The Epsom Banstead Sustainable Transport Package is a set of proposals that would make it easier and safer to walk and cycle between Epsom, Banstead, Nork, Burgh Heath and Preston. These proposals would also make it easier to travel between these places by bus and would also include improvements to Banstead railway station.
By encouraging more people to travel sustainably – by bus, by bike or on foot – there would be less congestion, less pollution and more people would have an opportunity to lead healthier lives.
The improvements include:
- Improved routes for pedestrians and cyclists that are wide, well surfaced and well lit;
- Safe road crossing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists;
- Cycle routes that are continuous and separated from busy traffic;
- Changes that will make bus services more reliable;
- 'Real time' information in bus shelters to show when the next bus is due;
- Extending the frequency and the hours of some bus services so they run later into the evening and at weekends;
- Better facilities at Banstead rail station.
Business case submission
On 8 September 2017 we submitted a business case to the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (C2C) bidding for Local Growth Deal Funding to cover most of the project's costs. The bid was developed in partnership with Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Southern Railway, Metrobus and Transport for London. Unfortunately, the bid for funding was not successful in 2017. Following feedback from C2C, we plan to update parts of the business case so that the project continues to support C2C's current priorities and goals. If more Growth Deal funding becomes available, C2C has advised us to submit a new funding application.
A217 Brighton Road crossing
As C2C funding has not yet been secured, we have moved forward with the high-priority A217 Brighton Road/Horseshoe crossing scheme. The crossing was built using developer funding and opened in July 2018. If funding is secured for the full Sustainable Transport Package in the future, the planned walking and cycling links connected to the crossing will be delivered as part of a wider programme of sustainable transport improvements.
Public consultation
Between 27 June 2016 and 14 August 2016 we asked for your views on the proposed improvements.
Details of the proposals were displayed online during this period and were also on display at a series of staffed public exhibitions held on 14 and 16 July 2016 in Epsom, and on 4 and 6 August 2016 in Banstead.
We analysed all of the responses and feedback from the consultation was taken into account when preparing the business case, with a consultation report included in the annexes of the submitted business case.
Contact us
For further enquiries you can email us at: majorschemes@surreycc.gov.uk
Please include 'Epsom Banstead Sustainable Transport Package' in your email subject.