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  • Screening of Development at Priest Hill Ewell

    Screening of Development at Priest Hill Ewell

    The information below has been generated by Copilot in response to prompts asking for an update. The situation will change week by week as Coldunell Group decides on the approach. There have been regular meetings between Coldunell Group and officers of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, with little information being public.

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  • Screening of  Development at Downs Farm

    Screening of Development at Downs Farm

    Downs Farm is being promoted for 500–675 homes, and the council has already considered whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required. The most recent evidence shows that Epsom & Ewell Borough Council issued a screening opinion stating that an EIA was not required at the pre‑application stage, but that an EIA would be required…

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  • Save Downs Farm.  Fight for Our Green Belt

    Save Downs Farm. Fight for Our Green Belt

    A campaign has been launched to prevent a major development of up to 656 homes on Green Belt land at Downs Farm, Reigate Road, Epsom. The target is to raise £25,000 in two phases.

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  • Sustainability Appraisal of Local Plan

    Sustainability Appraisal of Local Plan

    This report assesses ways of adding more houses for Epsom and Ewell that were not included in the Local Plan submitted to UK Government. Urban and Green Belt sites have been considered and assessed, but there are many questions on the details of homes can be built on the sites, and the infrastructure needed to…

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  • Infrastructure Delivery Plan Addendum for Epsom & Ewell

    Infrastructure Delivery Plan Addendum for Epsom & Ewell

    The Infrastructure Delivery Plan Post Hearing Addendum ( COUD_032 ) has 18 pages. There is a lot of content to read. The key points below has been created by Microsoft 365 Copilot, then reviewed. The major concerns raised include :- Secondary schools, Provision of SEND,Primary healthcare, Electricity Supply

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  • Traffic Analysis for Epsom and Ewell

    Traffic Analysis for Epsom and Ewell

    Traffic modelling has been updated to reflect more than 5300 additional dwellings in Epsom & Ewell, but there will also be a lot more dwellings in Reigate & Banstead, Mole Valley that will generate more traffic in Epsom and Ewell. No measures are planned to improve the flow of traffic, so it can be expected…

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  • Licensing and Planning Policy Committee 10/03/2026

    Licensing and Planning Policy Committee 10/03/2026

    The meeting of the LLPC on 10th Match is likely to be pivotal for planning in the borough of Epsom and Ewell. There are two items on the agenda that are significant. The impact of the items 10 and 11 is uncertain, but changes can be expected to the Local Plan that was approved by…

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  • Development at Drift Bridge Farm – NON021

    Development at Drift Bridge Farm – NON021

    The details below are from the Green Belt Topic Paper by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Parts of the assessment are debateable or incorrect, but the details have been produced, after some corrections to spelling. There is a planning application in the pipeline for the Drift Bridge Farm, for a much smaller development ( Demolition…

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  • Development at Priest Hill, Ewell – NON013

    Development at Priest Hill, Ewell – NON013

    The details below are from the Green Belt Topic Paper, published recently by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. The scope of the different is different to that is to be presented by the developer at the public engagement event in Bourne Hall in Ewell on 24th February 2026, 3:30 to 7:00pm. Several parts of the…

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  • Development at Downs Farm – NON016,NON042

    Development at Downs Farm – NON016,NON042

    The details below are from the Green Belt Topic Paper by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Several parts of the assessment are debateable or incorrect, but the details have been produced “as is”, after some corrections to spelling. There are two sites, but they are being treated as one site, which is debatable. The two…

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