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This page outlines significant 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.

Injunction for land at Crosswinds

Surrey County Council has made an application to Guildford County Court for an injunction under s187B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against all persons with an interest in the land at Crosswinds, Collendean Lane, Norwood Hill, Surrey, RH6 0HS, and all persons who are or intend to carry out development on that land (“Persons Unknown”).

The details of the injunction application are set out in the following documents:

  1. Claim Form (PDF), details of claim (PDF) (with plan (PDF))
  2. Notes for Defendant (PDF) (on Gov.UK)
  3. Acknowledgement of Service form N210 (PDF) (on Gov.UK) if completing this form the  Name of court is Guildford County Court, the Name of claimant is Surrey County Council and Name of defendant is your name.

The injunction hearing has been listed in the County Court at Guildford, The Law Courts, Mary Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4PS on 21st July 2025 at 2pm.

If you would like to make representations at the hearing, please let us know by email to environment.legal@surreycc.gov.uk

Proposed re-development of Oxted Quarry (last updated 15 July 2025)

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.

Why are Surrey County Council (SCC) determining this application?

The planning application materially affects the approved plans for the restoration of the quarry site. As permissions regarding county matters (minerals and waste development) are decided by the County this application falls within our remit.

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 has taken place (November and December 2024). Work on the application is ongoing.

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. For an application with an environmental statement this process is outlined in Regulation 25 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 .

Amending or amplifying information was received as follows:

  • Letter from Temple Group dated 4 September 2024 (responding to SCC letter dated 2 May 2024)
  • Updates to Environmental Statement (ES) (Land Stability; Ground Conditions, Soils and Land Quality; Contaminated Land)
  • Responses to County Ecologist; County Geological Consultant; Landscape Consultant, AONB/National Landscapes, Natural England and National Highways
  • Additional and amended ecological and tree information (including in relation to Biodiversity Net Gain)
  • Additional and amended information in relation to the proposed consolidation/repair of the lime kilns

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 8 January 2025)

Following the Supreme Court decision on 20 June 2024, the decision issued on 27 September 2019 for development at Horse Hill Well Site, Horse Hill, Hookwood, Horley, Surrey RH6 0HN has now been quashed. This application will need to be re-determined in due course.

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 production.

The following application decisions are also effectively quashed automatically, given the permission they relate to no longer exists:

The application now returns to the County Planning Authority (CPA) for redetermination. As part of this process and in response to the Supreme Court's decision, the CPA wrote to the applicant's agent on 18 December 2024 requiring the submission of information as part of the Environmental Statement (Regulation 25 Request letter (PDF)). Once the requested information is submitted there will be a further period of public consultation.

Enforcement

The Council's Planning Enforcement Team is actively investigating development at Horse Hill. Following initial investigations, the operator confirmed on 28 October 2024 that operations at the site would cease. As part of the voluntary cessation by the operator, SCC has made clear its position that the site is to be cleared of all plant, machinery, operational development and miscellaneous paraphernalia not necessary for security and/or environmental monitoring purposes. Officers will be monitoring the progress of site clearance. 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 remains a live issue.

For further information, please also see the responses to public and member questions to Planning and Regulatory Committee. It was raised in the following:

Woodhatch – new school (last updated 15 July 2025)

The application details can be found on our online register under reference: SCC Ref 2022/0091.

Why are Surrey County Council determining the application?

Under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, any planning authority has a legal obligation to determine planning applications of that authority.

What are the next steps?

The application has been reconsulted twice, in July 2024 and March 2025. The Case Officer has completed the report and the item is ready to take back to the Planning and Regulatory Committee.

How can I comment and when can I comment until?

The best method of making a comment (known as a representation) is to use the comment form for this application on our online register. You can also email mwcd@surreycc.gov.uk or write to us at PO Box 478, Reigate RH2 8EF quoting the reference 2022/0091. You can comment until noon on 22 July 2025 for your views to be represented to the members at the committee members.

What will the date of the committee be?

This application will be taken to the Planning and Regulatory Committee on 23 July 2025. If you have made a representation you can register to speak.  For more details see Have Your Say - Speaking at the Planning and Regulatory Committee

You can see details of the Planning and Regulatory Committee meetings on our website, where the agenda will be published.

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