Policy information sourced from the Surrey Heath Core Strategy

DM14 Community & Cultural Facilities

Working in partnership, the Borough Council will seek to identify opportunities to enhance and improve community and cultural facilities within the Borough, whether through the provision of co-located or new facilities.

Where demand for facilities arising from new development occurs, the Borough Council will, in the first instance, explore opportunities to provide additional community and cultural facilities through enhancement of existing or co-located facilities. Where this is not achievable or feasible new community and cultural facilities will be required.

The loss of existing community and cultural facilities will be resisted unless:

  • Demand can be met from alternative provision in the local area whether through new or co-located facilities; or
  • There is no demand for such facilities and no other community or cultural service can make use of such facilities.

Policy information sourced from the Surrey Heath Core Strategy