from the surrounding hills, affecting both the visual landscape and the tranquillity that visitors and locals currently enjoy.
Incompatibility with the Area’s Character:
This large-scale housing development is not in keeping with the rural character of the valley and would result in the irretrievable loss of agricultural and green belt land. The tall height of the buildings is incompatible with the character of the area.
Ecological Concerns:
The valley is home to important wildlife, including bat and owl populations. The introduction of artificial lighting and the loss of the significant dark skies of Clouds Hill Farm would have a detrimental impact on these species and their habitats. The Bat report in the application has been redacted by the developer. This should be published in full as it is clear from the photographs that there are active bat roosts on Clouds Hill Farm, as there is on the neighbouring farmland of Shetland Pony Club.
Loss of mature trees
The proposed development threatens to cut down 114 mature oak trees and prune a further 117. The mature Oak woodlands of Surrey are highly valued both for the ecological services they provide by being the lungs of London, by the wildlife they support and the beauty they offer the landscape. The proposal is an unacceptable loss of mature woodland habitat and its associated bat ecology. Oak trees are hard to regenerate and can live for up to 1000 years. The loss of 114 mature trees equates to hundreds of years of positive ecological services which can all be lost to the bulldozer in one afternoon. Surrey County Council is constantly encouraging farmers, landowners, and schools to plant more trees due to their ecological benefits. The biodiversity net gain calculations from the SANG application are questionable greenwash in the light of the proposed destruction of this mature woodland habitat. Nature has no voice, and it is up to Elmbridge Council that we have elected to stand up for nature and listen to the will of their constituents. Once it is lost, it is lost forever.
Thank you for considering this comment and I strongly urge the Elmbridge Council to reject this application.

ACT NOW – Please help stop a second monster housing estate that threatens The Ranch

Please object to the Planning Application 2025/2147 to preserve the environment of The Ranch for future Generations.

Watch the video to find out more:

Objections must be made by 8 November 2025

Thank you – From Rosemary, Liz, the Team, and all the ponies at Shetland Pony Club – contact us on: 07734 950 309 or email: info@shetlandponyclub.co.uk