Welcome to the LOSRA Website
Like any local community, the policies and decisions shaping the character and future of Lower Sunbury are influenced by a combination of local and national government initiatives, alongside market forces and vested interests operating within these frameworks. As with many areas, Lower Sunbury faces challenges stemming from an aging infrastructure, rapid urban development, increasing traffic congestion, and other pressures that impact both quality of life and the distinctive character of the neighbourhood.
In collaboration with local authorities, other residents’ associations and amenity groups, LOSRA plays a vital role in addressing fundamental issues that affect its members' lives. This organisation not only engages with broader strategic concerns but also focuses on the everyday matters that shape community well-being.
To stay informed, we encourage you to subscribe to our regular e-bulletins via the link at the top left of this page. Your continued support is essential to our efforts, and we urge you to join or renew your membership. Subscriptions for 2025 are now payable at £5 per household. Donations are also welcome.
Forthcoming Road Works in Green Street & Church Street
Residents should be aware of road works in the key thoroughfares of Green Street and Church Street during the week commencing 30th June. It is intended that the works, which are described in the attached notice, will be effective between 8pm - 6am.
AGM Reminder!
BESS is Back – But What Has Changed?
After a deferment of several months, Sunbury BESS Limited has recently submitted a revised application for a Battery Energy Storage System on the Charlton Lane site. Readers may recall that the previous application, which was itself a revision of the earlier 24/00017/FUL, was withdrawn from the agenda just before the December 2024 planning committee meeting, at which it was recommended for refusal.
Closure of the A308 in Hampton – Will There be Gridlock?
From 7 July, for 15 weeks, the A308 Upper Sunbury Road will be closed to all westbound traffic from the Percy Road junction to Hampton Care Home. This is to enable Thames Water to replace the existing railings separating the road from the Grand Junction Reservoir with crash barriers that can prevent vehicles from entering the reservoir and polluting the water within it. Residents in Hampton were apparently advised of this closure by letter from Thames Water in mid-May, but there has been no such communication to those of us in Sunbury, so LOSRA has been trying to find out more details.
As part of the closure measures, Richmond & Wandsworth Councils Network Management, as the relevant highways authority, has defined a diversion route that leaves the A308 in Hampton via Church Street, heading north on the A311 towards Hampton Hill before turning left onto the A312 Uxbridge Road up to Apex Corner on the A316 Great Chertsey Road. From there the diversion is down the A316 Country Way to the Sunbury Cross Roundabout and thence back on to the A308 towards Hampton. The distance of the closure from east to west is about 340 metres. The same journey using the approved diversion will be just over 10 kilometres. Since the westbound A308 will remain open as far as Percy Road, it is inevitable that drivers (and/or their satnavs!) with knowledge of the local roads will realise that alternative diversions are available by coming through Lower Sunbury instead. We have raised that issue with Richmond & Wandsworth as well as Thames Water, together with these other points:
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The implications of the A308 being outside the ULEZ zone but the diversion being within it.
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The westbound routeing of the 216 bus needing to be changed.
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The right turn from Hampton Court Road into Church Street at Hampton being a significant hold-up point, even outside the rush hours. All diverting vehicles will have to cross the eastbound traffic.
Thames Water has announced a Drop-in session on Wednesday 25 June at Hampton Library to allow residents to ‘have their say’. In the meantime LOSRA will be pursuing responses to our points above and posting updates on our website.
To see map of diversion route, click here.
Riverside Players to Bring Adaptation of Great Expectations to the RAC
Great Expectations is a gripping tale of ambition, betrayal, and redemption. It follows Pip, a poor orphan whose life takes a surprising turn when he unexpectedly comes into a fortune from a secret benefactor. As he rises in society, Pip becomes obsessed with winning the love of the cold and beautiful Estella, raised by the vengeful and eerie Miss Havisham, a woman frozen in time ever since being jilted at the altar 20 years before.
Will Pip win Estella’s heart? Will he uncover the truth behind his mysterious fortune? Or will his “great expectations” lead to ruin? Bringing to life all the vivid and unforgettable characters of the original novel and conveying the story with great clarity, atmosphere and theatrical flair, this adaptation by Hugh Leonard of Charles Dickens’s most popular novel is by turns entertaining, exciting and haunting.
