About the Epsom Town Centre Master Plan 2022 - 2040

 

 
The Council has committed to preparing a new Epsom Town Centre Masterplan to set out the vision for the Town Centre up to the year 2040, and to provide a framework to help guide development decisions within Epsom Town Centre. The Epsom Town Centre Masterplan will be a key piece of evidence to inform the Councils Local Plan (2022-2040) by identifying development options for specific Epsom town centre sites and identifying how the wider town centre could be improved through a focused approach to placemaking.

The role and nature of town centres has been changing significantly with the contraction in High Street retail and a growing demand for leisure and recreation; the accelerating pressures of climate change are forcing us to think again about our buildings, spaces and lifestyles; and the COVID pandemic has changed people’s working patterns as well as our homes and green spaces. 

The masterplan will establish an overarching vision for Epsom Town Centre that will enable sustainable development including new homes, a thriving retail and business environment, as well as strengthening Epsom’s cultural and recreational offer.

The masterplan will explore the key development opportunity areas to identify not only their future potential but to provide a clear framework and principles for development in the town centre, bringing uses and buildings together to create a unique sense of place and allowing future proposals to be assessed in a comprehensive manner to address the following:

  • The parameters for development of the key sites (Utilities, Ashley Centre, UCA) 

  • The facilities and infrastructure that would be needed to support the development of key sites (parking, servicing, retail, social, community, transport) 

  • Environmental and travel improvements to the town centre that could be facilitated through development proposals (through development itself, CIL and S106) 

  • Key principles for retention, enhancement, or development of those parts of the town centre that would not be subject to major development proposals

This consultation has been designed with the assistance of representatives of various community groups to try to ensure it is accessible to everyone. We would like to thank these groups for their time and helpful feedback.

The consultation will run until the 31st of August 2022, after which point the consultation will close and the feedback considered.
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