Epsom and Ewell housing targets in the crosshairs
The borough of Epsom and Ewell is currently engaged in a critical juncture of its planning future. The Council’s Regulation 19 draft Local Plan is under examination by the Planning … Read More
Category: Planning
Surrey home extension charges aired in Parliament
“Complex and inflexible” rules that unintentionally and “unfairly penalise” homeowners with six-figure fines “for the apparent crime of building a home extension” will be reexamined, the housing minister has said. … Read More
Historic Surrey Hills mansion saved from falling into “rack and ruin”
An additional 27 homes will be built at an abandoned Surrey Hills mansion and stables to stop the heritage buildings falling into “rack and ruin”. In February 2023, Mole Valley … Read More
Stage 2 Examination of Epsom & Ewell’s Local Plan opens Tuesday
The Inspector appointed to examine Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s draft Local Plan, C Masters MA (Hons) FRTPI, will open Stage 2 hearings at Epsom Town Hall, The Parade, KT18 … Read More
From field to fight: Bramley camp faces enforcement questions
An unauthorised traveller camp has been built on land earmarked for inclusion in the Surrey Hills National Landscape – and now plans to make the site permanent have been submitted. … Read More
Elmbridge resists London’s creep into Surrey
Outline plans for 60 homes on the edge of a Surrey village have been scrapped again in a bid to stop “London creeping towards us”. Elmbridge councillors said the land … Read More
Energy storage plan takes a battering from a Surrey Council
A bid to build a huge battery storage farm on green belt land in Shepperton has been thrown out after councillors decided it didn’t pass the ‘special circumstances’ test needed to build … Read More
Big housing development coming to Guildford
Guildford could soon see one of its biggest housing developments in decades, with fresh plans submitted to build up to 1,800 new homes at Gosden Hill. Developers Martin Grant Homes … Read More
Surrey Police HQ development dogged by flood risks
Plans to redevelop Surrey Police’s Mount Browne headquarters in Guildford — including a new dog training school — have been green-lit for a second time despite fresh flood risk modelling … Read More
Epsom care home to become hotel and staff HMO
A former Surrey care home is being given a new lease of life – not for elderly residents but as a mix of hotel rooms and shared housing. The Elders, … Read More
Keep our Valley Green say Langley Vale campaigners
Campaigners in an Epsom village have hit out at proposals to build on “pristine farmland”, warning the plans will destroy a cherished stretch of countryside on the edge of the … Read More
Casting vote approves 9 new homes in Epsom
Tripling the number of houses on a brownfield Epsom site vexed Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee on 10th July. The Application from Nuro Homes Limited proposed the erection … Read More
Big housing development proposed NW of Epsom and Ewell
Over 2,000 new homes could be built on the Surrey border, to the right of Claygate and Esher, and above Epsom and Ewell. Plans for 2,003 new homes and a … Read More
Top-Down Power, Bottom-Up Pain: How Central Control is Killing Local Communities
When I was a child growing up in rural Surrey, I could never imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to preserve the wondrous landscapes of Britain, only to replace them with … Read More
Award-Winning Epsom Town Masterplan Shines Spotlight on Council’s Planning Priorities
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Epsom Town Centre Masterplan has been named “Best Plan” at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) South East Awards for Planning Excellence 2024. The win … Read More
New planning laws threaten Surrey countryside?
Fears of “irreversible damage” to Surrey’s countryside have prompted calls to change a new planning bill currently going through parliament. Surrey County Council members have unanimously agreed to call for … Read More