Policy information sourced from the Epsom & Ewell Epsom Town Centre Area Action Plan

E15 The Utilities Site

Proposals for the redevelopment of the Utilities site, to the north of East Street, as defined on the Town Centre Proposals Map, will require delivery of the following:

  1. A minimum of 5,000 sq m of employment floorspace
  2. A minimum of 250 dwellings, including at least 100 affordable homes to meet local needs (See Core Strategy Policy CS9);
  3. Approximately 0.24 ha of public open space within the development with the potential to be used as formal outdoor provision for the Rainbow Leisure Centre;
  4. The retention of community facilities and existing on-site formal open space provision for youth groups to be incorporated within the redevelopment of the Linton’s Lane Centre site;
  5. New access arrangements onto the site from East Street and Hook Road as approved by the Highway Authority;
  6. Traffic calming and management measures within the development site and locality as approved by the Highway Authority;
  7. Integrated footpath and cycleway networks that provide connections to existing networks on East Street and Hook Road, with a shared route providing a link between Hook Road and Stones Road;
  8. The retention of important existing trees, provision of additional tree planting and landscaping, involving the planting of native species;
  9. Appropriate mitigation measures to counter any adverse on-site impacts caused by contamination from previous uses;
  10. Adequate mitigation measures to create noise and visual barrier between the residential components of the site and the adjoining railway line;
  11. Surface water flood risk mitigation measures that meet the requirements of the Council’s Surface Water Management Plan and the Environment Agency;

For more information please see the Epsom & Ewell Management Policies Document