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Get ready to vote on 7 May 2026 for who will represent you on West Surrey Council. This will replace Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils (including Guildford) from 1 April 2027.

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Affordable housing statement

This is required for housing developments:

  • including 11 or more properties or over 1,000 square metres of internal floor space (gross)
  • including 5 or more properties if set in a designated rural area (see policy H2)

Read more information in:

  • our Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2019 (Policies H2, H3)
  • the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 (para 63 Annex 2: Affordable Housing)

Include a tenure plan showing the affordable units, or an explanation of why it's not practical to follow the requirements.