Claygate
We will be consulting on the draft vision and action plan for Claygate early in 2025 to 2026. Thirty minutes free parking has been introduced and there will also be a feasibility study of options for Torrington Lodge Car Park.
Esher town centre
Following the consultation in 2024 to 2025, we are in the process of developing an action plan which may include initiatives like improvements to wayfinding, cycle parking and streetscapes.
Lower Green
Following the consultation in 2024 to 2025 we will be conducting an odour assessment of the Thames Water site and supporting residents to report odour issues. We will also be making enhancements to outdoor amenities such as the playground and football pitch.
Hersham
As part of our wider placemaking ambitions, engagement with Hersham residents and communities was undertaken between September and November 2024, as part of the ‘Shaping Hersham’ work. Undertaken at a time when the focus of Hersham community was on various proposed developments in and near to the Village, a large proportion of responses centred on these. This included, for example, concerns as to the proposed redevelopment of the shopping centre and the associated loss of car parking as well as the general impact of increasing levels of housing development on the character of the area and its infrastructure, for example, schools, GP surgeries and roads. The responses to the consultation have now been summarised and a Consultation Statement published. The feedback received during the consultation will be used to inform future Hersham initiatives that will be considered as part of the new Local Plan and the work of Surrey County Council and other infrastructure providers.
In addition, we are consulting with Hersham residents on the possibility of including land owned by the council within the wider redevelopment boundary of the Hersham Place Technology Park, which would allow for a more comprehensive and cohesive plan benefitting the community.