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Get ready to vote on 7 May 2026 for who will represent you on West Surrey Council. This will replace Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils (including Guildford) from 1 April 2027.

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Planning Contributions Supplementary Planning Document

The planning contributions have been updated for:

  • open space
  • Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)

Find out more about the annual  changes to planning contributions and tariffs.

Read the Planning Contributions SPD (PDF, 2 MB).

This SPD is designed to help lessen the pressure of development on an area's infrastructure. We can ask developers to help improve local infrastructure if this prevents negative effects of their work. The SPD lets developers know

  • what we can ask them to do
  • how we'll ask them

For further guidance, check the Government's planning obligations page (opens new window)

Find out how we adopted the SPD and read the consultation statement (opens new window).