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Emerging Local Plan Evidence
The topic papers and the evidence base underpinning the review of the Local Plan can be found below. Additional items of evidence will be added as and when they arise.
Local Plan Update
The Pre-submission Spelthorne Local Plan 2022 - 2037 (Regulation 19) Consultation has been extended to 11.59pm on Monday 19 September 2022 to allow for additional time for members of the public to consider evidence base documents published since the start of the consultation on 15 June 2022. The dates that these documents were published into the Local Plan evidence base are included, and these dates should be used as a reference point.
The Local Plan evidence base documents published or updated since the start of the consultation are set out in the following table:
Topic papers
| Topic paper | Published date |
|---|---|
| Topic Paper 1 - Background and Exceptional Circumstances Case (PDF, 332 KB) | 25 July 2022 |
Evidence base
The existing evidence consists of:
| Regulation 19 Draft Local Plan Supporting Documents | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Equality Impact Assessment - Local Plan and SDF (PDF, 152 KB) | ||
| SA Report Non-Technical Summary (PDF, 154 KB) | ||
| Sustainability Appraisal of Draft Spelthorne Local Plan (Regulation 19) (PDF, 4 MB) | May 2022 | The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is an integral element to the development of the new Local Plan. Its purpose is to promote sustainable development through the incorporation of social, environmental and economic considerations into plan preparation. |
| Spelthorne Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal: Scoping Report Update (PDF, 3 MB) | June 2022 | |
| Draft Local Plan Site Allocations - Officer Site Assessments (PDF, 6 MB) | May 2022 | Officer assessment of all Selected Local Plan Site Allocations. |
| Discounted Alternative Site Allocations - Officer Site Assessments (PDF, 19 MB) | May 2022 | Officer assessment of all Discounted Alternative Site Allocations. |
| Duty to Cooperate: Statement of Compliance (Draft Report) (PDF, 655 KB) | May 2022 | The Duty to Cooperate Statement of Compliance outlines how the Council has engaged with partners on strategic matters. Further information can be found on the Duty to Cooperate webpage. |
| Local Plan Housing Trajectory and Five Year Housing Land Supply (PDF, 758 KB) | 16 August 2022 | Sets out the forecast housing delivery over the plan period. |
| Viability | Published date |
|---|---|
| Local Plan and potential CIL review Viability Assessment (PDF, 1 MB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix 1 (PDF, 955 KB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix IIa (PDF, 1 MB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix IIb (PDF, 1 MB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix IIc (PDF, 936 KB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix IId (PDF, 996 KB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix IIe (PDF, 753 KB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix III (PDF, 1 MB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Viability Assessment Appendix III - Co-star extract (PDF, 7 MB) | 25 July 2022 |
| Local Plan Preferred Options Supporting Documents | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Appraisal of Spelthorne Local Plan Preferred Options Consultation (PDF, 1 MB) | Feb 2021 | The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is an integral element to the development of the new Local Plan. Its purpose is to promote sustainable development through the incorporation of social, environmental and economic considerations into plan preparation. |
| Preferred Site Allocations - Officer Site Assessments (PDF, 7 MB) | Nov 2019 | Officer assessment of all Preferred Site Allocations. |
| Map of the Preferred Allocation Sites (PDF, 8 MB) | Nov 2019 | Preferred Allocation Map showing both the Urban and Green Belt Site Allocations. |
| Rejected Site Allocations - Officer Site Assessments (PDF, 10 MB) | Nov 2019 | Officer assessment of all Rejected Sites. |
| Map of all sites assessed (PDF, 9 MB) | Nov 2019 | Map showing all Urban and Green Belt Site Allocations and Rejected Sites assessed. |
| Site Selection Methodology - January 2022 (PDF, 567 KB) | Jan 2022 | The new Local Plan must allocate sufficient land in appropriate locations for the Council to demonstrate how it will positively meet its housing and employment needs and secure land for infrastructure to support anticipated levels of growth. This document demonstrates the Council's approach to identifying suitable sites for development to meet the identified needs set out in the Local Plan. This update reflects the changes to the Local Plan Strategy agreed by the Council. |
| Housing | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Planning for Housing Delivery Report (PDF, 2 MB) | 17 August 2022 | |
| Strategic Land Availability Assessment - SLAA | 2021 Update | The Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) identifies specific sites that will help meet housing and/or employment requirements within Spelthorne and the wider Housing Market Area and Functional Economic Area. Further information can be found on our SLAA webpage. |
| Spelthorne SHMA Update Report (PDF, 1 MB) | Oct 2019 | This report provides an update to the previous Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) which assesses the future housing requirements of Spelthorne. |
| Spelthorne Strategic Housing Market Assessment - SHMA | Nov 2015 | The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) sets out the extent of the housing market area in Spelthorne and Runnymede and the number and type of homes needed to meet housing demand in that combined area over the period 2013 to 2033 based on population and economic projections. Further information can be found on our SHMA webpage. |
| Statement of Housing Land Supply March 2024 (PDF, 361 KB)(opens new window) | Mar 2024 | The 'Statement of Five Year Housing Supply' identifies the current housing land supply position for the borough over the next five years and comprises deliverable sites. |
| Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showmen | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2018 (PDF, 2 MB) | Apr 2018 | This study assesses the current and future need for Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation in the Borough of Spelthorne to support the new Local Plan. Further information can be found on our Gypsies, travellers and travelling showmen webpage. |