Performances:
Evenings: Thurs 3rd – Sat 5th July 2025 at 7.30pm
Matinee: Sat 5th July 2025 at 2:30pm
Box office: https://www.
News on Lower Sunbury Local Street Improvements
Have your say on the updated proposals to create safer, healthier and more pleasant streets in Lower Sunbury.
The community shared its views on the initial ideas last Autumn and your feedback would be welcome on the changes that have been made since then.
You are invited to get involved before the engagement period closes on 13 July 2025.
For the update, please go to: Keep in Touch with Latest News - Lower Sunbury Local Street Improvements - Commonplace
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Council Notice on Design Code
The Spelthorne Design Code has been in development for over a year now. Find out how it's progressing and hear about the next opportunity to have your say on the design of future development in the Borough.
For more information, go to: https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/
AGM Newsletter May Be Viewed Here
Applications for Blue Heart Verges
Applications for blue heart verges now open to community groups across Surrey. 
A blue heart verge is a designated area along a roadside where the vegetation is cut once, raked and removed at the end of the season.
This is done to increase biodiversity and encourage wildflowers and other natural vegetation to thrive.
To find out more and apply, visit https://direc.to/nhFo
Reorganisation of Local Government in Surrey
To stay informed on your source for all Surrey local government reorganisation information. click here: https://www.surreylgrhub.org/
Meet The Beat Once Again With PCSO Sahara Andrews
Following a positive interaction with residents previously, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Sahara Andrews will be holding another engagement session on Friday, 11th April, between 14:00 and 15:00 on Avenue Parade, in front of the Post Office and Budgens.
This is a valuable opportunity for local residents to meet PCSO Andrews directly and discuss any concerns or issues they may have within our community in Sunbury-on-Thames. Residents are encouraged to attend and ask questions regarding the safety and security of their local area.
PCSO Andrews looks forward to meeting you and addressing your queries.
Dave Kelly to Play at the SCC on Friday 11th April
The next Music Night at Sunbury Cricket Club is on Friday 11th April and features the welcome return after a gap of two years of the great British bluesman DAVE KELLY. Dave has been a leading figure on the UK and international blues scene for several decades, and one of the country’s finest slide guitarists, who has attracted sell-out audiences on previous visits to the Club, both solo and with his band.
He was with The John Dummer Blues Band in the ‘60s blues boom alongside his late lamented sister Jo-Ann Kelly, and toured the UK with John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf before he and Jo Ann formed Tramp with Tony McPhee. In 1979 he founded The Blues Band with Paul Jones, Hughie Flint & Tom McGuinness, former members of Manfred Mann and McGuinness Flint, and for over 40 years until they called it a day in 2021, they were the UK’s top blues attraction. He is also a regular at festivals, club and concert dates across Europe and in the USA and Canada.
Dave won the British Blues Awards Top Acoustic Artist for five years running, until they stopped entering him! As a singer and guitarist steeped in the blues for a lifetime, his repertoire draws on classics from across the genre as well as his own material.
As at his last show at the club, Dave will be performing solo, and an evening of spell-binding and high-class entertainment from one of the greats of British blues can be guaranteed.
It's £10.00 on the door payable by cash or card. Hot food, prepared by the expert chefs from our resident caterers from the community food distribution organisation Surplus To Supper, will be available as usual from about 6.30pm, and Dave will be on stage around 8.30 or soon after.
Spelthorne Business Awards 2025
Back for its seventh consecutive year, the Spelthorne Business Awards showcase the very best local businesses in the Borough.
The awards offer a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Spelthorne's most innovative, inspiring and successful businesses. With categories to suit every enterprise - whether you're a start-up, a thriving small business, or a larger organisation with over 50 employees - there's something for everyone.
The 2025 Spelthorne Business Awards are free to enter and straightforward to apply for. Categories span a wide range of industries and business sectors, culminating in one outstanding business being crowned Spelthorne Best Business of the Year.
Entries are now open until midnight on Monday 30 June, with finalists being announced on Tuesday 15 July. This fabulous event culminates in a special black tie awards ceremony on Friday 3 October at the Holiday Inn, London - Shepperton.
For further information go to: https://www.spelthorne.
The Riverside Players of Sunbury Brings Annual Murder Mystery to the RAC
