THE official deadline for comments on Dunsfold Park’s application to build 1,800 new homes is this Friday – and campaigners for and against are urging as many as possible to make their views known.

Protest group Protect Our Waverley warned Haslemere will not be immune to the “ripple effects” if the major development is agreed by Waverley planners with the possibility of thousands more new homes being built on the airfield to meet increased government housing targets.

Waverley Lib Dem chairman Stewart Edge urged the plan be supported as “every house not built at Dunsfold Park will be built elsewhere in Waverley”.

A borough council spokesman told The Herald on Wednesday: “To date 100 letters of objection have been received, along with 36 letters of support and five letters with general comments. Due to the high number of comments expected, the website is being updated daily.

“Waverley Borough Council always follows statutory guidelines when dealing with planning applications.

“The minimum consultation period is 21 days, however the council will continue to accept responds up until two working days before the committee meeting.

“Due to the scale of the application, the deadline for responses will allow the case officer enough time to put together the application report before the joint planning committee, which is likely to be several months away.

“However we would encourage the public to get their comments in before the deadline to ensure their comments are considered as part of the officer’s case report. The themes from the overall consultation will also be duly considered by the statutory consultees and therefore there needs to be enough time for the statutory bodies to work with the issues raised.

“Comments received after the deadline will not necessarily be included in the officers report and will feature in a supplementary report.”

To comment on the application go to the council’s homepage at www. waverley.gov.uk and follow the link for Dunsfold, or email comments to [email protected]

You can write to Planning Service, Waverley Borough Council, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HR.