| Green Belt | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Green Belt Assessment | - | The Green Belt Assessment was produced by consultants ARUP and assesses how areas of Green Belt land in the Borough are performing against Green Belt purposes as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). |
| Green Belt Assessment Stage 3 Report (PDF, 2 MB) | 22 July 2022 | Assessment of the Green Belt sites identified for release through the Spelthorne Local Plan. |
| Green Belt Assessment Stage 3 – Methodology (PDF, 267 KB) | 11 August 2022 | Methodology used to assess the Green Belt sites identified for release through the Spelthorne Local Plan |
| Economy - Employment and Retail | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment Land Needs Assessment 2022 (PDF, 3 MB) | 2022 | This study assesses the future demand and need for different types of employment land in the Borough up to 2037. |
| Functional Economic Area Analysis (PDF, 2 MB) | Mar 2017 | This report sets out the evidence to define the Functional Economic Area (FEA) within which the Borough lies so that we can work with other authorities in the same FEA on economic issues and needs. |
| Retail and Town Centre Study Update 2018 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window) | Mar 2018 | This update seeks to build further on the Retail and Town Centre Study 2015. It identifies any changes in loss or gain of retail floorspace since the publication of the Study. |
| Spelthorne Retail and Other Town Centre Uses Study (PDF, 954 KB)(opens new window) | 2015 | This study assesses the Borough's retail need. Further information can be found on our Spelthorne Retail and Other Town Centre Uses Study webpage. |
| Spelthorne Economic Strategy | The Economic Strategy looks at the key needs for businesses to settle, grow and thrive within Spelthorne. |
| Leisure and Recreation | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Local Green Space - a review of spaces (PDF, 1 MB) | April 2022 | |
| Spelthorne Open Space Assessment (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window) | Nov 2019 | This study defines the type and distribution of open spaces within Spelthorne and identifies the quantity and quality of the provision, to determine locations where there is under provision or where the quality could be improved. |
| Playing Pitch Strategy 2019 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window) | Nov 2019 | The Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) provides a baseline for current and future supply and demand assessments for each of the sports being considered and sets out a strategy towards playing pitch provision within the Borough. |
| Local Green Space Assessment Methodology (PDF, 351 KB)(opens new window) | Oct 2019 | The new Local Plan must consider a number of strategic issues, including the protection of land as open space for recreation, character and significance to local communities. One of the mechanisms by which spaces can be protected is by applying a Local Green Space designation. This document therefore demonstrates how the areas proposed to be designated as Local Green Space in Spelthorne are assessed. |
| Surrey Hotel Futures (PDF, 6 MB) | Aug 2015 | The Surrey Hotel Futures Study provides a detailed analysis of the Surrey hotel market, its future growth potential and the future requirements and opportunities for hotel development across the county. For further information see Surrey County Council's website. |
| Biodiversity and environment | Published date |
|---|---|
| Charlton Quarry SNCI Report (PDF, 4 MB) | 2019 |
| Kempton Lake and Half Moon Covert SNCI Report (PDF, 9 MB) | 2019 |
| Land East of Charlton Village SNCI Report (PDF, 5 MB) | 2019 |
| Redhouse Reservoir SNCI Report (PDF, 3 MB) | 2019 |
| Ferris Meadow SNCI Report (PDF, 13 MB) | 2019 |
| Habitats Regulations Assessment | Published date |
|---|---|
| Habitats Regulations Assessment - Stage 1 Screening (PDF, 650 KB) | 17 August 2022 |
| Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment Pre Screening Information (PDF, 2 MB) | 17 August 2022 |
| Local Plan - Habitats Regulations Assessment - Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment (PDF, 11 MB) | October 2022 |
| General | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Appraisal: Issues and Options Final Report (PDF, 610 KB) | Sept 2018 | This report assesses how sustainability has been considered at the Issues and Options stage for the preparation of a new Local Plan for the Borough. The process is a legal requirement under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 |
| Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment - Scoping Report, March 2017 (PDF, 2 MB) | Mar 2017 | As the first stage in the statutorily required Sustainability Appraisal (SA) process, this report reviews other relevant plans or programmes at local/national/international level, considers the current state of the environment (the baseline) and sets out a proposed 'framework' against which the new Local Plan can be assessed |
| Assessment of Existing Planning Guidance Against the Planning Advisory Service Checklist (PDF, 893 KB) | Feb 2013 | An assessment of key elements of National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) against the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Checklist. |
| Evaluation of Existing Spelthorne Planning Policy Documents against the NPPF (PDF, 432 KB) | Feb 2013 | An evaluation of existing Spelthorne Planning Policy Documents against the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). |
| Transport/Highways | Published date | |
|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne Local Plan Strategic Highway Assessment Report: Technical Annex (PDF, 5 MB) | 6 July 2022 | |
| Draft Strategic Highways Assessment (PDF, 12 MB) | April 2022 | |
| Draft Strategic Highways Assessment (PDF, 6 MB) | Oct 2019 | The Strategic Highway Assessment (SHA) Report - Part 2 provides the results and analysis of the forecasts, together with an overview of the key findings from the modelling. |
| Infrastructure | Published date |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2022 (PDF, 2 MB) | 15 June 2022 |
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Part 2 (PDF, 278 KB) | 15 June 2022 |
Last modified:
17/09/2025