Retail & town centre uses study update
To support the 2030 Local Plan Review, the Council has carried out a Retail & Main Town Centre Uses Study, originally produced in 2022 (see below) and updated in 2025. The update adjusts the forecast of retail floorspace needs across the Borough and for each of its centres over a 20-year period from 2023 to 2043.
The update also undertakes a health check of the Borough’s town centres at Addlestone, Chertsey & Egham and considers whether any changes are required to 2030 Local Plan retail policies, including the extent of centre boundaries, primary shopping areas and shopping frontages as well as the mix of uses in centre locations. The study also makes recommendations on town centre allocations.
The study comes in two volumes. Volume 1 contains the main report and recommendations and Volume 2 the updated Appendices.
Retail & town centre uses study
The Council had a 2022 Study prepared which updated the forecast of retail floorspace needs across the Borough and for each of its centres over a 20-year period from 2022 to 2042. The study comes in four volumes. Volume A contains the main report and recommendations, Volume B the retail spend and floorspace forecasts, Volume C the full town centre health checks and Volume D the results of the telephone and face to face surveys carried out by NEMS.
Volume A here and title Volume A – Main Report- Volume B here and title Volume B – Study Area & Forecasts
- Volume C here and title Volume C – Town Centre Health Checks
- Volume D here and title Volume D – Market Research Data
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