"It's so ridiculous, you feel it must be a mistake.

They said councillors would look at the options early in 2025, either withdrawing the plan or waiting for the inspector to issue a final report."In both scenarios, work will need to start on a new draft local plan for Elmbridge," the councillors said.

On Wednesday, Conservative councillor John Cope, along with the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, Ben Spencer, wrote a letter to the planning minister to call for a meeting about the local plan and for an urgent review of the situation.Surrey Police has submitted plans to build its eastern division headquarters in Leatherhead.The force said a "bespoke, permanent" HQ would be developed on the Cleeve Road site, alongside affordable housing.

The division left its base in Reigate Police Station after the discovery of unstable reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in 2023.It has been temporarily based at the former HQ of Surrey Fire & Rescue Service on Wray Park in Reigate since April.

Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp called the planning application a "key step" in the "journey" to find a permanent location for police operations in East Surrey.

He said the force had been focused on finding a site that would give officers the facilities they need to investigate crime and keep people safe.He added that the damage occurred either on Friday night or the early hours of Saturday morning.

"In all the years these events have taken place, this is the first time such deliberate vandalism has occurred," he said.Anyone with relevant information about the vandalism has been urged to contact police.

Sixty eight dolphin sculptures will eventually be placed around the island, which people will be able to track down via an app.The founder of a charity for vulnerable people has said she is "very cross" that its van containing "a few hundreds pounds worth" of gardening tools was stolen.