SURREY STRUCTURE PLAN 2004 - Surrey County Council

chapter 2 · the location of development
of strategic importance. Future development should
enhance their respective roles and provide
environmental improvements where necessary. Major
expansion of activity should be considered in the
context of the outcome of sub-regional strategies for
the Western Corridor, the Blackwater Valley and the
London Fringe as reflected in the emerging South East
Plan.
f Epsom and Staines are also major commercial,
retail and leisure centres. Future development should
concentrate on consolidating their current roles
and in providing environmental improvements to
residents and businesses alike.
2.15 Other town centres in Surrey will continue to be
supported in fulfilling their significant but more local
role. Development required as part of the ongoing
revitalisation of both Addlestone and Leatherhead will
be particularly encouraged. The role of market towns
serving rural communities within the South East and
South West Surrey Sub-areas and providing wider
services and facilities for visitors will also be supported.
How the policy will be implemented
f Local development frameworks will:
g define the boundaries of town centres, and
maintain and review these boundaries;
g set out proposals for development sites within
town centres;
g take into account the roles of Guildford, Woking
and Redhill as centres of strategic importance and
regional hubs and, in particular, the pre-eminent
role of Guildford.
f The local planning authorities will:
g prepare town centre strategies, taking particular
account of the transportation needs of centres;
g prepare town centre design briefs;
g prepare development briefs for key town centre
sites;
g undertake periodic health checks of market and
other small towns to establish local needs.
f The Local Transport Plan will include schemes for
improvement to town centre transport networks in
its local implementation programme areas.
Indicators of policy performance
f Amount of commercial, retail, tourism,
residential and other development in each
of the town centres, and in proportion to the
rest of the county
f Economic and social health of town centres
(note: to be measured through town centre
health checks)
f Proportion of total employment in town
centres
f Proportion of all town centre development
in the six major town centres
f Amount of higher density residential
development/mixed use development in and
around town centres
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