Policy information sourced from the Tandridge District Core Strategy

Town and other centres

The Council will seek to protect and enhance the role of Caterham Valley and Oxted town centres by working with its partners (such as Surrey County Council) to undertake specific improvements to the physical environment and increase the range of services and facilities. In particular the Council will support bids for regional funding following ‘Health checks’ and will actively pursue the redevelopment of:

  • the former Rose & Young site in Croydon Road, Caterham; and
  • the gasholder site and adjoining land in Oxted.

The above two sites would be suitable for a number of uses appropriate to a town centre, but would also be suitable for residential use. The Council will therefore be prepared to consider proposals on their merits. Retail proposals would, however, need to be assessed in accordance with the advice in PPS6.

The existing Primary Shopping Areas in Caterham Valley and Oxted as shown on the Tandridge District Local Plan 2001 saved Proposals Map under policy SH2 will be protected, and will be reviewed in the Development Control DPD along with the detailed criteria to achieve this protection.

The following hierarchy of centres has been identified:

  1. Caterham Valley and Oxted
  2. Warlingham and Lingfield
  3. Caterham Hill
  4. Whyteleafe
  5. Other local centres and villages

The Council will seek to protect the role of Warlingham, Lingfield, Caterham Hill, Whyteleafe, and other local centres and villages which will be defined in a Development Control DPD along with a detailed policy to achieve this objective.

For more information please see the Tandridge District Core Strategy