There are still two weeks left for residents to comment on the Local Plan: Sites Consultation, which gives residents an opportunity to comment on sites being assessed as part of the creation of a new Local Plan. The eight week Sites Consultation started on Friday 4 November and will end on Friday 30 December.

Each site has been through a landscape, ecology and other assessments to look at whether it could be developed or not.

As a result sites have been identified which:

• Could be realistically developed.
• Cannot be recommended for development.
• Need more investigation before a decision can be made either way. 

The Sites Consultation will include evidence which can be used to protect the Green Belt in the long term. It will:

• Not allocate any land for development.
• Not change the boundary of the Green Belt.

The Sites Consultation documents can be viewed on www.tandridge.gov.uk/localplan. Anyone can make comments by: 

• Registering online and making your comments using the consultation portal http://consult.tandridge.gov.uk/portal/.
• By e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
•  By post to Planning Policy, Council Offices, 8 Station Road East, Oxted RH8 0BT

Councillor Peter Bond, Chairman of the Planning Policy Committee, said: “For the last six weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the Local Plan Sites Consultation. We have talked to over a thousand people at our drop in sessions and we know there have been parish council and other meetings.

“The Local Plan is how we manage the future development of our district. It will set out where homes, jobs, community facilities, shops and infrastructures can be delivered and identify the areas that need to be protected. There are still two week’s left to have your say about the sites included in this consultation. Please make sure you take this opportunity to tell us what you think and help shape and influence the place you live, work or visit.”