Peter Stewart

And they continued, in the coming weeks, we will be reviewing the decision and considering our next steps. This is what some more residents of the meeting told me on Wednesday night.

And they continued, in the coming weeks, we will be reviewing the decision and considering our next steps. This is what some more residents of the meeting told me on Wednesday night.

What were your main concerns?

What were your main concerns?

You were probably the youngest person there in the council chamber. Yes, by several decades, I should imagine.

You were probably the youngest person there in the council chamber. Yes, by several decades, I should imagine.

So you weren't daunted at all by coming into the town hall?

So you weren't daunted at all by coming into the town hall?

And what did you make of it? It went on for nearly three hours, didn't it?

And what did you make of it? It went on for nearly three hours, didn't it?

And you're pleased with the final decision, yeah?

And you're pleased with the final decision, yeah?

It was. Members of the public and protesters, many of them with the East Redhill Residents Association, at that town hall planning meeting on Wednesday night. Now, that meeting was a little delayed in starting because of the broken level crossing gates at the bottom building.

It was. Members of the public and protesters, many of them with the East Redhill Residents Association, at that town hall planning meeting on Wednesday night. Now, that meeting was a little delayed in starting because of the broken level crossing gates at the bottom building.

of Reigate Hill so the left-hand gate towards the town centre developed a fault at around 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon which stopped it going up and that meant that all the gates had to be lowered for safety reasons. Tailbacks went all the way back to the top of Reigate Hill up to the M25 junction

of Reigate Hill so the left-hand gate towards the town centre developed a fault at around 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon which stopped it going up and that meant that all the gates had to be lowered for safety reasons. Tailbacks went all the way back to the top of Reigate Hill up to the M25 junction

where another vehicle had broken down at the top of Ray Lane causing even more problems and of course Pebble Hill has been closed as well. Vehicles as you can understand were using back roads to make their way across town and that included lorries. As we stood outside the town hall waiting for that planning meeting to start, an HGV came towards us the wrong way on that one-way system.

where another vehicle had broken down at the top of Ray Lane causing even more problems and of course Pebble Hill has been closed as well. Vehicles as you can understand were using back roads to make their way across town and that included lorries. As we stood outside the town hall waiting for that planning meeting to start, an HGV came towards us the wrong way on that one-way system.

So past Eshaw on the corner and then towards us on Castlefield Road. Several members of the protest group, several residents there rushed to stop the traffic that was going the correct way. and then helped guide the driver of that Arctic who took several minutes driving into the Town Hall car park and then reversing back to face the right way to continue its journey.

So past Eshaw on the corner and then towards us on Castlefield Road. Several members of the protest group, several residents there rushed to stop the traffic that was going the correct way. and then helped guide the driver of that Arctic who took several minutes driving into the Town Hall car park and then reversing back to face the right way to continue its journey.