Redrow Redrow Homes to lead Kempton Park redevelopment
Redrow is to lead the redevelopment of Kempton Park racecourse which could support 3,000 homes. Spelthorne Borough Council leader Ian Harvey re-stated his commitment to protecting green belt land in Spelthorne after the Jockey Club announced the plans. Last year, Harvey called on Redrow to "desist from unwanted desecration of desperately needed green belt space" and he says his view has not changed. A planning application has not yet been submitted for the site.

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Spelthorne Borough Council leader Ian Harvey has reiterated his commitment to protecting the green belt in Spelthorne after the Jockey Club announced plans to pursue the redevelopment of Kempton Park racecourse for housing.

The Jockey Club revealed their intention on Tuesday (January 10) for Redrow Homes to lead the project which could support 3,000 new homes .

Last year, Cllr Harvey called on the developer to "desist from unwanted desecration of desperately needed green belt space" and he says his view has not changed.

“I am fully aware of the views of local residents and have consistently made clear my strong opposition to development of this site and my determination to protect the green belt in Spelthorne," he said.

"I made my position absolutely clear in an open letter which I wrote to Redrow homes in April. Nothing has changed. "

"The council’s finances are very robust and any suggestion that it needs money from new development is completely groundless," he said.

The Kempton Park proposition comes after Spelthorne Borough Council issued a ‘call for sites’ enabling those who have ideas of where development might go to put them forward.

Cllr Harvey wrote the letter to Redrow Homes after the developer stated it would work alongside the council as it prepares its new local plan.

A planning application has not yet been submitted in relation to the Sunbury racecourse site.