Sinkhole repair plans to be discussed at meeting

The sinkholes first appeared in February

A public meeting is being held to outline the plan to fix sinkholes which appeared in a Surrey high street earlier in the year.

In February, sinkholes appeared in Godstone High Street, one of which was 65ft (20m) in length, forcing 30 families to leave their homes and some businesses to close.

Although almost all households and businesses have returned, there has continued to be local disruption because of work to investigate and repair the road collapse.

The public meeting, jointly led by Tandridge District Council (TDC) and Surrey County Council, is being held on 5 June at St Nicholas Youth Centre in the village.

The meeting is set to provide an update about the work that has taken place and outline the plan and timeline for repairing the road.

Catherine Sayer, leader of TDC, said: "We know residents and businesses are keen to find out what the long-term plan is to repair the road."

The council said the impact of the road collapse had led to increased concern about other traffic-related issues in the village, but there would not be enough time to discuss general topics at the meeting.