Reigate & Banstead Local Plan Part 2: DMP Regulation 18 consultation

Overview What is the DMP? What is being consulted on? How to get involved?

What is the Local Plan? Borough Local Plan 2005 Being replaced by….: The Core Strategy (2014) = ‘Part 1’ of the new LP: 460 new homes per year Main focus on development in existing towns and villages, esp Redhill Need for urban extensions to some communities to meet longer term needs for housing The Development Management Plan = ‘Part 2’

What is the DMP? Part 2 of the new Local Plan. Will include: Policies to guide decision making on planning applications Policy designations, where a particular policy approach will be applied Site allocations, for particular types/scales of development Will be guided by Core Strategy and national policy requirements

The Regulation 18 consultation Not the final plan An opportunity to influence what goes in the final plan for example: What planning topics should it cover Which parts of the borough should be protected Your views on potential development sites that have been identified Note that: The amount of housing and general principles about where development will be located have already been set by the Core Strategy No final decisions have yet been made on development sites

What is being consulted on? (1) Proposed policy approaches, including Employment land Town and local centres Design, including back garden land and RASCs Open space Access and parking Flood Risk Green Belt Landscape, biodiversity and heritage Cemeteries and crematoria

What is being consulted on? (2) Proposed designations Town centre and local centre boundaries Principal and local employment areas Residential areas of special character Urban open space Green Belt anomalies (eg drafting errors) Status of Netherne/Bablyon Lane

What is being consulted on? (3) Urban development sites Town centre sites Larger sites in the rest of the urban area where potential for change of use has been identified

What is being consulted on? (4) Potential development beyond the current urban area Urban extension sites in the CS areas of search: Around Horley East of Redhill East of Merstham South West of Reigate Traveller provision: Broad types of supply (not sites at this stage) Strategic employment site: South of Horley

Summary of development amounts Area 1 (North) Area 2a (Redhill / Merstham) Area 2b (Reigate) Area 3 (Horley) Housing (urban) Core Strategy At least 930 At least 1,610 At least 2,440 Delivered 442 372 243 799 Reg 18 potential sites Up to 90 (excl Horseshoe - tbc) Up to 767 Up to 100 Up to 230 Housing (urban extensions) Up to 700 Up to 200 Approx 455 Approx 390 Approx 185 Retail 2,500sqm (min) 26,370sqm (min) 6,210sqm (min) Revised retail needs Approx 1,100sqm Approx 10,000sqm Approx 800sqm Employment Approx 46,000sqm Revised economic needs At least 43,000sqm (local needs) plus opportunities for strategic provision in Horley

Distribution of potential development sites North of the borough: 136-168 High Street, Banstead (longer term opp. for retail/ community/ leisure/ residential) The Horseshoe (comprehensive regeneration for enhanced community/public services + enabling residential development) Banstead Community Centre (enhanced community use + up to 15 homes) Kingswood Station (up to 35 homes)

How to get involved Consultation will run from 1 August to 10 October www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/dmp Exhibitions and drop in sessions: Area and topic fact sheets – online Interactive map – online Banstead Library Exhibition: Tues 23 Aug – Sat 3 Sept Drop in sessions: 23 Aug (5-7pm), 25 Aug (11am-2pm), 3 Sept (10am-12pm) Redhill Library Exhibition: Mon 5 Sept – Fri 16 Sept Drop in sessions: 6 Sept (5-7pm), 8 Sept (11am-2pm), 10 Sept (2-4pm) Woodhatch Centre Drop in sessions: 10 Sept (10am-12pm), 13 Sept (5-7pm), 15 Sept (11am-2pm) Merstham Library/ Age Concern Exhibition: Mon 19 Sept – Fri 30 Sept (Merstham Library) Drop in sessions: 20 Sept (5-7pm) (Age Concern, Weldon Way) 24 Sept (10am-12pm), 29 Sept (3pm-5pm) (Merstham Library) Horley Library Exhibition: Tues 20 Sept – Sat 1 Oct Drop in sessions: 22 Sept (11am-2pm), 27 Sept (5-7pm), 1 Oct (10am-12pm)

How to respond Online form / MS Word form Interactive map Letter (Policy Team, Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate) Email (LDF@reigate-banstead.gov.uk) Register: www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/dmp