Stoneleigh & Auriol Neighbourhood Plan

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The Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to Epsom and Ewell Borough Council on the 18 May 2025.  Alongside this was a Basic Conditions Statement and a Consultation Statement (available below as a pdf download).

It is important to note that following the submission of the Neighbourhood Plan, the responsibility for taking neighbourhood plans forward lies with the local planning authority (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council).

On the 23rd of May 2025,  Epsom and Ewell Borough Council confirmed that the submission met the legal requirements and can now proceed to a six-week consultation (known as the Regulation 16 consultation) and following this be sent for independent examination.

Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) requires local planning authorities to publish the submitted Neighbourhood Plan and its supporting documents and invite comments.

The Council will consult on the submission Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan and its supporting documents between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025.  To view the consultation documents and for further information about the consultation, including how to respond, please visit Epsom and Ewells dedicated consultation platform:  https://epsom-ewell.inconsult.uk/neighbourhood/consultationHome

Reference copies of the consultation documents are also available to view in the following locations:

• Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Office, Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BY. The offices are open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
• Stoneleigh Community Library, 1 Stoneleigh Broadway, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 2JA. The library is open:  
  • Monday, Tuesday and Friday - 10am until 1pm and 2pm until 5pm
  • Thursday - 10am until 1pm
  • Saturday - 10am until 4pm
• Ewell Library, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell Epsom, Surrey KT17 1UF. 
• The library is open Tuesday to Saturday 09:30am until 5.30pm. 

Following the close of the consultation, the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan will undergo independent examination. The representations received to the consultation will be forwarded to an appointed examiner and will be made publicly available.

At the end of the examination, the examiner will issue a report, which could include some recommended changes to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan to meet a set of tests known as 'Basic Conditions'. If this part of the process is successful, the next stage would be to proceed to a Referendum. If the Neighbourhood Plan is successful at referendum, it will be adopted as part of the Development Plan for Epsom and Ewell and will form the basis for determining planning applications within the Neighbourhood Forum Area.

Previous Consultations 

SANF consulted on a Pre Submission Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) between the 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024. Thank you to all who responded to the consultation, we have considered the comments received in the production of the Submission Neighbourhood Plan, as set out in the Consultation Statement. 

Once again, thank you to all that participated in this consultation.