Epsom Town Centre Masterplan Unveiled
Wednesday 22nd November the Licensing, Planning and Policy Committee of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council approved a new iteration of a draft master plan for Epsom’s town centre to go … Read More
Category: Planning
The Plot in the thick of planning options
At a meeting of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee held on 13th July it was decided that various Council owned “brownfield” sites would not be offered … Read More
Flooding concerns defer Church St care home plan
9th November Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee considered once more the plan to build a care home on the sites of the Church Street police and ambulance stations. … Read More
Care home plan lacked the “wow” factor
9th November Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee debated the proposal for a care home on the site of the now demolished Organ and Dragon pub on the junction … Read More
Epsom care home plans
Plans for a care home on the site of a former police station could finally be decided next week.An application for an 86-bed care home for people with dementia in … Read More
Famous 16th Century Surrey pub saved, for now?
A 16th century pub in the heart of the Surrey Hills has been saved from developers after plans to convert one of the last remaining Abinger watering holes into houses, … Read More
Local Plan to move forward after passionate debate
Epsom and Ewell Borough Councillors voted to “un-pause” work on a new Local Plan for the district at an extraordinary meeting held in the Town Hall chamber on Tuesday 24th October. … Read More
Local Plan (2022-2040) Un-Pause Recommended
Ahead of tonight’s Extraordinary Council Meeting to be held at The Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom at 7.30pm the Epsom and Ewell Times summarises the Report submitted to Councillors by … Read More
Cllr Persand intervenes ahead of Local Plan debate
Opinion from Councillor Kieran Persand (Conservative Horton Ward) on the Local Plan business. Tonight, at 7:30pm, your Epsom & Ewell Borough Councillors will be meeting to decide on whether or … Read More
Noble housing intentions?
Crest Nicholson and the Vistry Group have partnered for a “sustainable development” initiative near Noble Park in Epsom. They plan to submit a comprehensive planning application to Epsom and Ewell … Read More
The Plan to improve Planning pays off
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council have received official notification from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Rachel Maclean MP, that their planning department is no longer under review … Read More
Drafting of Epsom and Ewell Local Plan “unpausing”?
Tuesday 26th September Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee met to decide whether to recommend to the Full Council to restart work on the submission of … Read More
Another Surrey Local Plan Pauses
The towns, villages, and open spaces that will take the brunt of Surrey Heath Borough Council’s 6,000 new homes will be kept under wraps a little longer after the local … Read More
Gove: meddling and muddled over Surrey Local Plans?
Michael Gove is a Surrey MP and the Cabinet Minister in charge of housing and planning. The progress of Local Plans across the County are in disarray. Local Plans set … Read More
Land, plan and a scam mess for Tandridge
A land scam, £3.5million spent and residents being “ignored” have come to a head as a district council finally looks set to call an end to its 6,000-home local plan. … Read More
Gove flexing his muscle on a Local Plan?
A last-minute intervention from Michael Gove continued the uncertainty around the Surrey Borough Council of Spelthorne’s plan for 9,000 new homes. The Surrey Heath MP ordered the council not to pause … Read More