Policy information sourced from the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan - Core Strategy

CS7 : Town and local centres

  1. The multi-purpose role of town and local centres will be maintained and improved. These centres will accommodate most of the borough’s new retail, social, community and leisure uses (including culture/ tourism) at a scale appropriate to their role.
    1. The majority of comparison and convenience retail growth to meet the strategic needs of the borough and beyond will be accommodated in Redhill town centre.
    2. Only limited growth will take place in all other centres, with no changes anticipated to the functional role of any of these centres from that defined in (2).
  2. The borough’s hierarchy of town centres is as follows:
    1. Primary town centre: Redhill is the prime focus for large-scale leisure, office, cultural and retail uses and developments
    2. Town centres: the Council will seek to maintain a balance of uses and development that promote both the vitality and viability of each individual centre:
      • Reigate town centre
      • Horley town centre
      • Banstead village centre
    3. Local centres: these provide for more local needs and either offer now, or will be the focus for investment in, accessible local services.

This policy will be implemented through:

  • DMP policies, including in relation to design, amenity and sustainability, and saved policies from the Borough Local Plan
  • site allocations in the DMP and on the Policies Map, including in regeneration areas, and sustainable urban extensions as required
  • Horley North East and North West sector planning permissions
  • Area Action Plans for town centres as required
  • Partnership working with Surrey County Council, Registered Providers and private sector development partners
  • New Growth Point funding
  • Developer contributions, through Section 106 payments and/or Community Infrastructure Levy, and other funding opportunities as appropriate
  • consideration and determination of planning applications and appeals
  • compulsory purchase orders where necessary.

Indicators used to monitor this policy will include:

  • proposals for the gain or loss of retail and leisure floorspace
  • changes of use within town and local centres.

Evidence base:

  • Sustainability Appraisal
  • Retail & Leisure Needs Assessment.

For more information please see the Reigate & Banstead Core Strategy