Policy information sourced from the Elmbridge Development Management Plan

DM4 - Comprehensive development

Comprehensive development that achieves a co-ordinated approach with adjoining sites will be encouraged, especially when it may result in additional benefits to the Borough such as, for example, improved access arrangements, a wider mix of housing, integration of key external natural and biodiversity links through the development site or provision of on-site playspace.

Developers and landowners of adjoining sites will be encouraged to work together with each other and key partners to deliver comprehensive development.

To avoid piecemeal development, proposals for a site adjacent to another site with development potential should demonstrate that all reasonable attempts to develop the sites comprehensively have been exhausted. Development proposals that fetter the potential for developing an adjoining site will not be supported.

In assessing proposals for separate sites in the same and/or public control or ownership that involve sharing and/or transferring uses between the sites, the Council will give careful consideration to balancing the benefits of such development to the Borough as a whole with the aims of sustainability and achieving mixed communities whilst making efficient use of land.

For more information please see the Elmbridge Development Management Plan