Surrey - Local Plan Proposed Main Modifications Consultation

EPSOM & EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Public Notice - Town And Country Planning Act (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Part 6: Local Plans Local Plan Examination: Proposed Main Modifications Consultation

The Local Plan was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on the 10 March 2025 and is currently at examination. Following the Examination hearing sessions held in August, September, October 2025 and the additional hearing held in July 2026 the Planning Inspector has set out a number of proposed changes to the Local Plan that she considers are required to ensure that the Plan is ‘sound’. These changes, known formally as ‘Main Modifications’, are being publicly consulted upon for six-weeks before the Inspector makes a final decision.

The consultation is seeking views on the proposed Main Modifications and whether they comply with legal requirements and meet the national ‘tests of soundness’. In addition, there are five supporting documents, upon which comments can be made if they directly relate to how these documents inform the soundness and/or legal compliance of the proposed Main Modifications.

The Consultation Documents Comprise:
- Schedule of Main Modifications to the Epsom & Ewell Submission Local Plan 2022-2040

Supporting Documents:
- Schedule of Modifications to the Policies Map: This shows the changes necessary to capture the spatial implications of the proposed Main Modifications.

- Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum Main Modifications: This is an evaluation as to whether the proposed Main Modifications significantly alter the Submission Local Plan’s environmental, social or economic impacts.

- Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Main Modifications: This is an evaluation as to whether the proposed Main Modifications will result in new Likely Significant Effects (LSEs) upon protected European sites, which are Specials Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Ramsar sites.

- Five-Year Housing Land Supply Position: This sets out the five-year housing land supply position, to reflect the proposed Main Modifications.

- Equalities Impact Assessment Main Modifications: This is an evaluation of the proposed Main Modifications from an equalities perspective and having regard to protected characteristics.

Where To View The Documents And How To Respond To The Consultation
The consultation documents and further information on the Local Plan examination and current consultation are available on the Council website/consultation platform:
- www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/localplanexamination

- www.epsom-ewell.inconsult.uk/localplanmainmods

Copies Of The Consultation Documents Are Also Available For Inspection At:
- Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom, KT18 5BY, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
- All main libraries in the borough (please check individual library websites for opening hours).

Consultation Period:
The consultation period runs from Monday 2 November to Monday 14 December 2026. Representations are invited during this period and must be received no later than 23:59 hrs on the last day of the consultation period.

Responses:
Responses are encouraged via completion of the standard response form, which is available electronically on the Council’s website or in hard copy at: The Town Hall and Borough Libraries. Completed response forms or other formal written responses may be submitted to the Council in the following ways:
- By email to localplan@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
- By post/hand delivered to Planning Policy, Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom Surrey, KT18 5BY

EPSOM & EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL