Who we are
Protect Frimley Fuel Allotments is a volunteer-led, community-run campaign formed by local residents who use, value, and care deeply about Frimley Fuel Allotments.
We are families, walkers, nature lovers, and everyday users of the land who have come together to raise awareness and to ensure that decisions affecting this space are made transparently, based on evidence, and with meaningful public engagement.
This campaign exists to raise awareness, support transparent and informed public engagement, and to act as a clear, collective community voice in the consultation process — not to polarise, politicise, or obstruct.
The group was formed as a result of attending the Heatherside Ward Residents Association meeting in mid December and recognising the need for a platform to raise wider awareness.
Our purpose
We are campaigning to ensure that Frimley Fuel Allotments is protected from permanent development. This includes the development of a new hospital and/or housing on this invaluable green space.
Protecting green space is not anti-progress.
It is about making irreversible decisions responsibly, with full transparency and public understanding.
A key role of this campaign is to help bring together community views so they can be expressed clearly, consistently, and constructively during consultation processes. By acting as a collective voice, we aim to support more informed dialogue between residents, decision-makers, and statutory bodies.
Who’s behind the campaign
The Protect Frimley Fuel Allotments campaign is entirely community-led.
It is made up of:
- Local residents
- Families who use and value the space
- Walkers, nature lovers, and everyday users of the land
There is:
- No political affiliation
- No hidden backers
- No party funding
Supporters come from across the political spectrum, united by a shared belief that decisions of this scale must be:
- Evidence-based
- Transparent
- Properly consulted on
- Honest about trade-offs and consequences
About Frimley Fuel Allotments
Frimley Fuel Allotments (FFA) is a large, continuous area of green space in Frimley, Surrey.
Despite the historic name, it is not allotments. Today, the site comprises woodland, open grassland, established wildlife habitat, and a golf course, all of which contribute to local biodiversity, recreation, and landscape character.
The land has existed for generations as a shared environmental asset, valued by residents for walking, nature, wellbeing, and its role as a green buffer in an increasingly built-up area. This woodland provides natural habitats for a variety of protected species including badgers, bats and adders.
Why it matters
Frimley Fuel Allotments matters because once green space like this is lost, it is gone forever.
The site:
- Provides established woodland and wildlife habitat that cannot be quickly or meaningfully replaced
- Acts as a natural buffer against overdevelopment and urban sprawl
- Supports physical and mental wellbeing for local residents
- Contributes to climate resilience, drainage, and air quality
- Holds long-standing community and environmental value, not just aesthetic appeal
This green space requires protection for the benefit of present and future generations (both humans and wildlife).
What the campaign is (and isn’t)
What it is:
- A campaign to protect Frimley Fuel Allotments from any permanent development
- A call for transparency, evidence, and genuine public engagement in decision-making
- A request to those who wish to develop on this land to stop and recognise the devastation this would cause to the local community and wildlife
- A community voice focused on long-term environmental and social impact, not short-term convenience
What it isn’t:
❌ Not anti-hospital, anti-healthcare, or anti-public services
❌ Not opposed to development in principle
❌ Not a political party, pressure group, or activist organisation
❌ Not driven by ideology, nimbyism, or misinformation
The campaign recognises the importance of public infrastructure, but argues that this does not justify the permanent loss of protected green space.
Our position in one sentence
Frimley Fuel Allotments is an invaluable green space that requires permanent protection from development.