The Issue

Frimley Fuel Allotments is one of the most important remaining areas of green space in our community. Loved and heavily used by residents of Heatherside, Frimley, Deepcut and beyond, it is the last surviving part of historic Frimley Common.

For generations, local people have used this land to walk, run, play golf and enjoy peace and tranquillity away from busy roads. It is also a vital ecological habitat, home to protected and endangered species including adders and badgers, and is characterised by mature woodland covered by a Woodland Tree Preservation Order.

The charity trustees of Frimley Fuel Allotments are considering selling this land for development — either for a new Frimley Park Hospital or for a large-scale housing scheme of more than 1,000 homes. Either proposal would permanently destroy this irreplaceable green space and ecological habitat.

Why This Matters

The Fuel Allotments were enclosed nearly 200 years ago specifically for the benefit of the poor of Frimley. Today, the charity fulfils its mission through income generated largely by the Pine Ridge Golf Course lease. The charity’s accounts show that its income has exceeded its outgoings for several years — it is not in financial difficulty and does not need to sell the land to meet its charitable aims.

Those aims do not include the wholesale disposal of the land for residential development, nor providing a clearly unsuitable site for a major new hospital. As custodians of this land, the trustees have a duty to protect it for future generations.

Infrastructure and Safety Concerns

The surrounding infrastructure simply cannot support development on this scale. Roads bordering the site are already heavily congested multiple times each day. There is no existing water supply, sewage system or power infrastructure on the land. Making development viable would require extensive and costly new road building and widening.

Several large primary and secondary schools are located nearby. Increased traffic would significantly raise risks to children travelling to and from school and further degrade local air quality and safety.

A Community Asset Worth Defending

Losing Frimley Fuel Allotments to development would cause permanent environmental damage and seriously diminish the quality of life for local residents. This land is a rare green lung and an oasis of calm in an increasingly built-up area. Its recreational use contributes directly to the physical and mental wellbeing of the community.

Once lost, this space can never be replaced.

Our Call

We call on the Trustees of the Frimley Fuel Allotments charity to act as responsible guardians of this historic land and to reject any sale for development.

We urge them to preserve Frimley Fuel Allotments as a protected, natural community asset — for the benefit of current residents and generations yet to come.

Sign this petition to help safeguard Frimley Fuel Allotments from development and keep this vital green space in community hands.”