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 next 15 years. It includes policies and site allocations to guide the development and use of land, as well as defining the areas of the borough that will be protected and enhanced.”

Draft Elmbridge Local Plan

What’s included?

The full document runs to 122 pages, here’s a breakdown of the main chapters and what’s included:

1. Introduction
2. Elmbridge 2037
3. Spatial strategy and delivery
4. Tackling climate change
5. Protecting and enhancing our environment
6. Delivering homes for residents
7. Growing a prosperous economy
8. Delivering infrastructure and connectivity
9. Site allocations
10. Monitoring framework

Site allocations

Page 78, 79 and 80 list the proposed places for building (known as site allocations) in Cobham, Oxshott and Stoke D’Abernon.

The purpose of these site allocations is to allocate land for a range of uses to support
the vision and principles of the Local Plan. The allocations consider sites within the whole of
the borough, and allocate land for development including for housing, employment, retail,
community uses and infrastructure.

Draft Elmbridge Local Plan

The current list is as follows for Cobham, Oxshott and Stoke D’Abernon is as follows, further details are in the full document.

More information

For more information, you can download a copy of the full Shaping Elmbridge – a new local plan draft document from the Elmbridge website by clicking here.