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This page outlines significant current developments for which the County Council is planning authority. Please note that it will not include information or news about planning applications that are decided by the local Borough and District Councils, who handle matters relating to domestic and commercial planning.
Proposed re-development of Oxted Quarry (last updated 6 May 2026 )
For more details about the application please visit the application's record on our register at SCC_Ref_2023-0154. These questions mainly address other matters not directly reflected in the documentation.
How and when will the application be determined?
The application will be determined by the County Council's Planning and Regulatory Committee. It is not yet known when the application will be taken to the committee and we do not provide estimated dates. Complex applications that include an environmental statement, such as this one, often take some time to complete.
Council's Democratic Services publish the official dates and agendas for the Planning and Regulatory Committee meetings on our website, which take place at Woodhatch Place in Reigate. You are advised to check there to see if a specific item is on the agenda. You can also subscribe to receive the agendas by email.
What stage is the application at currently?
The application was submitted in August 2023, and consultation carried out in September and October 2023. Following consultation with statutory, non-statutory consultees and the local residents the applicant was invited to provide additional information to address issues raised regarding the supporting information provided with the initial application. Some of this information relates to the Environmental Statement (ES). Another round of consultation regarding this amended application took place November and December 2024.
Why was further information sought?
As a planning authority we have a duty under the regulations to work and engage constructively with the applicant. Planning authorities could be seen as being acting unreasonably if the applicant was not given a chance to respond to issues raised at consultation stage. If an application was refused and the authority was found to have acted unreasonably then costs could be awarded against the authority at appeal.
The application has since been amended to reduce the number of dwellings from 75 to 55 (April 2026), and the amendments have been publicised in accordance with Regulation 25 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 .
How many representations and public comments have been made?
On the initial consultation there were about 100 responses, the majority objecting. The main issues raised were in relation to the site's location in the Green Belt and Surrey Hills National Landscape (previously Area of Outstanding National Beauty), ecological impact, and traffic generation/impact on the highway.
A further 10 responses have been received in relation to the amending and amplifying information publicised in November 2024.
How can I view the amending and additional information provided by the applicant?
Full details of all the documents can be found on the new site notice (PDF). The documents themselves are on our register, under reference SCC_Ref_2023-0154.
Horse Hill Well Site (last updated 6 May 2026)
The Supreme Court decision on 20 June 2024 quashed the decision issued on 27 September 2019 for development at Horse Hill Well Site, Horse Hill, Hookwood, Horley, Surrey RH6 0HN. The applications to discharge conditions and make non-material amendments were effectively quashed automatically and were subsequently withdrawn by the applicant.
Planning application
The original application files and further information can be found under the reference RE18/02667/CON - the main application for retention and development of the Well Site for hydrocarbon production.
In response to the Supreme Court's judgement, we wrote to the applicant in December 2024 requiring the submission of information as part of the Environmental Statement and to update the Planning Statement and accompanying technical assessments (Regulation 25 Request letter (PDF).
The applicant has now provided the further information requested, after our review they will be published for consultation. We will re-consult consultees and notify everyone that made a representation previously.
Enforcement
Following initial investigations, the operator ceased operations in October 2024. As part of the voluntary cessation by the operator, we made clear our position that the site needed to be cleared of all plant, machinery, operational development and miscellaneous paraphernalia not necessary for security and/or environmental monitoring purposes. The expediency of requiring restoration to its previous agricultural/woodland use and any other necessary formal action is being kept under continuous review whilst the process of redetermination is in progress.
Injunction for land at Crosswinds (last updated 6 May 2026)
On 29 September 2025, in the County Court at Guildford, Surrey County Council secured a final Order (dated 30 September 2025) in the terms below:
If you wish to view documents and evidence related to the case, please go to the Attachments tab on our online register at SCCRef-2025-0119.