The objectives for these areas are set out in the Priority Places Action Plan6 . The Council will take a proactive approach to achieve these objectives by working with its partners to implement a number of schemes which will make a positive contribution towards addressing the challenges in these areas.

Maybury and Sheerwater

Housing

The Council will enable the provision of around an additional 250 new homes in Maybury and Sheerwater between 2010 and 2027. In Maybury, these homes will primarily be provided through the redevelopment of poor quality housing stock and outmoded and outdated employment floorspace7 . In Sheerwater, these new homes will primarily be provided by bringing forward land in the Council’s ownership for redevelopment.

The Council will seek to redress the current tenure imbalance in Maybury and Sheerwater by requiring new affordable dwellings in the area to be family homes (2+ bedrooms) and giving priority to the intermediate rent and shared ownership tenures.

Employment

The Council will safeguard land within the existing employment areas in Maybury and Sheerwater for B uses and encourage proposals that create new opportunities for local employment within them. In the Forsyth Road employment area redevelopment of vacant sites will be encouraged for B uses, unless redevelopment is for an alternative employment generating use which contributes to the aims of this policy and would not jeopardise the B use led nature of the employment area.

The Council will promote local labour agreements with developers to enable local people in the Priority Places to secure employment and skills development.

Retail

The Council will seek to increase the choice of retail offer in Sheerwater and will support in principle the development of a convenience retail outlet in Sheerwater, subject to an assessment of the full impacts of such a proposal on the vitality and viability of Sheerwater local centre and other centres within the catchment of the proposed development.

It will work with partners to achieve this, making use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers if necessary. The vitality of Sheerwater local centre will be protected and enhanced to ensure that the community has a genuine choice of shopping and services. The loss of existing retail units will be resisted in both Maybury and Sheerwater

Accessibility

In order to improve accessibility into and out of the Maybury and Sheerwater area, the Council will work with Surrey County Council to bring forward proposals for a new access road through Monument Way East and Monument Way West. This is expected to be delivered within the period of the Core Strategy.

The Council will work with Surrey County Council and public transport providers to:

Infrastructure

The Council will channel developer contributions to deliver infrastructure in Maybury and Sheerwater in line with policy CS16: Infrastructure delivery. Priority infrastructure items are detailed in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Public realm and design

The Council will seek to improve the image of Maybury and Sheerwater by promoting high quality design, the enhancement of open spaces and other public amenity areas. Development proposals will be expected to have built-in natural surveillance that designs out crime and fear of crime, creates direct, safe routes to neighbouring communities and nearby retail and commercial facilities, and provides a safe environment.

Lakeview

No significant development is planned for the Lakeview Estate over the plan period. The key partnership interventions in the area are based on skills, training and education provision and improving access to health services. The Council will therefore seek to assist in the delivery of the objectives for the area by channelling developer contributions to deliver infrastructure in the Lakeview Estate and its local vicinity, in line with policy CS16: Infrastructure delivery. Priority infrastructure items are detailed in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

The Council will resist the loss of existing retail convenience stores in the vicinity.

Existing community facilities will be protected and the provision of additional social and community infrastructure will be encouraged.

The Council will continue to work with Surrey County Council to improve the existing cycle network through Lakeview including the provision of secure cycle parking at key locations.

Details of the interventions for both Priority Places are set out in the Priority Places Action Plan.

For more information please see the Core Strategy