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REVISED PLAN MAKING SYSTEM AND PREPARATION OF A NEW EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL PLAN
Meeting: 22/09/2026 - Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (Item 8.)
8. Revised Plan Making System and Preparation of a New Epsom and Ewell Local Plan 
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A new plan-making system was introduced through Regulations published in March 2026. This would be to produce a Plan to follow the current Plan that remains under examination as referred to within this same Agenda.
The purpose of this report is to inform members of this new system of plan making and the subsequent correspondence between the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) representatives concerning the Council commencing work on its next Local Plan for the borough whilst the Examination of the Epsom and Ewell Local Plan (2022-2040) continues.
Additional documents:
- REVISED PLAN MAKING SYSTEM AND PREPARATION OF A NEW EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL PLAN Appendix 1, item 8.
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- REVISED PLAN MAKING SYSTEM AND PREPARATION OF A NEW EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL PLAN Appendix 2, item 8.
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- REVISED PLAN MAKING SYSTEM AND PREPARATION OF A NEW EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL PLAN Appendix 3, item 8.
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- REVISED PLAN MAKING SYSTEM AND PREPARATION OF A NEW EPSOM AND EWELL LOCAL PLAN Appendix 4, item 8.
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Decision:
The Committee resolved (7 for, 2 against) to:
(1) Note the content of the letter from MHCLG dated 20 August 2026 (Appendix 4 to the report)
(2) Recommend that EEBC officers request to meet with the Chief Executive and Executive Member for Strategic Planning and Growth of the Shadow East Surrey Unitary Authority to determine how to progress this requirement in the context of Local Government Reorganisation, with the outcome of those discussions to be reported back to a future meeting of this committee.