Petitions

Please note we only need to keep the paperwork for individual petitions for 3 years in line with our document retention schedule.

Date: 30/01/2025 and 03/02/2025
Subject:  potholes in Hanworth Lane
Business centre:  Surrey County Council Highways/private ownership
Number of valid signatures: n/a
Status: Petition rejected as it does not concern a Council controlled service, referred to Surrey County Council
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: tbc

Date: 19/12/2024
Subject: Englefield Green Victoria Street Car Park
Business centre: Customer, Digital and Collection Services
Number of valid signatures: 549
Status: Petition referred to the Environment and Sustainability Committee 06.03.2025
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: Yes, petition referred to the Overview and Scrutiny Select Committee 27.03.2025

Date: 10/09/2024
Subject: People’s Trust for Endangered Species
Business centre: Law and Governance
Number of valid signatures: 
Status: Petition rejected; does not comply with the Council’s Petitions Scheme
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 08/01/2024
Subject: Aviator Park Refuse
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 
Status: Petition open for signatures until 07/01/2025
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: Petition still open

Date: 07/07/2023
Subject: Stonehill Road intersection
Business centre: Ashley Smith
Number of valid signatures: N/A
Outcome: Petition rejected and responded to 07/07/2023 – referred to Surrey County Council
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 16/06/2022
Subject: New Parking Charges
Business centre: Linda Norman
Number of valid signatures: N/A
Outcome: Petition rejected and responded to 20/06/2022 – referred to Surrey County Council
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 29/07/2021
Subject: Reduce the proposed number of dwellings within the Chertsey South Bittams Triangle
Business centre: Ashley Smith
Number of valid signatures: N/A
Outcome: Petition rejected and responded to 30/07/2021
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 16/01/2021
Subject: Proposed development in Green Lane
Business centre: Ashley Smith
Number of valid signatures: N/A
Outcome: Petition rejected and responded to 22/01/2021
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 15/11/2020
Subject: HMO Article 4 Direction
Business centre: Ashley Smith
Number of valid signatures: 26 as at 16/02/2021
Outcome: Petition closed and responded to 17/02/2021
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 05/06/2020
Subject: Yellow buses
Business centre: Community Services
Number of valid signatures: 440 at 24/06/2020 plus 70 unconfirmed signatures
Outcome: Report on Yellow Buses being considered at Corporate Management Committee on 25/06/2020. Petition closed and responded to 18/06/2020
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 09/04/2020
Subject: Ban bonfires during lockdown
Business centre: Peter Burke
Number of valid signatures: N/A
Outcome: Petition rejected and responded to on 14/04/2020
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 11/08/2019
Subject: Surface of Heatherdale Recreation Ground
Business centre: Community Development
Number of valid signatures: 18
Outcome: Considered by Parks Officers. Some areas repaired and to be kept under review. Responded 21/10/2019
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 18/05/2019
Subject: Climate Emergency
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 155
Outcome: Considered by Environmental Health Officers; responded to 05/05/2020
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 18/0/2018
Subject: Closure of Lloyds Bank in Addlestone   
Business centre: Chief Executive
Number of valid signatures: 355
Outcome: Considered by full Council 18.10.2018 responded to 22.10.2018
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 17/12/2017
Subject: RBC Local Plan
Business centre: Planning
Number of valid signatures: 14
Outcome: Considered by Planning Officers; responded to 20.02.2018. No further action
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 19/07/2017
Subject: 'FrankStrawberry' CCTV
Business centre: Housing
Number of valid signatures: 88
Outcome: Considered by Housing Officers; responded to 27/09/2017
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 15/06/2017
Subject: St George's College Licensing application
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 49
Outcome: Considered by Licensing Sub-Committee 05/07/2017
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 13/10/2016
Subject: Addlestone Level Crossing
Business centre: Planning
Number of valid signatures: 4
Outcome: Submitted to Surrey County Council and Network Rail, responded to 27.04.2017
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 04/10/2016
Subject: Windows at Floral House
Business centre: Housing Maintenance
Number of valid signatures: 20
Outcome: Considered by Housing Officers; responded to 05.10.2016
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 23/0/2016
Subject: 'Car park fees'
Business centre: Chief Executive
Number of valid signatures: 1851
Outcome: Considered by full Council, Corporate Management and full Council again on 20/10/2016
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: Complaint that matter not fully debated. Not upheld   

Date: 26/04/2016
Subject: 'Being able to stay in my home'   
Business centre: Tenancy Management
Number of valid signatures: 243
Outcome: Considered by the Housing department
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 07/09/2015
Subject: 'Gym on the Green'
Business centre: Community Development
Number of valid signatures: 2
Outcome: Considered by Officers, no further action
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 11.08.2015
Subject: Vehicles parked in Staines Lane, Chertsey
Business centre: Planning
Number of valid signatures: 39
Outcome: Considered by Corporate Management Committee 27/08/2015
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 06/07/2015
Subject: Proposals for taxi ranks provision in Egham
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 1749
Outcome: Considered by Regulatory Committee and referred to full Council 22.10.2015
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 20/01/2015
Subject: Car Parking at St Peter's Hospital
Business centre: Planning
Number of valid signatures: 1542
Outcome: Considered by full Council 05.03.2015
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 30/12/14
Subject: Hackney Carriage and Private Hire fees and charges
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 40
Outcome: Considered by Regulatory Committee 15.01.2015
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 03/12/2013
Subject: Prohibit badger culling on Council owned land
Business centre: Community Development
Number of valid signatures: 12
Outcome: Considered by Parks Officers and responded to
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 16/04/2013
Subject: Save the Green Belt Dera Site
Business centre: Planning
Number of valid signatures: 1929
Outcome: Presented to full Council 24/10/2013
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 14/01/2013
Subject: Chertsey Hall Hire Charges
Business centre: Community Development
Number of valid signatures: 198
Outcome: Officers met with the petitioners
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 23.10.2011
Subject: Magna Carta Visitors Centre
Business centre: Law and Governance
Number of valid signatures: 502
Outcome: Presented at full Council, considered by Corporate Management and Community Services Committees
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 23.07.2011
Subject: Englefield Green Environmental Improvements
Business centre: Engineering
Number of valid signatures: 667
Outcome: Reported to Environment and Sustainability Committee 22/09/2011
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No

Date: 26.08.2010
Subject: Hackney Carriage Licences
Business centre: Environmental Services
Number of valid signatures: 62
Outcome: Reported to Regulatory Committee 14/09/2010 No further Action
Petitioner notified: Yes
Review requested: No