Planning Consultations

Current Consultations

Westcott Neighbourhood Plan Focused Consultation

The independent Examiner of the Westcott Neighbourhood Plan has found the Plan sound subject to some amendments and the Council has issued its Decision Statement. The Examiners Report and the Council’s Decision Statement can be found on the Westcott Neighbourhood Plan Examination webpage.

Having considered each of the recommendations made by the Examiner’s Report, the Council, with consent from the Forum, has decided to accept all of the Examiner’s modifications to the Plan apart from:

The Council has received a letter from the Dorking Medical Practice, following the Examiner’s Report, which the Council considers new, germane and material to this modification and therefore, meets the conditions of Paragraph 13 of Schedule 4B of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act (as amended).

The Council is therefore undertaking a focused consultation on this matter. The consultation seeks views on the following question:

“Should the Westcott Neighbourhood Development Plan safeguard the Riverbank Surgery for its existing use under Policy WNDP7 (Community Assets)?”

The consultation will close on 21 July 2026 at 5pm.

Responses to the consultation should be sent to: planning.policy@molevalley.gov.uk.

Please view the Consultation Document, which sets out the context for this focused consultation and includes the letter from Dorking Medical Practice, before submitting a response.

Recent consultations

Westcott Neighbourhood Plan

The Council held a consultation on the draft Westcott Neighbourhood Plan between 8 December 2025 and 2 February 2026. The Plan was submitted for independent examination on 4 February 2026. The examination is now over and all information related to the closed examination can be found on the Westcott Neighbourhood Plan Examination webpage. 

Consultation arrangements

Any responses received to the consultations will be held electronically for the purposes of meeting the Council’s duties arising from reporting consultations. Consultation responses will be made public but your personal data, other than your name or the name of the person you are acting for, will not be made public. Consultation responses will be kept for two years post adoption of the documents. Please see our Privacy and Cookies Policy and Privacy Notice for Planning Policy Statutory Documents for more information.