The annual parish council meeting will be held on Monday 12th May 2025 in the Memorial Library. The agenda is available here.
Author: Stu Bevan
Neighbourhood Plan Update
There will be a meeting on Saturday 22nd March from 10.30am to noon in the Village Hall to give an update on the Parish Neighbourhood plan.
This will also be covered at the annual parish meeting which will be held Wednesday 30th April at 7.30pm - again in the Village Hall.
Briefing From Surrey Highways
We've received an overview from Surrey Highways about how they manage the counties roads. Click here for details.
Council Meeting on 3rd Feb 2025
For reasons beyond our control the Parish Council meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 3rd February has had to be postponed. A new meeting will be scheduled as soon as is practical.
Level Crossing Closures Until 17th Feb 2025
There is a significant amount of disruption coming from various level crossing closures on the railway line through the parish. Below is the relevant text of the email from network rail. They have set up a dedicated webpage at https://www.networkrail.co.uk/NorthDownsLine which will be regularly updated as the work progresses.
Dear Stakeholder,
Upcoming engineering work between Guildford and Reigate, Saturday 1 to Sunday 16 February 2025
I am writing to remind you that between Saturday 1 and Sunday 16 February, Network Rail engineers will be carrying out a large programme of works on the North Downs line, between Guildford and Reigate.
These works include renewing the tracks over a bridge on the River Wey in Shalford, stabilising an embankment in Gomshall and renewing the signalling and level crossings along the line.
Level crossing works
At times we will need to close the level crossing we are upgrading to carry out the work, and signed diversions will be in place. During full road closures, pedestrians won’t have access to the crossings, but minibuses will be arranged to help any pedestrians around the closure. Half road closures close the crossings to single lane access with temporary traffic lights, and pedestrians can use the crossing.
Please find the list of road closures below:
Tangley Level Crossing, A248, Chilworth, Guildford GU4 8NE
00:35 to 05:20 Monday 3 February | Full Closure |
00:35 to 05:20 Tuesday 4 February | Full Closure |
Chilworth Level Crossing, Sampleoak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford GU4 8QN
00:15 Saturday 1 January to 06:00 Sunday 2 February | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Sunday 2 to Friday 7 February (Overnight Closures 23:00 – 06:00) | Half Closure with Temporary Obstruction Boards |
Friday 7 to Saturday 8 February (Overnight Closures 23:00 – 11:00) | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Saturday 8 to Thursday 13 February (Overnight Closures 23:00 – 05:00) | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Thursday 13 February (Daytime Closure 07:00 – 17:00) | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February (Overnight Closures 23:00 – 05:00) | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Sunday 16 to Monday 17 February(Overnight Closures 21:00 – 05:00) | Full Closure – pedestrians can cross with marshall |
Brook Level Crossing, New Road, Albury, Guildford GU5 9DJ
23:00 Friday 31 January to 06:00 Monday 17 February | Full Closure |
Burrows Lane Level Crossing, Queen St, Gomshall, Guildford GU5 9LR
23:00 Friday 31 January to 06:00 Monday 17 February | Full Closure |
Additional works
At the River Wey Railway Bridge, we are carrying out track renewals, while on the remainder of the line, we are continuing with our re-signalling works which includes laying new cable, substantial heavy foundation works at Burrow and Brook Level Crossings as well as cutting stabilisation.
September Parish Council Meeting
The September Parish council meeting will take place on Monday 2nd September at 19:30 in the Albury Memorial Library. Members of the parish are welcome to attend the start of the meeting if they have matters they would like to raise.
A copy of the agenda may be found here.
Road Closures in Albury
We are aware that SCC Highways are proposing to close the Street between Water Lane and Weston Yard between 9-12 July, subject to weather conditions in order to top dress the surface. They aim to minimise the disruption but the road will still be closed for approx 2 hours at a time. We are working with our County Councillor Bob Hughes and SCC Highways to obtain more information and achieve scheduling of the works that will cause the least disruption to access for local residents including information regarding buses. We will provide updates as soon as we have them.
Neighbourhood Plan Deadline Approaches
A reminder that the deadline for commenting on the Album Parish Neighbourhood Plan is the 30th June. If you haven't done so already please feel free to review the plan at https://alburyparishneighbourhoodplan.org.
The June Parish Council Meeting
A parish council meeting will be held on Monday 3rd June at 7.30pm in the Memorial Library (next to the village hall. A copy of the agenda is available here.
Albury Matters will shortly be dropping on your Door Mat
This is focussed on the Neighbourhood Plan and residents are encouraged to read and comment if they feel necessary. More details can be found at https://alburyparishneighbourhoodplan.org.