About Frimley Fuel Allotments
What Frimley Fuel Allotments is
Frimley Fuel Allotments (FFA) is a large, continuous area of publicly owned 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.
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
Protecting green space is not anti-progress. It is about making irreversible decisions responsibly, with full transparency and public understanding.
What the campaign is (and isn’t)
What it is:
- A campaign to protect Frimley Fuel Allotments from permanent development
- A call for transparency, evidence, and genuine public engagement in decision-making
- An effort to ensure all reasonable alternatives are properly explored before green space is considered
- 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. It argues that the permanent loss of protected green space is only justifiable following a transparent, evidence-led process in which all reasonable alternatives have been fully assessed, published, and independently scrutinised.
Who’s behind it
The 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 major land-use decisions should be:
- Evidence-based
- Transparent
- Properly consulted on
- Honest about trade-offs and consequences
This campaign exists to inform, question, and protect — not to grandstand or polarise.
Our position in one sentence
Frimley Fuel Allotments should be protected unless a clear, publicly available body of evidence demonstrates that all reasonable alternative sites have been comprehensively assessed against agreed criteria, and that development on this land is genuinely unavoidable.