The Draft Local Plan for Epsom and Ewell was published by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council in February 2023. There was extensive consultation with members of the public, which generated a lot of feedback. The public consultation ended in February 2025.
Green Sites at Risk in the Local Plan
Site SA9: Hook Road Arena (Green Field)
Site SA8 – Priest Hill Sports Ground [ Removed during Regulation 19 ]
Site SA6: Horton Farm (Green field)
Site SA5: Land at West Park Hospital
The “Preferred Options” for Green Belt development are:
150 homes around West Park Hospital
1,500 homes around Horton Farm
25 homes next to Chantilly Way
350 homes on the sports fields by Ewell East Station [ Removed ]
150 homes on sports pitches at Hook Road Arena (land owned by the Council)
The Local Plan has to some extent been overtaken by revised targets for development set by UK Government on 30th July 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/our-plan-to-build-more-homes
There is a tight timetable for discussion of the proposals from Epsom & Ewell Council that followed the Local Plan. The Public Reports Pack was published on 18th September 2024. The original timescales proposed for the adoption of the Local Plan are listed below.
Stage 01 – GATHER EVIDENCE AND EARLY CONSULTATION. (JAN 2022-JAN 2023)
Stage 02 – SIX-WEEK PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON A DRAFT LOCAL PLAN
(KNOWN AS ‘REGULATION 18’) FEBRUARY -MARCH 2023
Stage 03 – REVIEW CONSULTATION FEEDBACK AND GATHER FURTHER EVIDENCE TO DEVELOP THE LOCAL PLAN
Stage 04 – SIX-WEEK PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON A PROPOSED SUBMISSION LOCAL PLAN (KNOWN AS ‘REGULATION 19’)
>> Approved by LPPC committee of EEBC on 20th November 2024 <<
Stage 05 – SUBMISSION OF LOCAL PLAN TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR EXAMINATION. (COMPLETED in March 2025)
Stage 06 – PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF THE LOCAL PLAN BY A PLANNING INSPECTOR. (EXPECTED in July 2025)
Stage 07 – ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL PLAN. IT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING LOCAL PLAN AND WILL BE USED TO ASSESS PLANNING APPLICATIONS (EXPECTED in April 2026)
The draft Local Plant is large (66MB) and long (318 pages). The Local Plan Made Easy document was published by Epsom & Ewell Council in February 2023 to summarise the Local Plan, this is quite large (10MB) and quite long (22 pages). There are several sites that may cause concern or surprise. The list will grow significantly if new sites are chosen based on the revised housing targets required by UK Government.
>> Regulation 19 (several changes to Regulation 18) Approved by LPPC committee of EEBC on 20th November 2024 << Several amendments made to the Local Plan published in 2023.
The contact details of all the councillors are on the link below.
The Local Plan Made Easy, published February 2023. See Regulation 19 link for the plan agreed in December 2024. There were significant amendments made during the Regulation 19 consultation.
Regulation 19 – Local Plan Agreed by EEBC
Ewell Green Belt 