Elmbridge draft local plan

Dear Residents, You will be aware that for the last few years Elmbridge Borough Council has been preparing its Local Plan. For a while, it looked as if our treasured Green Belt would be at risk from housing development. This produced a strong reaction from Elmbridge residents, and the latest Draft Local Plan seeks to…

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Shaping Elmbridge – A New Local Plan

The new local plan document – Shaping Elmbridge – a new local plan – is now available on to download on the Elmbridge website. You can download the complete document by clicking here. What is the local plan? “The Elmbridge Local Plan sets out how the communities and places of Elmbridge will develop over the…

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Plea to candidates to reduce housebuilding targets

An alliance of residents associations and civic groups across Elmbridge have published a Statement of Position regarding the preparation of the Elmbridge Local Plan. This has been made to the political organisations in Elmbridge and is supported by: Blu-Wav Group Oxshott Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust Cobham and Downside Residents Association FEDORA – the Voice…

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Petition re potential housing on Green Belt in Stoke D’Abernon

Green Belt area GB46, which runs alongside Blundel Lane (north of the rail bridge) near Waverley Road might possibly be developed for housing. The background is that a report submitted by Savills on behalf of the Crown Estate, during the 2019 Local Plan consultation, recommended the development of this area. Not only is the area…

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