Peter Stewart

I'm sure we're going to be hearing a bit more about the rise a little bit later on in our special report. But one other area that had been highlighted to have a temporary pop-up area was the site on Gloucester Road, which is currently a car park. Now, that was mentioned, but only very, very briefly in the council notes going forward ahead of this meeting.

I'm sure we're going to be hearing a bit more about the rise a little bit later on in our special report. But one other area that had been highlighted to have a temporary pop-up area was the site on Gloucester Road, which is currently a car park. Now, that was mentioned, but only very, very briefly in the council notes going forward ahead of this meeting.

And Councillor Michalowski wondered why that was.

And Councillor Michalowski wondered why that was.

Councillor Nadine Moses again.

Councillor Nadine Moses again.

So they are already bound by contracts and agreements. They've already got to keep that car park area as a car park area. So that's why the Gloucester Road car park cannot have a semi-temporary structure built on it at this stage.

So they are already bound by contracts and agreements. They've already got to keep that car park area as a car park area. So that's why the Gloucester Road car park cannot have a semi-temporary structure built on it at this stage.

Now, if you're wondering why it is that I'm cutting down an awful lot of the council meeting, it's because sometimes we come across phrases like this, and I'm taking all these out for you and explaining everything as simply and straightforwardly as I can.

Now, if you're wondering why it is that I'm cutting down an awful lot of the council meeting, it's because sometimes we come across phrases like this, and I'm taking all these out for you and explaining everything as simply and straightforwardly as I can.

Yeah, nothing against Councillor Nadine Moses there, but that is council or corporate speak for you.

Yeah, nothing against Councillor Nadine Moses there, but that is council or corporate speak for you.

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OK, let's get a little bit more detail on that Gloucester Road agreement, just so we're fully across it. And here is Lucinda Mould. She's the director of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.

OK, let's get a little bit more detail on that Gloucester Road agreement, just so we're fully across it. And here is Lucinda Mould. She's the director of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.

OK, sorry for the drop out at the end of that. I was obviously monitoring this council meeting online and it just kind of dropped out, possibly to do with a connection or maybe the microphone in the council building. But let's unpick what Lucy Mould was saying there. There seems to be various reasons, doesn't there, about why you can't build on the Gloucester Road car park site even temporarily.

OK, sorry for the drop out at the end of that. I was obviously monitoring this council meeting online and it just kind of dropped out, possibly to do with a connection or maybe the microphone in the council building. But let's unpick what Lucy Mould was saying there. There seems to be various reasons, doesn't there, about why you can't build on the Gloucester Road car park site even temporarily.

First of all, because they've got agreements with other local businesses. that it should be kept as a car park so they would have a problem unpicking all of that secondly if they did put a building on that even temporarily then where are the cars going to go for people who are attending events in that building because you've just built on the car park

First of all, because they've got agreements with other local businesses. that it should be kept as a car park so they would have a problem unpicking all of that secondly if they did put a building on that even temporarily then where are the cars going to go for people who are attending events in that building because you've just built on the car park