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Green Belt and Countryside Study
We are preparing our new Local Plan, to replace the Local Plan 2003. The new Local Plan will set out a vision for the whole borough for the next 20 years. It is the plan for homes, work, shops, leisure, services and infrastructure, based on technical evidence and input from our communities. The Plan will also aim to protect and enhance the borough's many natural and built assets.
To help with the Local Plan strategy and sites document, we need to have a good understanding about how much growth we should be planning for. National planning policy (the National Planning Policy Framework) says that our Local Plan should meet our full objectively assessed housing need. Our work shows that we are unable to meet these needs from development in the urban areas and villages.
The Green Belt and Countryside Study, alongside other evidence base documents, will help to show how much growth we could accommodate across the borough whilst still preserving the important role that Green Belt and countryside land currently fulfils. It also looks at whether we could designate new Green Belt land.
It is very important to note that this study does not allocate land for development nor does it imply that land is suitable for development. Instead, the study offers a range of sites that we may choose to allocate through the Local Plan process.
The original brief is available to download here [2.44MB]
.Since then we have commissioned further work (Volume V). This ensures that the study is robust and has assessed all potential opportunities for growth across the borough.
A copy of the brief is available here [52.05KB]
together with the
addendum [17.26KB]
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We also commissioned additional work arising from the Joint Scrutiny Committee. The additional work includes a Volume II addendum and a re-issue of Volume IV. All these documents are available to view using the links below. We have done further work on the GBCS to assess whether our traveller sites should become inset from the Green Belt. This will help ensure that we can meet our Traveller need as part of our new Local Plan. This is contained in Volume VI which is available to view or download below. The findings of Volume VI have informed our updated
Land Availability Assessment (LAA) [1.65MB]
Appendix A.
Related documents
Summary document
Volume I plus Appendix I and II
Volume II plus Appendix IV
Volume II Appendix III
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Volume II Appendix III - Front cover [657.0KB]
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Land Parcel A1 [28.36MB]
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Land Parcel A4 [28.93MB]
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Land Parcel B6 [28.95MB]
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Land Parcel C1 [29.2MB]
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Land Parcel C2 [29.35MB]
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Land Parcel E1 [28.98MB]
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Land Parcel E21 [28.95MB]
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Land Parcel E22 [28.95MB]
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Land Parcel E23 [28.3MB]
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Land Parcel E24 [28.37MB]
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Land Parcel H1 [28.41MB]
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Land Parcel H2 [28.35MB]
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Land Parcel J2 [28.36MB]
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Land Parcel J3 [28.38MB]
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Land Parcel K2 [30.24MB]
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Land Parcel K5 [30.21MB]
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Land Parcel K6 [30.33MB]
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Land Parcel K7 [30.25MB]
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Land Parcel K9 [30.2MB]
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Sustainability Assessment_Key [14.23MB]
Volume II Addendum
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Volume II Addendum [696.6KB]
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Appendix 1 Green Belt Purposes Schedule [139.84KB]
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Appendix 2 Green Belt Sensitivity Map [35.54MB]
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Appendix 3 Environmental Capacity Analysis Schedules [264.6KB]
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Appendix 4 Environmental Capacity Analysis Mapping [59.11MB]
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Appendix 5 Sustainability Walking Distances [43.46MB]
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Appendix 6 Sustainability Schedules [24.84KB]
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Appendix 7 Residential Capacity [11.03KB]
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Appendix 8 PDAs for Urban Areas [37.39MB]
Volume III plus Appendix V, VII
Volume III Appendix VI
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Volume III Appendix VI - Front cover [338.43KB]
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Chilworth [14.21MB]
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East Horsley and West Horsley (North) [6.54MB]
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Effingham [13.73MB]
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Fairlands [7.22MB]
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Flexford [14.0MB]
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Normandy [13.99MB]
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Ockham [6.52MB]
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Peasmarsh [14.2MB]
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Pirbright [7.2MB]
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Ripley [6.53MB]
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Send [6.54MB]
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Send MarshBurntcommon [6.55MB]
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Shalford [14.21MB]
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Shalford [14.21MB]
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West Clandon North and South [1.53MB]
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West Horsley (South) [6.54MB]
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Wood Street Village [13.99MB]
Volume IV
Volume V
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Volume V [491.2KB]
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Section 17 Adjoining Borough [35.27MB]
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Section 18 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [33.73MB]
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Section 19 Countryside Beyond the Green Belt [36.16MB]
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Section 20 Major Previously Developed Sites [73.41MB]
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Section 21 Major Village Expansions [41.86MB]
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Section 22 New Settlement at Wisley Airfield [7.76MB]
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Appendix IX PDA Urban and Villages [13.24MB]
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Appendix X Insetting [14.35MB]
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Appendix XI Major Village Expansions [37.39MB]
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Appendix XII GBC Settlement Hierarchy [14.08KB]
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Appendix XIII Farncombe Walking Distances [14.24MB]
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Appendix XIII Sustainability Schedule PDAs [34.39KB]
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Appendix XIV Gomshall Walking Distances [33.12MB]
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Appendix XIV Shere Walking Distances [16.59MB]
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Appendix XIV Sustainability Schedule PDAs [34.39KB]
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Appendix XV K3 Walking Distances [29.65MB]
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Appendix XV K3 Sustainability Schedule [24.84KB]
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Appendix XVI Burntcommon Walking Distance B12_13 [6.52MB]
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Appendix XVI Burntcommon Walking Distance B14 [6.52MB]
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Appendix XVI Normandy Flexford Walking Distance H12 [49.44MB]
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Appendix XVI Send Walking Distance B16 [6.51MB]
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Appendix XVI Sustainability Schedules PMDAs [13.02KB]
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Appendix XVII Key Environmental Designations [850.31KB]
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Appendix XVII Key Local Plan Policies Guildford [3.27MB]
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Appendix XVII Key Local Plan Policies Waverley [2.67MB]
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Appendix XVII Key Local Plan Policies Woking [274.13KB]
Volume VI
Briefing note and FAQs
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Briefing note and FAQs - Green Belt and Countryside Study [28.84KB]
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Note from Lead Member for Planning and Governance [12.43KB]
Maps
To help you to easily find summary information, there are three separate maps which show:
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Potential Development Areas Surrounding Urban Areas and Villages [13.24MB]
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Insetting of Villages and Major Previously Developed Sites [14.35MB]
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Potential Major Development Areas Surrounding Villages [37.39MB]
You are able to view a hard copy at our main reception, Millmead House, or at Guildford library.
Alternatively should you wish to purchase a hard copy, they are priced as follows:
- Volume I £28
- Volume II £65
- Volume II Appendix III £124
- Volume II Addendum £49.50
- Volume III £56
- Volume III Appendix VI £49
- Volume IV £49
- Volume V £44
- Volume VI £125
- Full set £335
To ensure your copy is available, we would advise you let us know of your order two days before you wish to collect it (collection only from main reception, Millmead House).
Related pages
- Briefing note and FAQs - Green Belt and Countryside Study
- Local Plan 2015-2034
- Evidence base
- Housing
- Protecting and design
- Infrastructure and delivery
- Local plan examination
- Topic papers
- Planning for Open Space and Green Infrastructure
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- Surface Water Management Plan
- Guildford Renewable Energy Mapping Study
- Surrey Hills AONB Areas of Search Natural Beauty Evaluation
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