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Nonsuch Park is situated in the northern part of the Borough of Epsom & Ewell between Cheam and Ewell Village. There are a number of access points to this large site. There are two entrances in London Road leading to car parks and one in Ewell Road, Cheam, which also leads to car parking facilities. Parking for disabled people only is available adjacent to the Mansion House

Nonsuch Park is accessible to pedestrians from the main entrances off London Road and Ewell Road, Blue Gates, Beaufort Way, the public footpath off Holmwood Road, which leads across Warren Farm to Nonsuch Park, and via the public footpath off Ewell Bypass.

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SALE OF NONSUCH MANSION
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SCC Meeting 21st March 2007 10am

The meeting is for the Select Committee to decide whether to send the original decision on a preservation plan back to the Executive for reconsideration.

The public may attend however the floor will not be opened.

Only 100 Spaces are available (first come first serve).

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers (biggest room available).

SCC says "There's nothing to worry about"... BUT!!

Officer Report to Executive
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The article below has been emailed to me by the Media Relations Manager at Surrey County Council. It sounds very good; HOWEVER, this does not mean that the park is safe. We still don't know why the JMC were refused the lease in the first place, and seeing that SCC has had no input to the park for the last 70 years, why do they have the right to have ANY say? (That's a personal opinion). Anyway the article does sound very good, but I am still awaiting some answers to the following questions:

  • Why did SCC not agree the new lease which the JMC had negotiated? (There has to be a reason).
  • What SCC's "master plan" was originally meant to involve (original documentation would be nice)?
  • Some kind of guarantee that the future of the park is safe (the article below is just that - an article - we still need proof).
  • Why don't SCC remove themselves from any decision making process for the park. (Would be nice but at least they're saying "unless consensus is gained from all relevant parties" about the buildings - what about the land??)
  • How SCC is acting in the best interests of the community?
  • Justify why this issue has arisen?????????
  • Has the countryside service been consulted about this "master plan"?

County agrees preservation plan for historic mansion
County decision-makers have agreed to proceed with a preservation plan to safeguard the future of historic Nonsuch Park in Ewell following a packed meeting this week which saw more than 100 members of the public fill the council chamber.

The council's decision-making Executive committee decided the County Council will work in partnership with the London Borough of Sutton and Epsom & Ewell Borough Council to prepare a preservation plan for the whole of the park, to achieve the objective of guaranteeing public access to the park for future generations on a sustainable financial basis.

The council has committed itself to thorough consultation on any proposals concerning the Grade 2 listed mansion house, and will not proceed with any proposals for either the mansion house or outbuildings unless consensus is gained from all relevant parties.

The aim of the preservation plan will be to preserve the park for future generation, and to put it on a more stable financial footing for the long-term future.

The council will now look ahead to building a preservation plan with the other councils involved in the site, and further details will be published as soon as any future options are available.

Executive Member Ian Lake, who has led on the issue at County Hall, said: ÒThere has been speculation about the county council getting involved in Nonsuch and selling the whole place off - this is absolutely not the intention, and was never the reason we got involved.

"I am convinced that what we're doing is in the best interests of the park. Rather than look to allow it to continue losing money at taxpayers' expense - in which case closure would at some point become inevitable - we simply want to ensure it has a financially viable future, which would preserve it for future generations for years to come.

"Our only interest in Nonsuch Park is preserving Surrey's heritage and minimising the impact on the public, and in order to do this we have to ensure taxpayers are not asked to contribute £300,000 year on year to the cost of running it.

"The JMC has done a magnificent job in maintaining and indeed restoring the building and grounds, and it's important to record this fact - as without that invaluable support the park would not be the popular attraction it is today.

"The county council, the JMC, Epsom & Ewell Borough and the London Borough of Sutton all want the same thing for this historical venue - a safeguarded future that does not rely on increasing contributions from taxpayers. I look forward to achieving that."


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