Past Consultations
Issues and Options Consultation 2018
The first consultation on the emerging Local Plan took place in May and June 2018. The Council asked the public to consider options for how Spelthorne could meet its need for housing, gypsy and traveller pitches, employment sites and other uses.
The Council consulted on the Spelthorne Issues and Options Consultation Paper. This paper set out the key issues affecting Spelthorne and the options considered for how we could meet our needs. These issues were not just about those we were currently experiencing but what our future may look like in 2035. The paper identified the challenges and constraints for development as well as the opportunities Spelthorne offered for growth.
Full details of the the consultation and the Issues and Options Consultation Response Document can be viewed here on the Council’s website.
Preferred Options Consultation 2019
Spelthorne must plan for 603 new homes per year over a 15-year period as part of the Government’s aim to see more housing built. The first consultation on the Local Plan took place in May and June 2018 and asked the public to consider options for how Spelthorne will meet its need for housing, gypsy and traveller pitches, employment sites and other uses. The selection of sites follows the preferred strategy, following previous consultation, to maximise building on land in urban areas such as town centres, particularly Staines-upon-Thames, and to consider releasing some ‘weakly performing’ Green Belt for development. This will enable the protection of the Borough’s most important green spaces. If we do not have a viable Local Plan it is much more difficult to control future developments.
Consultation on the Spelthorne Local Plan Preferred Options document took place over 11- weeks between 5 November 2019 and 21 January 2020. It took the form of Policies and Site Allocations documents setting out the preferred approaches to be considered.
Full details of the the consultation and the Preferred Options Consultation Response Document can be viewed here on the Council’s website.
